Asal Badiee (Persian: عسل بدیعی; May 9, 1977 – April 1, 2013) was an Iranian actress.

Asal Badiee
عسل بدیعی
Born(1977-05-09)May 9, 1977
DiedApril 1, 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 35)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materAzad University
OccupationActress
Years active1997–2013
Spouse
(m. 2000; div. 2004)
Children1
RelativesReza Davood Nejad (brother-in-law)

She started her cinema career with the film To Be or Not to Be, a product of Kianoosh Ayari. The main subject of the film was organ donation; a task which Badiee performed in her real life.[1]

Early life

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Asal Badiee was born in Tehranpars, Tehran. Her father, Shahrokh, was an employee at Tejarat Bank.[citation needed]

Personal life

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She married Fariborz Arabnia, an Iranian cinema actor and film director in 2000, but they separated after four years; they had one son Johnyar.[2][3]

Death

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She was transferred to Loghman Hospital after a drug overdose[4] on March 31, 2013, and died the next day from cardiac and respiratory problems.[5] Her doctor also announced that she had died after cerebral vessels burst.

Two days after her death, it was announced that her internal organs would be donated, with her family's agreement. Her kidney, liver, heart, and lungs were donated on April 5–6, giving seven people new lives, making her the first Iranian cinema actress to do so.[6][7]

Her funeral took place on April 7, 2013[8] at Vahdat Hall, with the participation of a large number of Iranian cinema and television actors and many fans.[4] She was buried in Behesht-e Zahra.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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  • To Be or Not to Be, Kianoosh Ayari, 1997
  • Dirty Hands, Sirus Alvand, 1999
  • Haft Pardeh, Farzad Motamen, 2000
  • Dearly, Bahram Kazemi, 2000
  • Candle in the Wind, Pouran Derakhshandeh, 2003
  • Butterfly in May, Mohammad-Javad Kazeh Saz, 2005
  • Sarboland, Saeed Tehrani, 2006

TV Series

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  • Until Morning (2005–06)
  • 8th Day (2009)
  • Mankind's land (2009–10)
  • The sixth person (2010–11)
  • Ghazal (2010)
  • My father's house (2012)
  • Walk in the Line (2012)[10]

References

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  1. ^ بودن یا نبودن؟ (Persian)
  2. ^ "فریبرز عرب‌نیا و فرزندش در مراسم تشییع پیکر عسل بدیعی (Fariborz Arabnia and his son at the funeral ceremony)". www.khabaronline.ir (in Persian). KhabarOnline News Agency. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ "Asal Badiee dies" (in Persian). Tishineh.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ^ a b "بازیگری که به دیگران حیات بخشید (An Act That Gave Life To Others)". Jam Online (in Persian). Jam Cultural Press Institute. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  5. ^ Asal Badiee dies (Persian)
  6. ^ اهدای اعضای بازیگر جوان (Persian)
  7. ^ "7 organs of the Iraninan actress Asal Badiee were donated". CNN. April 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "عسل بدیعی درگذشت / مراسم خاکسپاری بعد از تعطیلات برگزار می‌شود (Badiyah died / burial ceremonies are held after holidays)". KhabarOnline News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  9. ^ Funeral and interment of Asal Badiee (Persian)
  10. ^ Asal Badiei (Persian,English)