Zhaleh Olov (; 6 August 1927 – 23 December 2024) was an Iranian actress,
dubber and poet.
Life and career
Olov was born on 6 August 1927. She started her career working in radio and cinema in 1948 and an actress in theater in 1949. She made her screen debut in ''The Tempest of Life'' (1948, dir. A. Daryabeigi).
She dubbed cartoons for the first time in Iran with
Walt Disney
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Cinderella
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Pinocchio
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Sleeping Beauty
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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The Aristocats
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''. Olav died on 23 December 2024, at the age of 97.
Filmography
* ''The Tempest of life'' (1948)
* ''The Prisoner of Emire'' (1948)
* ''The Spring Variety'' (1949)
* ''Aqa Mohammad Khan'' (1954)
* ''The Adventure of Life'' (1954)
* ''The Bride of Tigris'' (1954)
* ''The Accuzation'' (1956)
* ''Yaghoub Leyth'' (1957)
* ''The Broken Talisman'' (1957)
* ''Bijhan and Manijheh'' (1958)
* ''The Viper's Fang'' (1961)
* ''The White Gold'' (1962)
* ''The Key'' (1961)
* ''Hookani'' (1969, unfinished)
* ''Shirin and Farhad'' (1970)
* ''Leili and Majnun'' (1970)
* ''
Wood Pigeon'' ''(Toghi)'' (1970, directed by
Ali Hatami)
* ''
The Window'' (1970)
* ''The Bridge'' (1971)
* ''
Dash Akol'' (1971)
* ''The Hour of Disaster'' (1972)
* ''The Lollipop'' (1972)
* ''The Voice of Desert'' (1975)
* ''The Lost Time'' (1989)
* ''
The Fateful Day'' (1994)
* ''The Snowman'' (1994)
* ''Sultan'' (1996)
* ''
Mum's Guest'' (2003)
*''
No Choice'' (2020)
Television series
* ''Amir Kabir'' (1985)
* ''Small Paradise'' (1991)
* ''Once Upon a Time (Roozi roozgari)'' (1991)
* ''Brighter Than Darkness'' (1992)
* ''
The Gun Loaded'' (2002–2003)
References
External links
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1927 births
2024 deaths
20th-century Iranian actresses
Actresses from Tehran
Iranian film actresses
Iranian radio actors
Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema
Iranian stage actresses
Iranian voice actresses
Iranian television actresses
Poets from Tehran
Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art
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