Parvin Kheirbakhsh (Persian: پروین خیربخش), better known as Forouzan (فروزان; 9 August 1937 – 24 January 2016) was an Iranian actress, producer, and dubbing artist.

Foruzan
فروزان
Born
Parvin Kheyrbakhsh

(1937-08-09)9 August 1937
Died24 January 2016(2016-01-24) (aged 78)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeBehesht-e Zahra Cemetery
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer, Voice actress
Years active1963–1979
Children1

She started her cinematic career as a voice-over actress. In 1964 she starred in Siamak Yasemi's Sāhele Entezār, but it was Ganj-e Qarun, another film by Yasemi, that made her very famous. She co-starred in this film with Fardin. After Ganj-e Qarun Fardin and Forouzan made a golden cinematic couple and co-starred in some of the highest-grossing films of the era, known as Persian Films or Film Farsi (in Persian: فیلمفارسی). Persian Film was the popular genre of movies produced in Iran before the Iranian revolution of 1979.

Biography

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Forouzan was born on 9 August 1937 in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. She started her career by dubbing films. Her first movie was Sahel-e Entezar. She acted in many popular Iranian films and also worked with visionary directors of the Mowj-e Now, such as Dariush Mehrjui (Dayere-ye Mina) and Ali Hatami (Baba Shamal).[1]

Siamak Yasemi, Iraj Ghaderi, Shapur Gharib and Fereydun Goleh were some of the other famous directors that she collaborated with.[1]

After the 1979 revolution Forouzan was banned from playing in movies and grew more and more isolated. She rarely conducted interviews and died on 24 January 2016 in Tehran.[2]

After Forouzan's death, Persian-language websites and forums dedicated posts and articles in her memory. Her popularity remained intact despite not having acted in a new film since 1978.[3]

Partial filmography

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  • 1963: Sahele entezar - Maryam
  • 1964: The Humans - Goli
  • 1964: The Pleasures of Sin - Sahar
  • 1965: Gate of Fate
  • 1965: Darvazehe taghdir
  • 1965: The Bride of the Sea - Maryam
  • 1965: Croesus' Treasure - Ganjeh Gharoon
  • 1965: Dah saye khatarnak - Sepideh
  • 1966: Shookhi nakon delkhor misham - Assal
  • 1966: Shamsi pahlevoon - Shamsi
  • 1966: Hashem khan - Mina
  • 1966: Farar az haghighat
  • 1967: Valley of Death
  • 1967: Haft shahr-e eshgh
  • 1967: Gohar-e shab-cheragh
  • 1967: Dalahoo - Arezoo
  • 1968: Shokoh-e-javanmardi
  • 1968: Yusuf ile Züleyha - Züleyha
  • 1968: The Dragon Gorge
  • 1968: Tahran macerasi
  • 1968: Setare-ye haft-asemoon
  • 1968: Ghoroube botparastan
  • 1968: The Daughter of the King of Fairies
  • 1968: Charkh-E-Bazigar
  • 1968: Chahar darvish
  • 1968: Bazee-e Eshgh
  • 1968: Separate beds
  • 1968: It's Written in the Stars
  • 1969: Tak-khal
  • 1969: Shar-ashoob
  • 1969: Setare-ye foroozan
  • 1969: Mojeze-ye ghalbha
  • 1969: Malek-e doozakh
  • 1969: A Girl Is Going to Die Tonight
  • 1969: Büyük yemin
  • 1969: The Great Oath - Firuzan
  • 1970: Mardi az jonoob-e shahr - Atash
  • 1970: Sogoli
  • 1970: Ram karadan-e mard-e vahshi
  • 1970: Raghaseye shahr - Pari
  • 1970: Jafar var Golnar - Golnar
  • 1970: Bride of Bianca
  • 1971: Ayyoob - Shahin / Maryam / Shirin
  • 1971: Baba Shamal - Shokat-ol-molook
  • 1971: Khosghel-e mahalle - Nazi
  • 1971: Heydar - Aghdas
  • 1971: Badnaam - Badri
  • 1971: Atashpare-ye shahr
  • 1972: Zafar
  • 1972: Sahere
  • 1972: Mikhak-e sefid
  • 1972: Khaterkhah
  • 1972: Ghalandar - Eshrat
  • 1972: The Dagger - Banafsheh
  • 1973: Parizad
  • 1973: Nakhoda - Darya
  • 1975: Gharar-e bozorg - Shirin
  • 1976: Khodahafez koochooloo
  • 1977: The Cycle - Zahra
  • 1977: Back and Dagger - Pari (final film role)
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References

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  1. ^ a b Jahed, Parviz. "فروزان؛ ستاره‌ای خاموش می‌شود". BBC Persian. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "فروزان، ستاره سینمای پیش از انقلاب ایران درگذشت". BBC Persian. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ Payvand News. "Forouzan, Persian film star in Pahlavi era, passes away in Tehran". Payvand. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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