# Azadeh Samadi

Azadeh Samadi (Persian: آزاده صمدی; born 7 January 1979) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Fajr Film Festival Honorary Diploma, in addition to nominations for a Hafez Award and a Crystal Simorgh.

## Early life

Azadeh Samadi was born on September 8, 1979, in Lahijan. After completing her undergraduate theater studies at Soore University, she completed a course of acting classes (supervised by Parviz Parastooi). She played in the theater production "Behir and Sugar", and after some time was chosen to play in the TV series "The Endless Way" directed by Homayoun Asadiyan. She has performed in the short films "35 meter water level" and "blue teeth", directed by Hooman Seyyed as well as "No One Talking to Anyone".
Azadeh Samadi married Houman Seyyedi in 2006. But this marriage ended in divorce in 2013. Azadeh Samadi was one of the artists supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi during the 2009 presidential election.
Samadi hosted the Zabiwaka program, which was broadcast on the Iowa Internet network for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. And Behrang Alavi, as his replacement, took over the implementation of this program. According to the agents close to this program, while Azadeh Samadi was supposed to be the host of this program, it was announced by the Radio and Television. As a result, it was decided to change her.

## Personal life

Azadeh Samadi, an Iranian actress, married fellow actor Hooman Seyedi after they collaborated in the TV series Rahe Bi Payan (Endless Path). However, after several years together, the marriage ended in divorce.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2010 | Africa | Shirin | Houman Seyyedi | |
| 2014 | Thirteen | Sami | Houman Seyyedi | |
| 2014 | Sensitive Floor | Mahin Kamali | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2015 | Arghavan | Leili | Omid Bonakdar and Keyvan Alimohammadi | |
| 2015 | Sometimes | Abrisham Afrashteh | Mohammad Reza Rahmani | |
| 2015 | Fifty Kilos of Cherries | Arousha Azhdari | Mani Haghighi | |
| 2017 | The Good, the Bad & the Corny | Mozhdeh Ghanbarzade | Peyman GhasemKhani | |
| 2017 | Lobby | | Mohammad Parvizi | Unreleased film |
| 2017 | 5 Afternoon | Mahnaz Paris | Mehran Modiri | |
| 2018 | All Through the Night | Shohreh | Farzad Motamen | |
| 2018 | Sly | Mitra | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2019 | Under the Supervision | Giti | Majid Salehi | |
| 2023 | Sima's Unfinished Narration | Laleh | Alireza Samadi | |
| 2023 | Equator | | Asghar Naeemi | |
| 2023 | Aziz | Marzieh | Majid Tavakoli | |
| 2024 | When You Were Not Here | | Kaveh Sajjadi Hosseini | |
| 2025 | Saddam | Halimeh | Pedram Pouramiri | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2017 | The Excellency | Leila Mazaher | Sam Gharibian | Video CD |
| 2019 | Blue Whale | Haleh | Fereydoun Jeyrani | Filimo |
| 2021 | I Want to Live | Zohreh Afshar | Sharam Shah Hosseini | Filimo |
| 2023 | Set Me Free | Naghmeh | Shahram Shah Hosseini | Filimo |
| 2024 | Viper of Tehran | Elahe | Saman Moghaddam | Filmnet |
| 2024 | The Asphalt Jungle | Atefeh | Pejman Teymourtash | Namava |
| 2025 | Savushun | | Narges Abyar | Namava |

### Television

* Divar be Divar - 2016
* Tehran's roof - 2015
* one among all - 2009
* Gawsandogh - 2008
* Rahe Bipayan - 2007

## Theatre

Samadi acted in Iceland (play) was written by Nicolas Billon.
* Iceland
* No Audience
* Five second snow
* Without milk and sugar (Hamid Amjad)
* Constitutional Lady (Hossein Kiani)
* Sea travelers (Mohammad Aqbati)
* The unfinished narrative of a suspended chapter (Houman Seyyedi)
* After all, whose life is this? (Ashkan Khelinejad)
* A little click (Ahmad Soleimani)
* Show P2 (Morteza Mirmontazemi)
* Rainy City Melody (Hadi Marzban)
* Show original language (Rasoul Kahani)
* Dream show of a midnight night (Mustafa Koushki)
* Five seconds of snow (Morteza Mir Montazemi)
* Iceland (Aida Kikhaei)
* Love letters from the Middle East (Kiomars Moradi)
* Without spectators (Ali Sarabi)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | 29th Fajr Film Festival | Best Actress | Africa | Won |