Actress Shahla Riahi passed Away
Iran Theater- Shahla Riahi, who presented herself as Iran’s first female director in 1957 by making “Marjan”, died of Alzheimer’s in Tehran on Tuesday. She was 93.
Iran Theater-Actress Shahla Riahi, who presented herself as Iran’s first female director in 1957 by making “Marjan”, died of Alzheimer’s in Tehran on Tuesday. She was 93.
Born in Tehran, she started stage acting at an early age in 1944, when she was seventeen. Her husband, Esmaeil Riahi, a stage director and screenwriter.
Her brilliant performance as the leading actress in director Moezzeddivan Fekri’s play “Harun al-Rashid’s Policy” presented her as a young, promising talent.
By playing a leading role in Fekri’s movie “Golden Dreams” in 1952, she was introduced to Iran’s cinema.
After working with numerous stage and screen directors, she tried her hand at filmmaking with “Marjan”.
Riahi played roles in over 70 movies, including “Delshodegan” by Ali Hatami and “Two Movies with One Ticket” Dariush Farhang.
She also played roles in several TV series and children’s TV series.
Riahi made a cameo appearance in 2017 in director Saman Moqaddam’s comedy “Sperm Whale: Roya’s Selection”, which was her swansong.