Baran Kosari
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.
Baran Kosari

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- Name
- Baran Kosari
- Born
- 16 September 1985
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Iran
- Languages
- Persian
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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.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Baran Kosari • Native Name — باران کوثری • Born — 16 September 1985 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Parents — * Jahangir Kosari (father) • Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (mother) • Years Active — 1991–present • Occupation — Actress
Career
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. Baran Kosari also ascertained her abilities as a theater actress with playing in Over the Mirror (1997), with Azita Hajian directing.
Charity Work
Charity Work
Kosari has been introduced as the ambassador of the Yari Charity Association of Sweden in Iran. Yari is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization that operates under the slogan "Fewer Street Children, More Students." The primary goal of this organization is to provide comprehensive support for children, create educational opportunities, and offer resources for schools and libraries in underprivileged areas. This initiative is backed by voluntary financial support from sponsors in Sweden.
Web
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
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
Theater
• Illustration — 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'
Identity
Identity
Baran Kosari is recorded with the occupation performing artist. Recorded with the occupation film actor. Recorded as a citizen of Iran.

Baran Kosari, Cold Sweat movie press conference, 36th Fajr Film Festival (13961118000097636535704815522693 45202)
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Baran Kosari, Cold Sweat movie press conference, 36th Fajr Film Festival (13961118000094636535662031243052 14517)
Armin Karami · Fars Media Corporation · media.farsnews.com
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1985
Baran Kosari was born 17 October 1985.
Film
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 • Unpopular — 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 • Blue Veins: Forough Farrokhzad — Forough Farrokhzad — Jahangir Kosari
Other activities
Other activities
• Screenwriter (Ablah - 2007) • Secretary of Scene (Gilaneh - 2004) • Festival Arbiter, 17th Teenage Film Festival (Isfahan - 2002)
Context
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Context
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q272144: Baran Kosari
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- “Baran Kosari”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and nominations
• Nominated for Hafez Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for The Wastetown (2022) in 2024 • Won Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 33rd Fajr International Film Festival / The Nameless Alley - 2015 • Nominated Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 30rd Fajr International Film Festival / Hatred - 2012 • Best Actress / 1st National Young Iranian Film Festival / Ablah - 2010 • Best Actress / 11th Iran Cinema Celebration / Mainline - 2007 • Nominated Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 27th Fajr International Film Festival / Heyran - 2009 • Won Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 25th Fajr International Film Festival / Mainline and The Third Day - 2007 • Best Actress / 11th House of Cinema / Mainline - 2008 • Honorary Diploma / Best Actress / 25th International Fajr Film Festival / Mainline - 2007 • Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards / Best Actress / Mainline - 2007 • Best Teenage Actress / Critic Choose / Baran-o-Bumi and Under the Skin of the City - 2000
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Why are Iranians lip synching to political speeches?. BBC. February 24, 2016.
- 2.Reformist Iranians use humour to urge tactical voting. France 24. February 2, 2016.
- 3.باران کوثری سفیر انجمن یاری شد ایران آنلاین. 2021-01-17.
- 4.کدام آثار سینمایی نامزد تندیس حافظ شدند؟. خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency. 2024-11-20.
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