Setareh Eskandari
Setareh Eskandari (; also Romanized as "Setāreh Eskandari", ; born June 15, 1974) is an Iranian stage, movie, and TV actress. She is mostly known for her parts in TV series since 1994, especially the TV series "Narges", where she took the place of Poupak Goldareh as "Narges" after the latter’s unexpected death. She has twice won the best actress award at Fajr International Theater Festival for her parts in the plays "Unfortunate People’s Shaky Happiness" (2000) and "Co-aspiration" (2014). Life and career. Setareh Eskandari was born in 1974 in Torbat-e Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern  Iran. A sophomore in English translation, she dropped out to pursue her acting career, and joined the students of The Faculty of Fine Arts in 1993. Eskandari appeared in students’ festivals for about six years, getting nominated for an award in 1995 for her part in the play Legend and two years later at Fajr International Theater Festival for her part in the play "Earth’s Last Heroes". Her movies include "The Visitor to Rey" (2000), "Parya's Story" (2010), "Yousef" (2010), "Unplanned" (2013), "The Unwished" (2016). Eskandari’s debut as a professional stage actor was the play "The Gold -Toothed" (1999), directed by Davoud Mirbagheri, while she started playing in the stage group "Dey" under the management of Ali Rafiei, as well as taking parts on TV and in movies. Her debut as a movie actor was "Rival of the Heart" (1996), directed by Abdorreza Ganji. She won Best Actress Award at the Fajr Theater Festival in 2001 for "The Joy of Influencing the Lives of the Unfortunate". Eskandari starred in the series "The Gradual Death of a Dream" (2006), "Until Morning" (2006), "Factor 8" (2008) and "Passion to Fly" (2011). Having directed two plays on TV, Eskandari has  been also the producer of a number of plays, including The House of "Bernarda Alba", directed by Ali Rafiei.