Katayoun Riahi

She is also the founder and CEO of the Komak Charity Foundation and an ambassador of the Mehrafarin Foundation in Iran.

• Name — Katayoun Riahi • Native Name — کتایون ریاحی • Born — 31 December 1961 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Occupation — Actress • Spouse — Farshid Rahimian (div. divorced) Masoud Behbehaninia (div. divorced) • Years Active — 1985–present

It was with the series' Days of Life (1998), After the Rain (1999) and The 10th Night (2001) that she established herself as a capable actress. She also played a starring role in the series Prophet Joseph (2009). Many critics believe that Riyahi's best performance was in the movie The Last Supper (2001), a role which accorded her a Best Actress nomination at the 20th Fajr International Film Festival. Her outstanding performance in the movie This Woman Won't Talk (2002) earned her a Best Actress Award at the 7th Iran Cinema Celebration. Riyahi has also appeared in a number of movies, including The Stranger (1987), Apartment 13 (1990), The Kind Moon (1995), Lighter Than Darkness (2002) and Invitation (2008).

Riahi was one of the first celebrities who took off her hijab amidst the 2022 nationwide protests and in support of the people wrote: "Iranian women are the voices of one another" and "Enough with the lies"!. Security forces arrested her in her villa in the suburbs of Qazvin.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes — Network — Ref(s) references • 1998 — Days of Life — IRIB TV3 • 1993 — Pedar Salar — IRIB TV2 • 2000 — Pine's Voice — IRIB TV3 • 2001 — After the Rain — IRIB TV3 • 2002 — Tenth Night — Banou — IRIB TV1 • 2002 — Sun Night — IRIB TV3 • 2005 — Walking Dead — IRIB TV3 • 2008–2009 — Prophet Joseph — Zoleykha — IRIB TV1