Irene Zazians
Irene Zazians (August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Her two films after the revolution, The Red Line directed by Kimiyayi and The Reward by Davood Nejad, were banned. She also appeared in four TV series. She portrayed Mahde Olya (Nasereddin Shah's mother) in Soltan-e Sahebgheran directed by Ali Hatami in 1976. Her role in Hezar Dastan, another series directed by Ali Hatami, was cut out. After the Iranian revolution she was banned from taking part in any artistic activities. She travelled to Germany, where she re-trained as a beautician. She returned to Iran in 1986, during the harshest time of the Iran-Iraq war. Her last performance in cinema was in Shirin in 2008, a film by Abbas Kiarostami. She died of lung cancer in 2012 in Tehran.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 20, 1927Deathday
July 28, 2012Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
18Cast credits
The Red-Haired
NayyerAnxiety
ShahlaWomen According to Men
Rooster
BelgheisAkbar the Interpreter
MalihehHakim-bashi
EnsiyehMardi ke ranj mibarad
SorourHorror
Homaye Sa'adat
NazaninBaluch
FarangisThe Interim Husband
Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
The Red Line
Lale's motherNoah's Ark
LeylaFilmfarsi
(archive footage)The Triple Bed
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
SelfThe Last Supper