Vishka Asayesh | |
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ویشکا آسایش | |
 Asayesh at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival | |
| Born | November 7, 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Education | London University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Set designer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Reza Ghobady |
| Children | Gueeve (b. 2006) |
| Relatives | Maziar Partow (uncle) |
Vishka Asayesh (Persian: ویشکا آسایش; born November 7, 1972) is an Iranian actress, set designer, and art director. She obtained a degree in set design from the UK. She is also a sculptor and has exhibited her art works at Etemad Gallery in Tehran in 2012.[1][2]
Career
Vishka became a household name after appearing in the historical TV series Imam Ali in 1992. She has appeared in Love + 2 (1998), The Visitor of Rey (2000), Ice Flower (2004), No Men Allowed (2011), Snow on the Pines (2011), Thirteen (2013), I am Diego Maradona (2014), and Sperm Whale (2015).
Her appearance in No Men Allowed (2011) won a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.[3] She was nominated and won the best actress award several times at the international film festivals for acting in The Badger movie, directed by Kazem Mollaie in 2021.
Awards
- Best Actress for No Men Allowed (2011), (dir. Rambod Javan) at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.
- Best Actress and Best Ensemble Cast for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “19th. Riverside International Film Festival” (USA) / April 2021[4]
- Nominated for the Best Female Actor for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “11th. Queens World Film Festival” (USA) / July 2021
- Special Jury Award for Acting for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “37th. Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival”, Academy Awards® Qualifying (USA) / Sept. 2021 (The jury shared: “Asayesh commands your attention as the fiercely independent Soodah, an entrepreneur and mother starting her second marriage when tragedy strikes. She is a modern woman in modern Iran, who must face the humiliation of seeking help from various authority figures while maintaining her dignity. She gives a stunning performance that invites you into the complexity of her world.”)[5]
- Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “10th. Winter Film Awards International Film Festival” (USA) / Oct. 2021[6]
- Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “6th. Calella Film Festival” [Low Budget Section] (SPAIN) / Oct. 2021
Work
Theater
- Mississippi Dies Seated (Homayoun Ghanizadeh, 2016)
Films
- The Night Guardian (Reza Mirkarimi, 2022)
- The Badger (Kazem Mollaie, 2020)[7]
- We Are All Together (2018)
- Nahang Anbar (Saman Moghaddam, 2015)
- Dar Moddat Maloum (Vahid Amirkhani, 2015)
- Man va Sharmin (Bijan Shirmarz, 2015)
- Sokoot (George Haasehmzadeh, 2015)
- Sizdah (Houman Seyedi, 2014)
- Nikaan va Bacheh Ghoul (Rahman Rezayi, 2012)
- Barf rooye kajha (Payman Maadi, 2011)
- Khabam Miad (Reza Attaran, 2011)
- Porteghal Khoni (Cyrus Alvand, 2010)
- No Men Allowed (Rambod Javan, 2010)
- The book of law (Maziar Miri, 2009)
- Shirin (2008)
- Gol-e Yakh (Kiumars Pourahmad, 2004)
- Hasht Paa (Alireza Davood Nejad, 2004)
- Mosafere Rey (Davood Mir Bagheri, 2000)
- Bolough (Masoud Jafari Jowzani, 1999)
- Eshgh +2 (Reza Mir-Karimi, 1998)
- Saahere (Davood Mir Bagheri, 1997)
Set designer
- Zanan Venusi, Mardan Merikhi (2010)
- Masoumiat Az Dast Rafteh (2002)
TV series
- Blue Whale (Fereydoun Jeyrani, 2019)
- Pardeh Neshin (Behrooz Shoeibi, 2015)
- Mokhtarnameh (Davood Mirbagheri, 2010)
- Nardebam-e Aseman (Mohammad Hossein Lotfi, 2009)
- Imam Ali (Shaheed-e-Kufa) (Davood Mirbagheri, 1991)
References
- ↑ Vishka Asayesh
- ↑ تنها دارنده سیمرغ نقش اول زن برای نقش کمدی از جشنواره
- ↑ ویشکا آسایش | آشنایی با ویشکا آسایش بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون ایران
- ↑ "Iranian film 'The Badger' wins RIFF award". Iran Press. May 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Unveils Winners". The Diaspora Times. 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "Vishka Asayesh wins Best Actress Award at US film festival". MEHR NEWS AGENCY. 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Badger to be released". Iranian Students' News Agency. 25 July 2020.
- "Iranian Movie DataBase ويشكا آسايش". Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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