Bahareh Rahnama (; born December 1, 1973) is an Iranian actress and author. She won a Hafez Award for her acting in Tambourine (2008).
Early life She was born to Persian parents on December 1, 1973, in Arak, Iran. Her father, Jalal Rahnama is a businessman and her mother, Parvin Ghaem Maghami is an actress. They moved to Tehran in early 1980.Niki Karimi
Career
Acting Rahnama earned bachelor's degrees in Legal Rights and Persian Literature and a master's degree in Dramatic Literature. She also took screenwriting and acting courses, and worked as a journalist.
Her debut movie was Viper in 1991. Besides being a theater, television and film actress, Rahnama is also a writer. She has collaborated in writing for The Nights of Barareh (2005), Mozaffar’s Garden (2006) and Shams-ol-Emareh (2009) series. Rahnama also published a book entitled Seven Nights in a Month, which is a collection of her notes from her personal blog over 7 years.
The Iranian actress has played roles in various movies, such as Tambourine (2007), St. Petersburg (2009), No Men Allowed (2010), Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (2010), Laughter in the Rain (2011) and Sensitive Level (2013). She has also appeared in series, including The Story of a City (2000), I'm a Tenant (2003), The Man of a Thousand Faces (2007) and Goodbye Child (2012).
Political career She supported Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 2009 Presidential election. She meet with Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi's spouse in May 2009 and was one of the members of Mir-Hossein Mousavi presidential campaign. She is one of the writers of Chelcheragh, a weekly social magazine printed in Iran.
Personal life She married Peyman Ghasemkhani in 1992. The couple divorced in 2016. Peyman is an Iranian screenwriter who mostly worked with Mehran Modiri. They have a daughter named Paria who was born in 1997. Paria has acted with her mother in two films, including Bano and Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh. Her mother, Parvin is also acted in TV series since 2004. Her former brother-in-law, Mehrab Ghasemkhani is also a writer and his former spouse, Shaghayegh Dehghan is an actress.Family of Bahareh Rahnama Rahnama married Amir Khosro Abbasi in August 2017. In July 2022, Rahnama announced their separation on social media.
Filmography
+ Actress Title Year Role Notes Afee 1993 Azam Asheghaneh 1993 Elahe Ghazal 1994 Akram Bazghasht Be Khane 1995 Simin TV series Ey Nasim Baran 1996 Nasim Theatre Badamhaye Talkh 1997 Shahla Bachehaye Bad 1999 Merila Nan, Eshgh & Motor Hezar 2000 Baraan Pish Az Ashnaee 2000 Roz Theatre Dastan Yek Shahr 2 2000 Manijeh TV series Mola Sadra 2000 Elham TV series Gav Khoni 2002 Nina Man Yek Mostajeram 2003 Yeganeh TV series Panjareha 2005 Narges Theatre Zir Zamin 2006 Rozita TV film Tofigh Ejbari 2007 Shahla Dah Raghami 2007 Pone Dayere Zangi 2008 Shoeleh Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh 2008 Ghoghnos TV series Char Changoli 2008 Malosak Bazi 2008 Hedyeh Short Film Ma'mor Badragheh 2008 Kiyana TV series Khodaye Koshtar 2008 Sarah Theatre Hamlet Ba Salade Fasl 2009 Negin Theatre Gav Sandoogh 2009 Reyhaneh TV series Dastanhaye Interneti 2009 Zahra Popak & Mash Mashaalah 2010 Roya Ma 3 Nafar 2010 Parmida Saint Petersburg 2010 Nazanin Mikhaham Ba Mosio Molaghat Konam 2011 Popak Theatre No Men Allowed 2011 Mrs. Aghasi Pejman 2013 ParisaTV series Sensitive Floor2014 Excellency (Alijenab)2025TV Series
References
External links
Bahareh Rahnama On SourehCinema (in Persian)