Azar Shiva
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-06-23 in Tehran, Iran
Biography
Azar Shiva was born in 1941, in the city of Tehran. She began her career working with Tehran Radio before later doing dubbing as a voice artist. Invited to work with Majid Mohseni, she shot her first film in 1962 titled "Song of the Village". In one decade, she acted in twenty one Iranian films, of the likes of "Sultan of Hearts" and "The Prostitute". Her career came to a close in 1972 with the rise of the Iranian Revolution, selling chewing gum as a form of protest at Tehran University for the way her film studio had commercialized the female body.
Most Known For
King of Hearts
as Setareh
The Golden Palace
Trees Die Standing
as Grandmother
The Champion of Champions
Aras Khan
The Village Song
I Am A Mother
as Azar
Runaway Groom
as Mehri
The Rotation of the Firmament
as Parvin
Prostitute
as Atash
Parastuha be laneh barmigardand
as Ali's Wife
Three-Eyed Ruby
Ghatelin ham Migeryand
Eradatmand-e shoma, Ezraeel
Gamecock
as Parvin
Hengameh
as Nahid
Under the Blue Sky
Forgiveness
The Law of Life
as Golnar
