Behnaz Jafari

Iranian actress (born 1975)

Behnaz Jafari
بهناز جعفری
Jafari at 36th Fajr Film Festival, 2018
Born	(1975-08-16) August 16, 1975 (age 48) Tehran, Iran
Education	Azad University - Dramatic Literature
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present

Behnaz Jafari (Persian: بهناز جعفری; born 16 August 1975) is an Iranian actress.

Biography

Jafari was born in Tehran and graduated with a degree in dramatic literature from the Islamic Azad University.^[1]

Jafari made her screen debut in 1995 in the film The Blue Veiled. Jafari won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A House Built on Water (2001).^[1]

Jafari has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.^[2]

Filmography

Film and television

2019 - Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness^[3]^[4]
2019 - Tehran: City of Love
2018 - 3 Faces
2017 - Wander About Me
2017 - Nafas (TV series)
2017 - The Girl's House^[5]
2016 - Ferris wheel (TV series)
2012 - The President's Cell Phone
2012 - A Respected Family
2011 - The Recall (TV series)
2011 - Havalie Otoban
2010-2011 Mokhtarnameh (TV series) as Marieh
2010 Beetle (Soosk), (short) as Marjan
2008 Zamani baraye doust dashtan
2008 - Shirin as herself
2006 The Gaze
2006 From Afar as Mehran's Wife
2005 Chand tare mu
2005 Wake Up, Arezu!
2004 Kandaloos Gardens
2003 Tehran 7:00 a.m.
2003 A House Built on Water (release year at Irani cinemas)
2002 Negin as Laleh
2001 Ab va Atash as Seema
2000 Blackboards as Halaleh
1999 Eshghe Taher
1995 The Blue Veiled

Home video

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2016	Golden Tooth	Tala	Davood Mirbagheri	distributed in Video CD
2021	Once Upon a Time in Iran	rana	Tina Pakravan	distributed by Namava
2021	Blue Nissan	pari	Manochehr Hadi	distributed by Filimo

Awards

Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A House Built on Water
Honorary diploma for Best Actress from the 30th Fajr International Film Festival for her role in The President's Cell Phone
The best Actress from the 4th Jam-Jam TV film Festival.

References

^ ^a ^b "بهناز جعفری مهمان امشب «خندوانه»". ion.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "انتشار خبر بیماری بهناز جعفری و واکنش این بازیگر / ام اس اسم دارد". Khabar Online (in Persian). 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Tomris Laffly (2020-01-27). "'Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Yalda, la nuit du pardon". Berlinale. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Girl's House". Financial Tribune. October 14, 2017.