Teheran, Iran
Taies Farzan (born 1974 in Tehran) is a Turkish-German-Iranian actress, film director, and producer. Taies Farzan was born in Iran, spent part of her childhood in Turkey, and moved to Germany in 1990, where she completed her *Abitur* (secondary school graduation) in 1993. She received her acting training through various seminars, drama schools, and workshops in Germany and Turkey. Subsequently, she worked as a stage, film, and television actress, as well as a voice actress for radio dramas, across several countries and languages. Farzan made her feature film debut in 2005 in Yılmaz Arslan’s drama *Fatricide – Brudermord*. She also garnered international attention as a director with her short film *Weiße Lügen* (White Lies), which was awarded Best International Directorial Debut at the 2007 LA Independent Film and Video Festival. As an actress, she has played lead roles in films such as *Hitler’s Grave*, *Içimdeki Sessiz Nehir*, *Pia*, and *Sandstern*. Additionally, from 2012 to 2014, she played the title role in *Antigone* at the Istanbul State Theatre. Farzan works in Persian, Turkish, English, and German, and also possesses basic knowledge of the Kurdish language.
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Elaha | Dr. Farhadi | 2023-11-23 |
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Sandstern | Fatma | 2018-11-29 |
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Adam ve Çocuk | 2016-01-01 | |
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O.H.A: Oflu Hoca'yı Aramak | Arzu | 2014-10-12 |
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Chaplin of the Mountains | Shireen | 2013-05-01 |
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Argo | Middle Class Iranian Woman | 2012-10-11 |
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İçimdeki Sessiz Nehir | Ayla | 2011-05-08 |
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Hitler's Grave | Atossa | 2011-10-21 |
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Gölgesizler | Hacer | 2009-02-27 |
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Breathful | Berta | 2007-02-14 |
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The Stoning | Roya | 2006-09-09 |
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Brudermord | Zilan | 2005-07-31 |
