Azar Shiva
June 23, 1934 (90 years old) in Tehran, Iran
Azar Shiva was born in 1941, in the city of Tehran. She began her career working with Tehran Radio before later doing dubbing as a voice artist. Invited to work with Majid Mohseni, she shot her first film in 1962 titled "Song of the Village". In one decade, she acted in twenty one Iranian films, of the likes of "Sultan of Hearts" and "The Prostitute". Her career came to a close in 1972 with the rise of the Iranian Revolution, selling chewing gum as a form of protest at Tehran University for the way her film studio had commercialized the female body.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ยทWomen According to Menas
- 1971 ยทTrees Die Standingas Grandmother
- 1970 ยทThree-Eyed Rubyas
- 1970 ยทEradatmand-e shoma, Ezraeelas
- 1969 ยทProstituteas Atash
- 1969 ยทGhatelin ham Migeryandas
- 1969 ยทThe Golden Palaceas
- 1968 ยทHengamehas Nahid
- 1968 ยทKing of Heartsas Setareh
- 1967 ยทThe Rotation of the Firmamentas Parvin
- 1965 ยทThe Champion of Championsas
- 1961 ยทThe Village Songas