Behnoosh Tabatabaei

May 17, 1981 — Tehran, Iran

Behnoush Tabatabaei, an Iranian actress born on May 17, 1981, in Tehran, began her career in 1998. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and has completed an acting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. Her notable works include Savushun, Midday Adventures 2: Trace of Blood, Gholamreza Takhti, Mary Poppins, The Crow Flies, Under the Smoky Roof, Cyanide, Freeway, and Brick Boys. On March 1, 2011, she married actor Mehdi Pakdel, but they divorced in 2016. She has received various accolades, including a Hafez Award. She earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination for her performance in Midday Adventure: Trace of Blood.