Pourandokht Mahiman (; born April 4, 1953 in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

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) is an Iranian actress. She has acted in more than 110 films and series. She has been given the title of "Khosh Ghadham" and "Kind Mother" of Iranian cinema because of her many roles in movies and serials as a mother. She has the most motherly feeling in the cinema towards

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and considers all the young people of Iran as her children.

Biography

Mahiman's father was an immigrant from

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, whose family name was originally ''Ghazi Ef'', which was changed to ''Mahiman'' after settling in Iran. She entered the cinema with the 1977 film ''

Sooteh-Delan Sooteh-Delan (meaning broken-hearted people) () is a 1978 Iranian film directed and written by Ali Hatami, produced by Ali Abbasi and starring Behrouz Vosoughi. The film is the story of an old family in Tehran, in which Jamshid Mashayekhi Jamshi ...

'', directed by

Ali Hatami Ali Hatami (; 14 August 1944 – 7 December 1996) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, art director, and costume designer. The ''Tehran Times'' dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies." Career Hata ...

Selected filmography

* 2024 ''

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'' * 2023: ''The Investigator'' (TV series) * 2021-2022: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2017: '' Tebyan Stories (TV series)'' * 2014: '' Single 40 years old'' * 2012: '' Ekbatan'' * 2010: ''Khunbaha'' (TV series) * 2009: ''Bee's Sting'' * 2007: ''The Trial'' directed by

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* 2006: ''

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'' * 2006: '' Unfaithful'' * 2002: '' Under the City's Skin'' (TV series) * 2001: ''

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'' * 2001: ''Passion of Love'' directed by Nader Moghaddas * 2000: ''Sam and Narges'' directed by

* 1985: ''Mirror'' (TV series) directed by Gholamhussein Lotfi * 1977: ''

'' directed by

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* Iranian television actresses Iranian film actresses 1953 births Living people People from Isfahan {{Iran-actor-stub