Baran Kosari
باران کوثری
Kosari in 2017
Born (1985-09-16) September 16, 1985
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Parents

Baran Kosari (Persian: باران کوثری; Listen; born September 16, 1985) is an Iranian actress. Born to filmmakers Jahangir Kosari and Rakhshan Banietemad, she began her career with acting in the films of her mother. Kosari has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, two Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

Career

She graduated from Soureh academy. The Best Papa of the World (1991) is her first acting experience. She had appearances in some of her mother's films, Nargess (1991), Rusari-ye Abi (The Blue-Veiled) (1994), May Lady (1997), Kish Stories (Rain and Ladsman episode - 1998), Under the Skin of the City (2000), Our Times (documentary - 2001). In 2007 she was nominated for the best performance by an actress in Asia Pacific Screen Award for her performance in Mainline.[1][2]

Baran Kosari also ascertained her abilities as a theater actress with playing in Over the Mirror (1997), with Azita Hajian directing.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1991 The Best Papa of the World Sara
1991 Narges
1995 The Blue Veiled Senoubar
1997 May Lady Senoubar
1999 Stories of Island (Episode of Baran and Bumi) Baran
2000 Under the Skin of the City Mahboobeh
2000 Under the Skin of the Rain Baran Documentary
2001 Our Time Documentary
2002 Dancing in the Dust Reyhaneh
2003 Winning Card Barekat
2004 Girls Dormitory Roya
2004 Maygol
2005 Crossroad Mahsa
2005 Central Margin Documentary
2005
2006 Magical Generation Avishan
2006 Mainline Sara
2006 The Third Day Samire
2007 Compulsive Success Simin
2007 The Silly Short film
2007 Sweet Documentary
2007 Tambourine Shirin
2007 White Sneaker Zivar
2008 The Black Sky of the Night Carol Documentary
2008 Short film
2008 The Postman doesn't knock three Times Sara
2008 Perplexity Mahi
2008 Myzak Titi
2009 50 kg of Cherry
2009 Nothing Yekta
2009 Please Do Not Disturb Roushanak
2009 Puzzle (Paria's Story) Paria
2009 Absolutely Tame Is a Horse Nastaran
2011 A Cube of Sugar Grooms relative Reza Mirkarimi
2012 Im A Mother Ava Fereydoun Jeyrani
2012 Hatred Zhaleh Reza Dormishian
2012 Laboratory Niloofar Paknezhad
2014 I'm Not Angry! Setareh Reza Dormishian
2015 A Persian Melody Gohar Hamid Reza Ghotbi
2015 The Nameless Alley Mohadeseh Hatef Alimardani
2016 Lantouri Baroon Reza Dormishian
2016 Haft Mahegi Raana Hatef Alimardani
2017 Blockage Mohsen Gharaee
2018 Cold Sweat Afrouz Ardestani Soheil Beiraghi
Astigmatism Samira Majid Reza Mostavafi
The Last Fiction Mandana (voice) Ashkan Rahgozar
2019 Alive Asma Hossein Amiri Doomari, Pedram Pouramiri
Numbness Mary Hossein Mahkam
Repression Malihe Reza Goran
2020 The Slaughterhouse Asra Abbas Amini
Popular Afsaneh Shirkhodaee Soheil Beiraghi
2021 Punch Drunk Mahtab Adel Tabrizi
Majority Noori Mohsen Gharaee
2022 Won't You Cry? Alireza Motamedi
The Wastetown Bemani Ahmad Bahrami
TBA Blue Veins: Forough Farrokhzad Forough Farrokhzad Jahangir Kosari

Web

Year Title Role Director Platform
2016 Golden Tooth Tolou Davood Mirbagheri
2021 Queen of Beggars Afra Babaee Hossein Soheilizadeh Filimo
2022–2024 Women's Secret Network Parvin Etesami, Varto Terian, Iran Teymourtash, Parkhideh, Nosratolmolouk Kashanchi, Satenik Aghababian, Nimtaj Selmasi, Sakineh Pari, Marie Curie Afshin Hashemi Namava
2022 Chameleons Mehri Giraraee Borzou Niknejad Filmnet

Television

year title in English title in Persian role
1998 Let the Sun Rises 'Bogzar Aftab Barayad'
2006 Saints 'Sahebdelan' Dina
2009 Red Hat 09 'Kolah Ghermezi 88' Aunt Baran

Theater

Kosari in Funeral of Abbas Kiarostami
year title in English title in Persian role
1997 The other Side of the Mirror 'An Su-ye Ayene'
2005 Amid the Clouds 'Dar Miyan-e Abrha'
2007 Quartet: A Journey North 'Quartet' Negar
2009 Dog-Silence 'Sag-sokut' Child
2010 'Shahrzad'
2010 Butterflies 'Parvaneha'
2010 Minus Two 'Menha-ye do'
2011 'Zemestane 66'
2011 'Khoshksali va Dorough'
2015 'Shab aavazhayash ra Mikhanad'

Awards and nominations

Other activities

  • Screenwriter (Ablah - 2007)
  • Secretary of Scene (Gilaneh - 2004)
  • Festival Arbiter, 17th Teenage Film Festival (Isfahan - 2002)

See also

References

  1. "Why are Iranians lip synching to political speeches?". BBC. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. "Reformist Iranians use humour to urge tactical voting". France 24. 2 February 2016.

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