Setareh Pesyani (; born September 8, 1985) is an Iranian actress. She has won an Honorary Diploma at the 39th Fajr Film Festival and an Urban International Film Festival Award for her performance in the war drama Yadoo (2021).
Career Setareh Pesyani is daughter of Atila Pesyani, the late Iranian actor. Her debut happened when she was 5 years old, in a play directed by her father. She has directed the play of ‘Magic Musical Instrument’ (1995), when she was 13. In 1991, she entered cinema by acting in World's Greatest Dad. She has played in several movies and series such as Unfinished Narrations (2006), Three Women (2007), The Third Wave (2008), Office No.13 (2009), and No Men Allowed (2011). She has won Best Actress Award of The 28th Fajr Theater Festival for playing in The House (2009) play.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1991World's Greatest DadDarioush Farhang2006Unfinished NarrationsSetarehPourya Azarbayjani2008Three WomenManijeh Hekmat2008AvantageAli AhmadzadehShort filmBe ReadyBehrang TofighiShirinWoman in audienceAbbas KiarostamiThe Third WaveFaridehFarid Sajjadi Hosseini2011No Men AllowedReyhanehRambod Javan2013Butcher AngelsGisooSoheil Salimi2015The Nameless AlleyFatemehHatef Alimardani2016A Dragon Arrives!YagshakhaMani HaghighiLantouriMaryam's friendReza DormishianInversionSoodabehBehnam BehzadiTwenty WeeksYasamanMasoud GharagozluPhenomenonAli AhmadzadehUnreleased2017HelenNeginAli Akbar Saghafi2018RezaVioletAlireza Motamedi2019JamshidiehNafisehYalda JebeliThe WardenAhmad's wifeNima JavidiGholamreza TakhtiHotel workerBahram TavakoliLatyanMaryamAli Teymoori2020The Good, the Bad, the Corny 2: Secret ArmyMozhdehPeyman Ghasem KhaniI'm ScaredBehnam BehzadiAmphibiousAzadehBorzou NiknejadAfter the IncidentPouria Heidary Oureh2021YadooMehdi JafariLast Lullaby in TehranMohmaad VahdaniShort film2022GrasslandShabnamKazem Daneshi2023Leather Jacket ManHossein Mirzamohammadi2024BarrenMansour Vosoughi2025AntiqueHadi NaijiWhisper My NameRasoul SadrameliMolotov CocktailZhilaHossein Amiri DomariThe House of GhostsKiarash AsadizadehCompleted in 202048FM RadioKiarash AsadizadehCompleted in 2018
Web Year Title Role Director Platform 2014I'm Just KiddingMehran ModiriVideo CD2019Blue WhaleGhazalFereydoun JeyraniFilimo2019–2020RhinoNazaninKiarash AsadizadehFilimo, Namava2021PredictorHerselfPejman JamshidiNamavaOnce Upon a Time in IranParvinTina PakravanNamava2022–2023JeyranNoghrehHassan FathiFilimo2022PartyHerselfIraj TahmasbNamava2023The Lost PrestigeSoheila ZareiSajad PahlevanzadehFilimo2023–2024The MarshGolrokhBorzou NiknejadFilmnetDrunkard MorningNarges AbyarSheyda
Television Year Title Role Director Notes Network 2003Crystal GardenRambod JavanTV seriesIRIB TV32008This Loneliness SheidaSaeed EbrahimifarTV filmSahar TVAll My ChildrenBaharMarzieh BoroumandTV seriesIRIB TV12009Office No.13Seyyed Vahid HosseiniIRIB TV12021Under GroundFarangisJalil SamanIRIB TV1
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Fajr Film Festival2020Best Actress in a Supporting RoleI'm Scared2021Best Actress in a Leading RoleYadoo2023Best Actress in a Supporting RoleLeather Jacket ManFajr Theatre Festival2018Best Actress – Second National Competition100%Hafez Awards2025Best Actress – TheatreDr. Cook's GardenIran Cinema Celebration2019Best Actress in a Supporting RoleThe WardenIran's Film Critics and Writers Association2022Best Actress in a Supporting RoleI'm Scared2025Leather Jacket ManGrassland
References
External links
Setareh Pesyani On SourehCinema (in Persian)