# Shabnam Ghorbani

Shabnam Ghorbani (Persian: شبنم قربانی; born July 10, 1989) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in Any Day Now (2020), Queen of Beggars (2022), The Loser Man (2022), Alligator Blood (2024), and Touba (2024). In 2024, she won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress at the 42nd Fajr International Film Festival for her performance in Majnoon (2024).

## Early life

Shabnam Ghorbani was born on July 10, 1989, in Tehran, Iran.

## Career
### 2016–2022: Early career

Ghorbani starred in the 2020 drama film Any Day Now, with actor Shahab Hosseini as his wife and appeared in the leading role for the first time. In 2022, she appeared in the neo-noir drama film The Loser Man, which was premiered at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received positive reviews by critics for her performance.

### 2023–present: Breakthrough

In 2024, she had two films premiered at the 42nd Fajr International Film Festival, the war drama film Majnoon and the comedy action film Alligator Blood. Her performance in Majnoon as Monireh Armaghan, Mehdi Zeinoddin's wife, was praised by critics and earned her the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress. After the public screening of Alligator Blood, it became the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of Iran. The same year, Ghorbani appeared in the box office-hit comedy The Year of Cat. Although the film was met with negative reviews, it became the eleventh highest-grossing film in the history of Iran.
Ghorbani played the main role of the drama romantic series Touba (2024), for the first time. The series, which is an adaptation of the book Touba's Arba'in, tells the story of Touba Hamoun and her family between the 1970s and 2010s events. Despite receiving mixed reviews, mainly for the script and direction, the chemistry between the main couple, Ghorbani and Amin Zandengani gained popularity among the audience and became the most watched ongoing series of the season.

## Personal life

On February 27, 2021, Ghorbani officially announced her marriage to Amin Mirshekari via a post on her official Instagram account. The couple has two children.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2017 | Yellow | | Mostafa Taghizadeh | Scenes deleted |
| 2020 | Any Day Now | Mahtab Mehdipouri | Hamy Ramezan | |
| 2022 | The Loser Man | Marzieh | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2023 | Nowhere | Mahsa | Erfan Parsapour | Short film |
| 2024 | Alligator Blood | Anahita | Javad Ezzati | |
| 2024 | Majnoon | Monireh Armaghan | Mehdi Shamohammadi | |
| 2024 | The Year of the Cat | Taraneh | Mostafa Taghizadeh | |
| 2024 | Resemblance | | Mehdi Marvdashti | Short film |
| 2025 | Guardian of the Field | Helma | Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2021 | Queen of Beggars | Sara Mahmoudi | Hossein Soheilizadeh | Filimo | Main role | |
| 2022 | Chameleon | Sahar | Borzou Niknejad | Filmnet | Main role | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2019 | The Moment of Twilight | Tanaz Harirchi | Homayoun As'adian | IRIB TV3 | TV series; supporting role |
| 2023 | Kufic Love | Naeleh | Hassan Akhoundpour | IRIB TV3 | TV series; leading role, 15 episodes |
| 2024 | Touba | Touba Hamoun | Saeed Soltani | IRIB TV1 | TV series; leading role, 50 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref(s) |
| Fajr International Film Festival | 2024 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Majnoon | Won | |