Saba Kamali ( fa, صبا کمالی; born October 17, 1976) is an Iranian actress.
Career
She began her career with
stage acting in 1997, and later made her film debut with 'Born in the Month of Mehr' (1999).
Kamali, however, found fame with the series ''
After the Rain After the Rain may refer to:
Film and television
* ''After the Rain'' (film), a 1999 film by Takashi Koizumi
* ''After the Rain'' (TV series), a 2000 Iranian series
* ''After the Rain'' (TV special), a 2009 Christmas special by Regine Velasquez
* A ...
'' (2000).
She established herself as an actress with the period dramas 'The British Briefcase' (1999) and 'Shahriyar' (2006).
The Iranian actress has also appeared in 'The Black Eyes' (2002), 'Boutique' (2003), 'There's Always a Woman Involved' (2007) and 'The Redemption' (2010).
She won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Tehran Theater Festival for her performance in the play 'From Nothingness to Humanity'.
Arrest
On 12 September 2019, an
arrest warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property.
Canada
Arrest warrants are issued by a ...
was issued for Kamali after her post on
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...
in support of
Sahar Khodayari, who
self-immolated after she was prosecuted for trying to enter the
Azadi Stadium
The Azadi Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه آزادی Varzešgâh''-è Âzâdi''), opened as the Aryamehr Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه آریامهر Varzešgâh-è ''Âryâmehr''), is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium w ...
, an act which is considered illegal for Iranian females. In her post, she published an imaginary dialogue with
Husayn ibn Ali
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Ab ...
questioning the relevance of ceremonial
Ashura
Ashura (, , ) is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it marks t ...
event.
Filmography
*''
After the Rain (TV series)''
*''
Roozegar-e Gharib
''Roozegar-e Gharib'' ( fa, روزگار قریب, italic=yes, literally "Gharib's Story") is an Iranian TV series about Dr. Mohammad Gharib, the father of Pediatrics in Iran directed by Kianoush Ayari.
Story
Ayyari wrote the script and the fil ...
'' TV series
*''
The English Briefcase (TV series)
The television series ''The English Briefcase'' was an produced in the year 2000. It was one of the most popular series of its time. It was directed by Ziaeddin Dorri. Persian Wikipedia (Kif-e Englisi)
Plot
The story dates back to 70 years ago, a ...
''
*''Motevalled-e Mah-e Mehr''
*''Cheshman-e'' Siah
*''Boutique''
*''Hamisheh Pa-ye yek zan dar mian ast''
[ ]
*''
The Redemption''
References
External links
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Living people
1976 births
People from Sari, Iran
Actresses from Tehran
Iranian film actresses
Iranian stage actresses
Iranian television actresses
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