Elnaz Shakerdoost (Persian: الناز شاکردوست; born June 27, 1984) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, four Hafez Awards and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.[1][2]

Elnaz Shakerdoost
الناز شاکردوست
Shakerdoost at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
Born (1984-06-27) June 27, 1984 (age 40)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materAzad University
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Early life

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Shakerdoost was born June 27, 1984, in Tehran, Iran. She is the second child in the family and she has an older brother and a younger sister.[3]

Before entering the cinema, she worked in student theaters, none of which were performed in public. During her school days, she also acted in student theaters. in 1997, she won the Best Actress Award at the Student Fajr Festival.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2003 Here Is the End of the World Golrokh Ebrahim Bakhshi, Sharareh Yousefinia
2005 Ice Flower Targol Kiumars Pourahmad
Singles Zhaleh Poshtkar Asghar Hashemi
The Runaway Bride Sima Bahram Kazemi
2006 The Online Murder Leila Masoud Abparvar
Who Killed Amir? Asal Mehdi Karampour
How Much You Want to Cry? Iran Shahed Ahmadlo
The Unfaithful Zohreh Asghar Naimi
2007 First Move Sara Farhad Najafi
The Rule of the Game Fereshteh Ahmad Reza Motamedi
God Is Close Leila Ali Vazirian
The Night Bus Reyhaneh Kiumars Pourahmad
2008 Layla's Majnun Parvaneh Ghasem Jafari
Among the Clouds Noora Rouhollah Hejazi
Wind Blows in the Meadow Shooka Khosrow Masoumi
Checkmate Parisa Jamshid Heidari
Shirin Woman in audience Abbas Kiarostami
2009 The Shell Roja Mostafa Al Ahmad
Bleeding Heart Delaram Mohammad Reza Rahmani
2010 Smell of Gandom Gandom Mohammad Reza Khaki
Two Sisters Mina Mohammad Banki
Distance Maryam Kamran Qadakchian
The Ungrateful Anael Hassan Hedayat
Hey to Love Elahe Asghar Naeemi
Accusation Nasim Mehrdad Farid
Death Carnival Nahid Reza Azamian, Habibollah Kasesaz
Red Light Roya / Setareh Ali Ghafari
2011 Point of No Return Sayeh Sirous Ranjbar
The First Condition Nazanin Masoud Atyabi
Me and You Mahshid Mohammad Banki
2013 Notoriety Afsaneh Masoud Dehnamaki
Fireworks Maral Bahman Goodarzi
2014 Mobarak Golpari Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami
The King's White Horse Mary Mohammad Hossein Latifi
2015 Taboo Bahar Khosrow Masoumi
2017 Asphyxia Sahra Fereydoun Jeyrani
2018 All Through the Night Mahta / Maryam Farzad Motamen
2019 When the Moon Was Full Faezeh Narges Abyar
The Singer Ziba Mostafa Kiaee
2020 I'm Scared Nasim Behnam Behzadi
TiTi Titi Ida Panahandeh
2021 Pinto Raheleh Narges Abyar
2023 A Relic of the South Rana Hossein Amiri Doomari, Pedram Pouramiri
The Last Birthday Soraya Navid Mahmoudi
2024 Bodiless Morteza Alizadeh
TBA A Time in Eternity Mehdi Norouzian Post-production
TBA Highway Deer Abolfazl Saffary Pre-production
Year Title Role Director Platform
2010–2011 Icy Heart Chista Mohammad Hossein Latifi Video CD
2012 Iranian Rally Herself Arash Moayerian

Theatre

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Year Title Playwright Director Stage Notes
2017 Lost Amir Mohandesan, Hadi Ahmadi Amir Mohandesan Iranshahr Theater
2023 Mad's Girl Love Song Tala Motazedi Arvand Dashtaray, Marene Van Holk City Theater of Tehran

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref(s)
Carcassonne International Political Film Festival 2019 Best Actress When the Moon Was Full Won
Fajr Film Festival 2008 Best Actress in a Leading Role Wind Blows in the Meadow Nominated
2019 When the Moon Was Full Won
2020 I'm Scared Nominated
2021 Pinto Nominated
Hafez Awards 2017 Best Actress – Motion Picture Mobarak Won
2018 Asphyxia Nominated
2020 When the Moon Was Full Won
2023 Titi Won
2024 Bodiless Won [5]
Iran Cinema Celebration 2005 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Singles Nominated
2006 Who Killed Amir? Nominated
2008 Best Actress in a Leading Role Among the Clouds Nominated
2018 Asphyxia Nominated
2019 When the Moon Was Full Nominated
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association 2017 Best Actress in a Leading Role Asphyxia Nominated
2020 When the Moon Was Full Won
2022 Titi Won
Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco 2015 Best Actress Taboo Won
Rabat International Film Festival 2022 Best Actress Titi Won

References

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  1. ^ "پایان جشنواره فیلم فجر؛ 'شبی که ماه کامل شد'". BBC Persian. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  2. ^ ""When the Moon Was Full" named best film at 37th Fajr festival". Tehran Times. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ "Motreb – Cyrus International Film Festival". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ Biography Elnaz Shakerdoost on Iranian Young Journalist Club
  5. ^ "کدام آثار سینمایی نامزد تندیس حافظ شدند؟". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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