Mahnaz Afshar
- Actress
Mahnaz Afshar was born in Tehran on June 11 1977. She graduated in
natural science in high school . After graduation, one of her relatives
who was the Theater Affairs Assistant in "Soureh" college introduced
her to "Hannaneh" Art institute. Having studied video edition in the
following years, she participated in assembly job of "Ketabe Avval"
training materials, directed by Darioush Mehrjooii. Later on, she was
invited by Miss. Shamsi Fazl Elahi to act in a TV series called
"Gomshodeh" (Lost) directed by Mr.Masud Navaii, making her first official
play in TV industry. Her professional career continued by acting in a
movie called Doostan (2000) (Friends) directed by Mr. Abdollah Eskandari.
The film, however, was not released in movie theaters due to
complications with the authorities regarding the story and morals of
the film. Her first official appearance as an actress in the cinema
industry debuted in a work called Shoure Eshgh (Passion of Love), which
received positive reviews by audience and critics of the time. Having
gained substantial fame for her act, she later appeared in Atash bas (2006)
(Truce), a major hit, and Salad-e fasl (2005) (Salad of the season).
