Annik Shefrazian (; ), known mononymously as Annik (; ) was an

Iranian Armenian Iranian Armenians (; ), also known as Persian Armenians (; ), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000. Areas with a high concentration o ...

actress of film and television.

Biography

Born in 1909 or 1910 in

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. She followed the advice of her sister-in-law, a stage artist, to join theater groups and played bit parts with them touring

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, before landing her debut in

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's ''The Stroke'' in 1964, she moved to

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and made acquaintance with Khachikian and

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, and found her way into Armenian show groups. In 1968 Khachikian referred to her another role in ''The White Hell'', which later led to winning character parts in veteran directors' films. Her films include ''The Coachman'' (

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, 1971), Prince Ehtejab (

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, 1974), ''The Chess of the Wind'' (Mohammadreza Asalni, 1977), ''The Crow'' (

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, 1978) and '' Hamoun'' (

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, 1990). She won the Crystal Symorgh at Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''The Land of Dreams'' (Majid Qarizade) in 1988. She died at a nursing home in

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in 1996.

Filmography

* ''The Stroke'' (1964) * ''The White Hell'' (1968) * ''The Coachman'' (1971) * ''Prince Ehtejab'' (1974) * ''The Crow or The Raven'' (1976 - aka ''Kalāq'') * '' The Chess Game of the Wind'' (1977) * ''The Land of Dreams'' (1988) * '' Hamoun'' (1990)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shefrazian, Annik 1909 births 1910 births 1996 deaths Actors from Isfahan 20th-century Iranian actresses Iranian film actresses Iranian television actresses Ethnic Armenian actresses Iranian people of Armenian descent Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress winners