Nahid Moslemi

Nahid Moslemi (Persian: ناهید مسلمی; born December 16, 1955) is an Iranian actress. She gained prominence in 2010 through her role in the television series Chardivari.

Early life and career Moslemi was born in Tehran. She began her acting career in 1978 with her debut role in the play Dictation and Angle by Gholamhossein Saedi, directed by Bahram Dehghan.

Moslemi trained under Roknoddin Khosravi and, in 1983, joined the Anahita Institute under Mostafa Oskooyi's direction. Alongside her theater training, she worked as a translator for the Red Crescent for several years. She began her professional stage career with the Anahita Oskooyi group, performing alongside Behzad Farahani. Moslemi holds a degree in English literature and comparative cultural history.

Moslemi is the mother of Shida Khaligh, a fellow Iranian actress. In 2006, she received the Best Actress award from the Actors’ Association of the House of Theater for her role in Mohammad Yaghoubi’s play The Moon in the Water. Her performance in the home theater production Shahrzad further solidified her reputation.

In February 2014, Moslemi was honored with the festival statuette at the 32nd Fajr Theater Festival for her outstanding contributions to theater.

Filmography

Theatr

Cinema

Television

Web

Awards and honors

First Place, Best Actress, Short Film Last Glance, Tabriz, Young Cinema Unity Festival, 1989 Certificate of Appreciation for Best Actress for the play Bahram Chubineh, directed by Qotboddin Sadeghi, 1994 First Place, Best Actress in Play Reading for Aunt Iran, 2006 Top Award, Monologue Festival, 2008 Certificate of Appreciation, 6th Actors’ Celebration for The Cooing of the Shrine’s Doves, directed by Alireza Naderi, 2009 Nominated for Best Actress for the play Continuous Past at the 32nd Fajr Theater Festival, 2014 Special Jury Award, 15th Resistance Theater Festival for the play Jan Gaz, 2015 Nominated for Best Actress at the 29th Fajr Theater Festival for the play No Gentlemen Allowed Certificate of Appreciation, Baran Theater Week, 2016

Selected in the Professions Category, 13th International Radio Festival for the radio play Someone Take My Father, Radio Namayesh, 2014