
Irene Zazians (August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Her two films after the revolution, The Red Line directed by Kimiyayi and The Reward by Davood Nejad, were banned. She also appeared in four TV series. She portrayed Mahde Olya (Nasereddin Shah's mother) in Soltan-e Sahebgheran directed by Ali Hatami in 1976. Her role in Hezar Dastan, another series directed by Ali Hatami, was cut out. After the Iranian revolution she was banned from taking part in any artistic activities. She travelled to Germany, where she re-trained as a beautician. She returned to Iran in 1986, during the harshest time of the Iran-Iraq war. Her last performance in cinema was in Shirin in 2008, a film by Abbas Kiarostami. She died of lung cancer in 2012 in Tehran.

Shirin
MOVIE • 2009

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
MOVIE • 2016

Baluch
MOVIE • 1972

Filmfarsi
MOVIE • 2019

The Red-Haired
MOVIE • 1974

Goodbye, Friend
MOVIE • 1970

The Red Line
MOVIE • 1982

Rooster
MOVIE • 1973

The Interim Husband
MOVIE • 1971

Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
MOVIE • 1976

Hakim-bashi
MOVIE • 1972

Homaye Sa'adat
MOVIE • 1971

The Shadow of Fate
MOVIE • 1961

The Last Supper
MOVIE • 1976

Anxiety
MOVIE • 1962

The Triple Bed
MOVIE • 1973

Akbar the Interpreter
MOVIE • 1973

Agitation
MOVIE • 1976