Obeisi, Afarin

Afarin Obeisi _{(March 13, 1952, Lahijan, Iran)}

Afarin Obeisi, whose real name is Soghra Obeisi (born on March 13, 1952), is an Iranian veteran actress.

She is mostly known for playing opposite the legendary iranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi in Ali Hatami's Toghie (Wood Pigeon 1971).

Afarin Obeisi started her career in cinema with Leyli and Majnoon in 1970, directed by Siamak Yasami, and in the same year, she played opposite Behrouz Vossoughi in Toghie, directed by Ali Hatami.

In 1999, she makes a comeback to the cinema after being 28 years away from the world of acting since the 1979 revolution, by starring in the movie "Fame" by Iraj Ghaderi with a screenplay by Mohammad Hadi Karimi.

In the same year, she played a short role in Reza Mirkarimi's "The Child and The Soldier".

The Hidden Half (by Tahmineh Milani) may be considered as one of her most successful performances after a long break from acting.

2002   Bread and Love and Motor 1000 | Naan va Eshgh va Motor 1000 (2002)
2001   The Hidden Half | Nimeh-ye penhan (2001)
2000   The Child and the Soldier | Koudak va sarbaz (2000)
2000   Fame | Shohrat (2000)
1971   The Pigeon | Toghie (1971)
1970   Leyli and Majnoon (1970)