Veteran Iranian actress Zhaleh Olov dies at 97

Zhaleh Olov is an Iranian actress, voice acress born in 1927 in Tehran, Iran.

Olov breathed her last on Monday after a long battle with her illness.

She was a renowned actress in cinema, theater, and television, as well as a voice artist in radio. She was one of the creator of the "Night Story" program.

She began her career in radio and cinema in 1948 and became an actress in theater in 1949.

She dubbed cartoons for the first time in Iran with Walt Disney cartoons, such as Cinderella, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and The Aristocats. Throughout her career, Olov played roles in various television series, with notable performances in Once Upon a Time and the movie Mum’s Guest.

She  was honored at the 8th Eternal Faces, an event commemorating the prominent figures in various fields in Iran, in 2010.

The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance expressed its condolences to Olov's family and the artistic community for the loss of the veteran artist.