Saba Kamali (Persian: صبا کمالی; born October 17, 1976) is an Iranian actress.

Saba Kamali
صبا کمالی
Kamali at the 36th Fajr Film Festival
Born (1976-10-17) October 17, 1976 (age 47)
Sari, Iran
EducationTehran University of Art (MM)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Career edit

She began her career with stage acting in 1997, and later made her film debut with 'Born in the Month of Mehr' (1999).[1]

Kamali, however, found fame with the series After the Rain (2000).[2]

She established herself as an actress with the period dramas 'The British Briefcase' (1999) and 'Shahriyar' (2006).

The Iranian actress has also appeared in 'The Black Eyes' (2002), 'Boutique' (2003), 'There's Always a Woman Involved' (2007) and 'The Redemption' (2010).

She won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Tehran Theater Festival for her performance in the play 'From Nothingness to Humanity'.[3][4]

Arrest edit

On 12 September 2019, an arrest warrant was issued for Kamali after her post on Instagram in support of Sahar Khodayari, who self-immolated after she was prosecuted for trying to enter the Azadi Stadium, an act which is considered illegal for Iranian females. In her post, she published an imaginary dialogue with Husayn ibn Ali questioning the relevance of ceremonial Ashura event.[5]

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase صبا كمالي".
  2. ^ "Saba Kamali on Namnamak News".
  3. ^ "افشاگری صبا کمالی از پشت پرده سینمای ایران". zoomg.ir. August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Saba Kamali on Beytoote News".
  5. ^ "'دستور بازداشت' یک هنرپیشه زن در ایران به اتهام 'توهین به امام حسین'". bbc.com. September 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Saba Kamali (Biography)". www.iranactor.com. Archived from the original on 2002-07-13.

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