Laleh Eskandari'
Early life Laleh Eskandari is an Iranian actress who has had an extensive career in film, television and other artistic fields. She was born in 1975 in the east of Iran. In 1995, she started her studies at university in the field of graphic and was graduated in 1999.The first time she played a role was in front of her uncle's camera and the second time was eighteen years later in a short documentary film. That film was about the first Iranian actress (i.e. Roohangiz Saminjad) and she played her role. She made her film debut in two years later with the "Born under Libra" and she made her television debut in 2000 and became famous with the series so called ‘The Red Soil’ (2000). She has played in more than 25 films and series up to the present. Laleh Eskandari is also a professional painter and photographer. She has held many photography exhibitions around the world such as in California, Sweden and etc. In addition to these major activities, she has performed many artistic mosaic project in Tehran, the capital of Iran under the support of Cultural& Art Organization of Tehran Municipality. Some of her activities in photography, painting and mosaic works are as follows: PHOTOGRAPHY: She was interested in photography since her childhood. She took her first pictures at the age of thirteen and she continued photography after entrance into university in a professional way. She always has her camera with her in order to catch interesting events which take place around. Her photo collection is mostly taken - from her travels and all her exhibition photos are also from her travels all around the world. Laleh has held some exhibition photos in Iran and many foreign countries such as US,, Sweden and other countries as well.
PAINTINGS:
She started painting under the supervision of Mr. Hossein Maher in 1995. Up to present, she has attended in several group exhibitions with her colleagues in many different galleries
MOSAIC:
This technique has a very old background in Iran: using broken tiles and mosaics together and creating a unique performance.
Laleh Eskandari has been working in this field since 1995. She has also held several courses as a teacher at mosaic work. The technique is so beautiful and an artistic spiritual is hidden in it. It should be mentioned that she has had several personal exhibitions and artistic collaboration with Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran in the capital city of "Tehran" for some big urban designs to make the city more attractive.
Awards and Nominations
Year Nominated work Category Result From 2007 Training of Love Best Actress Nominated HAFEZ Award 2009 Life vibration Best Actress Nominated Television Jam-e- JamAward 2009 Loneliness Best supporting actress Nominated Television Jam-e-JamAward 2009 For a decade, great performance in film and television Best Actress Won Television Jam-e-JamAward 2007 Years of snow and violet Superior actress of Television (channel 3) Won Television Award 2010 Flight Dance Best Actress Won HAFEZ Award 2011 ERNEST FAMILY Best Actress Nominated KISH Award 2012 Received the letter of appreciation Best Actress Won YAS Award 2011 FIRST CHOICE Best Actress Nominated HAFEZ Award
PHILMOGRAPHY
Year TV SERIES English Title Role Director 2000 Khake - Sorkh The Red Soil Leyla EbrahimHatamiKiya 2003 MashqEshq Training of Love Elahe Bahram Bahramiyan 2004 RasmeAsheqi Lovely custom Tooran Saeed Soltani 2004 RaghseParvaz Flight Dance Malihe Ahmad Moradpour 2009 Dar chashme – Baad In Eye of Wind Fakhr – alsadat MasoudJafariJozani 2006 Salhaye – Barf o Banafsheh Years of snow and violet Saeed Soltani 2010 HamchonSarw Like cedar Fereshteh BijanBirang 2011 Dowlat Makhfi Secret government Parvaneh Abdol-Hassan Barzideh 2013 Avalin Entekhab First choice Soosan Mehdi Sabaghzadeh 2013 Biqarar Uneasy Rana Felora Sam 2014 Biqarar II UneasyII Rana Felora Sam 2015 Shoyoue Prevalence Mahmood Moazami
Year Film English Title Role Director
1999 Sharare Sharareh Sharare SiyamakShayeghi
1999 Motevalede Mahe – Mehr Born on September
Reyhaneh Ahmadreza Darvish
2002 In Zan Harf Nemizanad This woman doesn’t talk
Elahe Ahmad Amini
2004 Shorideh Frenzied
Parisa Mohammad Ali Sajadi
2004 Gerdab Whirlpool Hasan Hedayat
2005 Aftab bar hame yeksan mitabad The sun shines on all equally
Negar Abbas rafei
2006 Ranandeh Taxi Taxi man Mehdi Sabaghzadeh
2006 Makhmaseh Hardness Yalda Mohammad Ali Sajadi
2006 Shirin Shirin Abbas kiarostami
2008 Khanevdeh Ernest Ernest Family Maria Mohsen Damadi
2014 Notfehshoom Bad Omen Seed Karim Atashi
2015 Malikhooliya Melancholy MortezaAtashZamZam
2016 Daryache - Mahi Fish Lake Asma Maryam doosty
Year Tele film English Title Role Director 2002 Mehman khane Darband The guest house in the snow Saeed Soltani 2005 Uham Imagination KazemMasoomi 2005 Sayeh Roshan Bright Shadow Abbas Raafei 2007 Tanhaee loneliness Simin HojatGhasemZadeh 2007 Serqat Theft MohammadrezaAhanj 2007 Akharim Nqsh Last role Reza Ziaee 2007 Nashenas unknown Ahmad Zarif Raftar 2007 Roozhay – behamrikhteh The messy days MohammadrezaAhanj 2008 Kheshab -e- Khali Empty loader MasoudAbpavar 2008 Larzesh- e- Zendegi Life tremor Marzieh AlirezaBazrafshan 2009 Grogan The Host Reza Dorostkar 2011 Kharaash Scratch Mohammad hamzehee 2011 Nakhl – e - Geryaan Weeping palm PanahbarkhodaRezaee 2013 Avalin Tekyegaah The first support QodratolahSolhMirzaee 2013 Salman Salman KazemMasoomi
Awards and Nominations
Year Nominated work Category Result From 2007 Training of Love Best Actress Nominated HAFEZ Award 2009 Life vibration Best Actress Nominated Television Jam-e- Jam Award 2009 loneliness Best supporting actress Nominated Television Jam-e-JamAward 2009 For a decade, great performance in film and television Best Actress Won Television Jam-e-JamAward 2007 Years of snow and violet Superior actress of Television (channel 3) Won Television Award 2010 Flight Dance Best Actress Won HAFEZ Award 2011 ERNEST FAMILY Best Actress Nominated KISH Award 2012 Received the letter of appreciation Best Actress Won YAS Award 2011 FIRST CHOICE Best Actress Nominated HAFEZ Award
JURY:
1- Member of Jury in The 9th PUNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PIFF) 2- Member of Jury in The 31st Fajr International Film Festival representing Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran 3- Member of Jury in The 31st Fajr International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults 4- Member of Jury in The 31st Fajr International Film Festival of "Kerman City"