Farrokhlagha Houshmand

Farrokhlagha Houshmand (1929 – 2009) (Persian: فرخ‌لقا هوشمند; née Farrokh Lagha Poursol)[2] was an Iranian actress in film, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 70 movies.[3][1]

Farrokhlagha Houshmand
فرخ‌لقا هوشمند
Born
Farrokh-Lagha Poursol

(1929-03-16)March 16, 1929
Rasht, Gilan, Iran
DiedJuly 13, 2009(2009-07-13) (aged 80)
Tehran, Iran
Other namesFarrokh-Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlegha Houshmand, Farrokholqa Poursol, Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand, Farrokh Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlagha Hushmand, Farrokhlaqa Hushmand
OccupationActress
Years active1945–2003
SpouseReza Houshmand [fa][1]

Biography

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Farrokh Lagha Poursol was born in 1929 in Rasht, Pahlavi Iran.[2] Her father was one of the founders of the Rasht Theater, and she had initially studied acting as a child in Rasht.[2]

She formally started her acting career in 1945 in the acting academy under the supervision of Ataullah Zahed, Majid Mohseni [fa], and Hamid Ghanbari [fa] and she was active in the Gilan Theater.[2]

In 1957, she starred in her first film Ladder of Progress [fa] (Persian: نردبان ترقی, romanizedNardebane Taraghi), a film about a taxi driver that is climbs social status "ladders" when he is mistaken for being a wealthy accountant.[1][4] In 1966, she started acting in television, starring in a National Iranian Television (NITV) live program with Iraj Nazerian, Ezatullah Moqbeli, and Roghaye Chehreh Azad.[2] She became famous for playing the character "Nene Agha", the mother of the popular television and film fictional character Samad.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "فرخ‌لقا هوشمند از دنيا رفت" [Farrokholqa Hooshmand passed away]. ایسنا Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "فرخ لقا هوشمند درگذشت" [Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand died]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ "فرخ‌لقا هوشمند درگذشت". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا | Farda News (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ "نردبان ترقی (۱۳۳۶ )". SourehCinema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. ^ "روزنه اميد" [Rozaneh Omid (1338)]. SourehCinema.com (in Persian).
  6. ^ "ستاره ای چشمك زد (۱۳۴۲ )" [A Star Flashed (1342 )]. SourehCinema.com.
  7. ^ "آقای هفت رنگ (۱۳۴۲ )" [Mr. Haft Rang (1342)]. SourehCinema.com.
  8. ^ "من مادرم (1344 )" [I Am My Mother (1344)]. SourehCinema.com.
  9. ^ a b Jahed, Parviz (2022-06-02). The New Wave Cinema in Iran: A Critical Study. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 39, 241–242. ISBN 978-1-5013-6911-7.
  10. ^ "(1351) ليست كامل عوامل فيلم مهدي مشكي و شلوارك داغ" [Complete list of actors in Mehdi Meshki and Hot Shorts (1351)]. Sourehcinema.com (in Persian).
  11. ^ a b c d e Naficy, Hamid (2011). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. Duke University Press. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8.
  12. ^ Haenni, Sabine; Barrow, Sarah; White, John (2014-09-15). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-317-68261-5.
  13. ^ "Iranian Film Festival". Iranian.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  14. ^ "سریال ماجراهای صمد" [Samad Adventure Series (Majarahaye Samad)]. Bifasele (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-04.
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