Roohangiz Saminejad
Roohangiz Saminejad (24 June 1916 – 3 April 1997) was an Iranian actress. She is famous in Iran for playing the heroine Golnar in Lor Girl (1934), which was the first film made in the Persian language, making her the first Iranian film star in a talkie film. Not a professional actress.
Also recorded as Rouhangiz Saminezhad
Roohangiz Saminejad
- Name
- Roohangiz Saminejad
- Born
- 24 June 1916
- Birthplace
- Bam, Iran
- Died
- 30 April 1997
- Place of death
- Tehran, Iran
- Spouse
- Reza Damavandi (1932–1940, divorced) Nosratollah Mohtasham (1943–1947, divorced) Ali Omrani (1948–1990, his death)
- Known for
- Lor Girl
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Iran
- Languages
- Persian
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She was the wife of an employee of the film company. She was discovered by Abdolhossein Sepenta, who had almost despaired of finding an actress with the right look for the film. Her strong Kermani accent required some changes to the script to account for it. She only made one more film, Shirin and Farhad, also produced by Sepenta. According to Hamid Reza Sadr, she suffered social ostracism in the conservative culture of the time for becoming an actress. She also experienced sexual harassment from men when she went out in public. She had to change her name and lived in anonymity and seclusion.
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• Name — Roohangiz Saminejad • Native Name — روحانگیز سامینژاد • Born — 24 June 1916 • Birthplace — Bam, Iran • Died — 30 April 1997 • Place of death — Tehran, Iran • Spouse — Reza Damavandi (1932–1940, divorced) Nosratollah Mohtasham (1943–1947, divorced) Ali Omrani (1948–1990, his death) • Known for — Lor Girl • Occupation — Actress
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