Susan Taslimi (also spelled Soosan and Sousan; ; born 7 February 1950) is an Iranian-Swedish film and theatre actress, director and screenwriter. She emigrated from Iran in 1987, and now lives and works in Sweden.
Early and personal life Born in Rasht in 1950 to film producer Khosro Taslimi and actress Monireh Taslimi, Susan Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden. Her brother Cyrous is also an actor and film producer.
She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran and started film acting with Bahram Bayzai's Ballad of Tara in 1979. She was married to film director and actor Dariush Farhang.
Filmography (as an actress) Films Ballad of Tara (, Tcherike-ye Tara, 1979, Iran) – as Tara Death of Yazdgerd (, Marg-e Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran) – as The Miller's wife Sarbedaran (; TV series, 1984, Iran) – as Fatemeh Madian (, a.k.a. The Mare, 1985, Iran) Telesm (, a.k.a. The Spell, 1986, Iran) – as Shahzdeh's bride Bashu, the Little Stranger (, Bashu, Gharibe-ye Kuchak, 1986, released in 1989, Iran) – as Naii Perhaps Some Other Time (, Shayad Vaghti Digar, 1988, Iran) Gränsen (a.k.a. Never, 1995, Sweden) – as Aisha En dag i taget (TV series, 1999, Sweden) – as Kia Orka! Orka! (TV series, 2004, Sweden) – as Schole The Charmer (, Afsungar; 2017, Denmark) – as Leila Black Crab (film) (; 2022, Sweden) – as Admiral Nodh
Theatre Medea (1991) – as Medea Death of Yazdgerd (1979) – as the Miller's wife
Filmography (as a director) Hus i helvete (feature film, a.k.a. All Hell Let Loose, 2002) Orka! Orka! (TV series, episodes 16-18, 2004) Det epileptiska riktmärket. (play by Martina Montelius, premier March 2004 at Teater Galeasen, Stockholm) Älskar, älskar och älskar. (TV drama based on play by Martina Montelius, 2004, Swedish Television) Häktet (TV series, 2005)
References
External links
Susan Taslimi On SourehCinema (in Persian) Soosan Taslimi at IranActor.com Interview with Rooz