
Taies Farzan
Biography
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.
Filmografi
Argo2012 · Middle Class Iranian Woman
The Shadowless2009 · Hacer
Breathful2007 · Berta
Hitler's Grave2011 · Atossa
Elaha2023 · Dr. Farhadi
Chaplin of the Mountains2013 · Shireen
Fratricide2005 · Zilan
The Stoning2006 · Roya
Sandstern2018 · Fatma
O.H.A: In Search of Oflu Hodja2014 · Arzu
Adam ve Çocuk2016 ·
River Inside Me2011 · Ayla
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