Taies Farzan

Acting

Taies Farzan (born 1974 in Tehran) is a Turkish-German-Iranian actress, film director, and producer. Taies Farzan was born in Iran, spent part of her childhood in Turkey, and moved to Germany in 1990, where she completed her *Abitur* (secondary school graduation) in 1993. She received her acting training through various seminars, drama schools, and workshops in Germany and Turkey. Subsequently, she worked as a stage, film, and television actress, as well as a voice actress for radio dramas, across several countries and languages. Farzan made her feature film debut in 2005 in Yılmaz Arslan’s drama *Fatricide – Brudermord*. She also garnered international attention as a director with her short film *Weiße Lügen* (White Lies), which was awarded Best International Directorial Debut at the 2007 LA Independent Film and Video Festival. As an actress, she has played lead roles in films such as *Hitler’s Grave*, *Içimdeki Sessiz Nehir*, *Pia*, and *Sandstern*. Additionally, from 2012 to 2014, she played the title role in *Antigone* at the Istanbul State Theatre. Farzan works in Persian, Turkish, English, and German, and also possesses basic knowledge of the Kurdish language.

Filmography

• 2023Elaha — Dr. Farhadi
• London Class — Shahanaz
• Crews and Gangs: Tanz um dein Leben — Naika
• 2018Sandstern — Fatma
• 2016Adam ve Çocuk
• 2014O.H.A: In Search of Oflu Hodja — Arzu
• 2013Chaplin of the Mountains — Shireen
• 2012Argo — Middle Class Iranian Woman
• 2011Hitler's Grave — Atossa
• 2011River Inside Me — Ayla
• 2009The Shadowless — Hacer
• 2007Breathful — Berta, Producer
• Kader — Şeyda
• 2006The Stoning — Roya
• 2005Fratricide — Zilan