# Hedieh Tehrani

Hedieh Tehrani (Persian: هديه تهرانی; born June 25, 1972) is an Iranian actress. She is most noted for willingness to play mysterious, stony-faced and cold-hearted women. She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, four Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

## Career

Mohammad Reza Sharifinia and Azita Hajian were the first ones to propose her a role for The Fateful Day. She auditioned for acting in The Fateful Day but refused to cooperate and the role went to Ladan Mostofi. Before acting in The King, she refused a part in Leila directed by Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Kianoush Ayari then approached her for acting in his movie, To Be or Not to Be and again she refused to play. Masoud Kimiayi was the first director who succeeded to have her playing in his film The King.

## Personal life

The actress was arrested in 2016, in Tehran's central Lala Garden for campaigning for Animal Rights, due to the gathering not being authorized by the government. The protest was organized after several Iranian municipalities put down a number of street dogs due to over population. The arrest has been condemned by some activists.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1997 | The King | Maryam Koohsari | Masoud Kimiai | |
| 1998 | As a Stranger | Behrokh Sabeti | Ahmad Amini | |
| 1999 | Siavash | Hedieh Tehrani | Saman Moghaddam | |
| 1999 | Hemlock | Sima Riahi | Behrooz Afkhami | |
| 1999 | Red | Hasti Mashreghi | Fereydoun Jeyrani | |
| 1999 | An Umbrella for Two | Yasaman Pakravan | Ahmad Amini | |
| 2000 | Corrupt Hands | Diba | Sirus Alvand | |
| 2001 | The Party | Negar Aryani | Saman Moghaddam | |
| 2001 | Blue | Mahtab | Hamid Labkhandeh | |
| 2001 | The Times | Zari | Hamid Reza Selahmand | |
| 2002 | Unruled Paper | Roya Royaee | Naser Taghvai | |
| 2002 | A House Built on Water | Zhaleh Tirandaz | Bahman Farmanara | |
| 2003 | Donya | Donya Shadab | Manouchehr Mosiri | |
| 2003 | A Place to Live | Golchehreh | Mohammad Bozorgnia | |
| 2003 | Abadan | Arezoo | Mani Haghighi | Banned |
| 2003 | Iranian Girl | Maryam Yazdani | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | |
| 2004 | Duel | Hanieh | Ahmad Reza Darvish | |
| 2005 | Thirteen | | Vahid Rahbani | Short Film |
| 2005 | A Little Kiss | Mysterious Woman / The Death Angel | Bahman Farmanara | |
| 2006 | Fireworks Wednesday | Mozhdeh Samiee | Asghar Farhadi | |
| 2006 | Half Moon | Hesho | Bahman Ghobadi | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Herself | Abbas Kiarostami | |
| 2007 | The Magical Generation | Forough | Iraj Karimi | |
| 2009 | Shirin | Woman in audience | Abbas Kiarostami | |
| 2010 | Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Mitra | Alireza Amini | |
| 2011 | The Son of Dawn | Khomeini's Nursemaid | Behrooz Afkhami | |
| 2011 | Nightly | Shabnam Nami | Omid Bonakdar | |
| 2012 | Tehran 1500 | Nazi | Bahram Azimi | |
| 2012 | The Wooden Bridge | Nazli | Mehdi Karampour | |
| 2012 | Another Day | | Hassan Fathi | |
| 2015 | For a Rainy Day | | Faezeh Azizkhani | |
| 2016 | Duet | Minoo | Navid Danesh | |
| 2016 | We Will Not Get Used To | Sima | Ebrahim Ebrahimian | |
| 2016 | Phenomenon | | Ali Ahmadzadeh | Unreleased film |
| 2017 | Israfil | Mahi | Ida Panahandeh | |
| 2017 | No Date, No Signature | Sayeh | Vahid Jalilvand | |
| 2018 | Orange Days | Aban | Arash Lahooti | |
| 2019 | A Hairy Tale | Homa | Homayoun Ghanizadeh | |
| 2019 | Lovely Trash | Sima | Mohsen Amiryoussefi | |
| 2020 | Shahre Gheseh Cinema | | Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heidari | |
| 2021 | Majority | Lily Nazarian | Mohsen Gharaee | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2012–2014 | Frozen Heart | Sayeh Solat | Saman Moghaddam | Namava |
| 2020 | The Accomplice | Ziba Fakhri | Mostafa Kiaee | Filimo, Namava |
| TBA | 1001 Nights | | Mostafa Kiaee | Filimo |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Fireworks Wednesday | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 1999 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Red | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2002 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Unruled Paper | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Fireworks Wednesday | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2010 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2017 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Israfil | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 1997 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | The King | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 1999 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Red | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2000 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Hemlock | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2002 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Unruled Paper | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2002 | Top Actors in Cinema of Iran After The Iranian Revolution | – | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2003 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Iranian Girl | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2006 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Fireworks Wednesday | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Israfil | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2021 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The Accomplice | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Majority | Nominated |
| Imagineindia International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Orange Days | Nominated |
| International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | 2019 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Orange Days | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Hemlock | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Fireworks Wednesday | Won |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2010 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 1999 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Red | Third Place |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Hemlock | Won |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2002 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Unruled Paper | Runner-up |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2003 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Iranian Girl | Runner-up |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2022 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Majority | Nominated |
| Pyongyang International Film Festival | 2002 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Party | Won |
| Three Continents Festival | 1999 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Red | Nominated |