Taies Farzan
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Taies Farzan (born 1974 in Tehran) is a Turkish-German-Iranian actress, film director, and producer.
Taies Farzan was born in Iran, spent part of her childhood in Turkey, and moved to Germany in 1990, where she completed her *Abitur* (secondary school graduation) in 1993. She received her acting training through various seminars, drama schools, and workshops in Germany and Turkey. Subsequently, she worked as a stage, film, and television actress, as well as a voice actress for radio dramas, across several countries and languages.
Farzan made her feature film debut in 2005 in Yılmaz Arslan’s drama *Fatricide – Brudermord*. She also garnered international attention as a director with her short film *Weiße Lügen* (White Lies), which was awarded Best International Directorial Debut at the 2007 LA Independent Film and Video Festival. As an actress, she has played lead roles in films such as *Hitler’s Grave*, *Içimdeki Sessiz Nehir*, *Pia*, and *Sandstern*. Additionally, from 2012 to 2014, she played the title role in *Antigone* at the Istanbul State Theatre. Farzan works in Persian, Turkish, English, and German, and also possesses basic knowledge of the Kurdish language.
Taies Farzan was born in Iran, spent part of her childhood in Turkey, and moved to Germany in 1990, where she completed her *Abitur* (secondary school graduation) in 1993. She received her acting training through various seminars, drama schools, and workshops in Germany and Turkey. Subsequently, she worked as a stage, film, and television actress, as well as a voice actress for radio dramas, across several countries and languages.
Farzan made her feature film debut in 2005 in Yılmaz Arslan’s drama *Fatricide – Brudermord*. She also garnered international attention as a director with her short film *Weiße Lügen* (White Lies), which was awarded Best International Directorial Debut at the 2007 LA Independent Film and Video Festival. As an actress, she has played lead roles in films such as *Hitler’s Grave*, *Içimdeki Sessiz Nehir*, *Pia*, and *Sandstern*. Additionally, from 2012 to 2014, she played the title role in *Antigone* at the Istanbul State Theatre. Farzan works in Persian, Turkish, English, and German, and also possesses basic knowledge of the Kurdish language.
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