Behnoush Tabatabaei (; born ) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Hafez Award. She earned a

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh () is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition. The award's name comes from ...

nomination for her performance in ''Midday Adventure: Trace of Blood'' (2019)''.''

Early life

She has studied

computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...

and a short term of acting at

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

. Behnoush Tabatabaei was born on May 17, 1981, in Tehran, Iran. Her father, Seyed Nasser Tabatabaei, was a

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

expert in the former Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and her mother was a schoolteacher. She is the second child in her family and has an older sister named Tinoosh. Tabatabaei developed an interest in acting during her elementary school years, where she was classmates with actress Merila Sharifinia. Inspired by Sharifinia’s role in the film ''The Doll Thief'', Tabatabaei pursued her interest in acting and began formal training in 1993. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and a doctorate in psychology. Additionally, she completed an acting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts,

Personal life

She met actor Mahdi Pakdel in 2007, and married him in March 2011. They divorced in 2016. Tabatabaei met actor Mahdi Pakdel while working on the film ''Miss Dilemma''. The two married on March 2, 2011, but after six years of

marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

, they divorced in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Web

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Behnoosh Tabatabaei at Sureh cinema centreBehnoosh Tabatabaei in Simin story(film)Behnoosh Tabatabaei in Mikaeel(TV serial)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabatabaei, Behnoosh 1981 births Living people Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses University of Tehran alumni Iranian television actresses