Shahla Riahi
Shahla Riahi (10 September 1926 – 31 December 2019) was an Iranian actress and film director. Shahla Riahi was born in Tehran, she started stage acting in 1944 and first appeared in cinema in Golden Dreams. In 1956 she became the first Iranian woman to direct a feature, with Marjan.
Also recorded as Ghodrat-Zaman Vafadoost · Qudrat Zaman Wafadoost · Ghodratzaman Vafadoost · Qudrat al-Zaman Vafadoust
Shahla Riahi
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- Name
- Shahla Riahi
- Birth Name
- Ghodratzaman Vafadoost
- Born
- 10 September 1926
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Died
- 31 December 2019
- Occupation
- Actress, director
- Full name
- قدرتالزمان وفادوست.
- Nationality
- Pahlavi Iran and Iran.
- Languages
- Persian.
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Her career as a film actress includes more than 72 features. Riahi died on 31 December 2019 at the age of 93.
The Honoring ceremony of of Shahla Riahi, an Iranian actress of theater, cinema and television, held on November 29, 2015 by Niki Karimi, at Campus Charsu, Tehran.
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• Name — Shahla Riahi • Native Name — شهلا ریاحی • Birth Name — Ghodratzaman Vafadoost • Born — 10 September 1926 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Died — 31 December 2019 • Place of death — Tehran, Iran • Resting Place — Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery • Occupation — Actress, director • Years Active — 1951–2000 • Children — 2 • Father — Agha Sheykh Vafadoost • Mother — Zahra Asgari
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Shahla Riahi was recorded at birth as قدرتالزمان وفادوست. The authorities additionally record the headings Ghodrat-Zaman Vafadoost, Qudrat Zaman Wafadoost, Ghodratzaman Vafadoost and Qudrat al-Zaman Vafadoust. Her recorded language was Persian. She married Ismail Riahi.
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Shahla Riahi died at Tehran.
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- 1.Shadyar Omrani. Iranian Influential Women: Shahla Riahi (1927-2019). iranwire.com. 2023-08-14.
- 2.اسرارنامه: بیوگرافی کامل شهلا ریاحی به همراه عکس های کمتر دیده شده از آلبوم خانوادگی این بازیگر پیشکسوت.
- 3.Actress Shahla Riahi, who was also Iran’s first female filmmaker, dies at 93. tehrantimes.com. 2020-01-01.
- 5.Veteran Iranian actress Shahla Riahi passes away. mehrnews.com. 2020-01-01.
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