Bahareh Afshari (; born July 5, 1984) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role in She Was an Angel (2005). She earned a Hafez Award nomination for her performance in Distances (2010).
Early life and career Before becoming an actress, Bahareh Afshari worked in editing and painting. She was originally a professional fashion designer, with her own boutique and a client list that included numerous actors. In 2004, Chelcheragh magazine even named her the youngest fashion designer in Iran during an interview.
Four months later, Afshari stepped into the world of acting but chose to proceed cautiously, turning down roles that didn’t align with her goals. Years earlier, she had made her first appearance in a television series, an experience she found unsatisfactory, which led her to consider leaving acting altogether. However, after some time, director Kianoush Ayari persuaded her to join the cast of Roozegare Gharib, a biographical series about Dr. Mohammad Gharib. In this series, Afshari portrayed two different roles, and Ayari later introduced her for a part in She Was an Angel.
Currently, Bahareh Afshari co-manages a design company with her only brother, where she leads the fashion design department.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes 2008Miss IranSaman MoghaddamBanned without a reason givenShirinWoman in audienceAbbas Kiarostami2009CottageJavad AfsharSweet LifeAzarGhodratollah Solhmirzaee24th StreetArezoo HakamiSaeed Asadi2010Pay BackLeilaTahmineh MilaniMarriage in the Extra TimeShirinSaeed SoheiliBig TroubleMehdi Golestaneh2011ThesisAzarHamed Kolahdari3 Degrees of FeverSoheil's first loveHamid Reza Salahmand2014MiʿrajisRazieh ZamaniMasoud DehnamakiTatal and the Secret of the ChestVahid Golestan2015Love and MadnessHassan Najafi2016The Sweet Scent, the Bitter ScentNaser Mohammadi2017Guidance Patrol 2 Saeed Soheili2018Silent VoicesSahabanoo ZolghadrLoveulanceMaryamMohsen MahiniAlma GroupAbbas Moradian2019PrisonersSetarehMasoud Dehnamaki2021ParisaMohammad Reza Rahmani2022The FutureAmir PourkianThe Sixth DayNeginHojat Ghasemzadeh AslAgreement in PrincipalAmir PourkianPost-productionDance of the DolphinAlireza AminiPost-production
Web YearTitleRoleDirectorPlatform 201813 ShomaliHerself Alireza AminiFilmnet2018–2019ForbiddenTaraneh MashayekhAmir PourkianFilimo2021Mafia NightsHerselfSaeed AboutalebFilimoPredictorHerselfReza Baharvan, Amin EntezariNamava2022–2023GodfatherHerselfSaeed AboutalebFilmnet2023Camp NouMaryam SarcheshmehManouchehr HadiFilimoThe Lost PrestigeHajar FalahzadehSajad PahlevanzadehFilimoHeartlessKamal TabriziI Net
Television YearTitleRoleDirectorNetwork 2005She Was an AngelSatanAlireza AfkhamiIRIB TV22007–2008Gharib's StoryZari MamanKianoush AyariIRIB TV32010DistancesBita RahimiHossein SoheilizadehIRIB TV32012Hand Over HandNoushin ZandiMohsen YousefiIRIB TV3The Silver ManNoora Fallah / Noora KoohzadKazem MasoumiIRIB TV32014MiʿrajisRazieh ZamaniMasoud DehnamakiIRIB TV12015The Last GameNastaran BoustaniHossein SoheilizadehIRIB TV5NeedHossein SoheilizadehIRIB TV12018Lovers' SecretSamiraMohammad Hossein LatifiIRIB TV1Midnight Dream Hassan Akhoundpour
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Hafez Award2011Best Actress – Television Series DramaDistances
References
External links
Bahareh Afshari on SourehCinema (in Persian)