Bahareh Rahnama


Bahareh Rahnama is an Iranian actress.

Early life

She was born on December 1, 1973 in Arak, Iran. Her father, Jalal Rahnama is a businessman and her mother, Parvin Ghaem Maghami is an actress. They moved to Tehran in early 1980.

Acting career

Rahnama earned bachelor's degrees in Legal Rights and Persian Literature and a master's degree in Dramatic Literature. She also took screenwriting and acting courses, and worked as a journalist.
Her debut movie was Viber in 1991. Besides being a theatre, television and film actress, Rahnama is also a writer. She has collaborated in writing for The Nights of Barareh, Mozaffar’s Garden and Shams-ol-Emareh series. Rahnama also published a book entitled Seven Nights in a Month, which is a collection of her notes from her personal blog over 7 years.
The Iranian actress has played roles in various movies, such as Tambourine, St. Petersburg, No Men Allowed, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Laughter in the Rain and Sensitive Level. She has also appeared in series, including The Story of a City, I'm a Tenant, The Man of a Thousand Faces and Goodbye Child.

Political career

She supported Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 2009 Presidential election. She meet with Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi's spouse on May 2009 and was one of the members of Mir-Hossein Mousavi presidential campaign. She is one of the writers of Chelcheragh, a weekly social magazine printed in Iran.

Personal life

She married Peyman GhasemKhani in 1992. The couple divorced in 2016. Peyman is an Iranian screenwriter who mostly worked with Mehran Modiri. They have a daughter named Paria who was born in 1997. Paria has acted with her mother in two films, including Bano and Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh. Her mother, Parvin is also acted in TV series since 2004. Her former brother-in-law, Mehrab GhasemKhani is also a writer and his spouse, Shaghayegh Dehghan is an actress. Rahnama married Amir Khosro Abbasi in August 2017.

Selected filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
Afee1993Azam
Asheghaneh1993Elahe
Ghazal1994Akram
Bazghasht Be Khane1995SiminTV Series
Ey Nasim Baran1996NasimTheatre
Badamhaye Talkh1997Shahla
Bachehaye Bad1999Merila
Nan, Eshgh & Motor Hezar2000Baraan
Pish Az Ashnaee2000RozTheatre
Dastan Yek Shahr 22000ManijehTV Series
Mola Sadra2000ElhamTV Series
Gav Khoni2002Nina
Man Yek Mostajeram2003YeganehTV Series
Panjareha2005NargesTheatre
Zir Zamin2006RozitaTV Film
Tofigh Ejbari2007Shahla
Dah Raghami2007Pone
Dayere Zangi2008Shoeleh
Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh2008GhoghnosTV Series
Char Changoli2008Sima
Bazi2008HedyehShort Film
Ma'mor Badragheh2008KiyanaTV Series
Khodaye Koshtar2008SarahTheatre
Hamlet Ba Salade Fasl2009NeginTheatre
Gav Sandoogh2009ReyhanehTV Series
Dastanhaye Interneti2009Zahra
Popak & Mash Mashaalah2010Roya
Ma 3 Nafar2010Parmida
Saint Petersburg2011Nazanin
Mikhaham Ba Mosio Molaghat Konam2011PopakTheatre
Vorood Aghayan Mamnoe2011Mrs. Aghasi