Pegah Ferydoni (Persian: پگاه فریدونی; born June 25, 1983) is an Iranian-born German actress and singer. Ferydoni left Iran with her family when she was two years old,[1] during the Iran–Iraq war. She started her career as a singer when she was age 16 but gave up singing in favour of acting.[2]
Pegah Ferydoni | |
|---|---|
 Ferydoni at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Born | June 25, 1983 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Film and television acting |
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | Lana | |
| Women Without Men | Faezeh | [3][4] | |
| 2010 | Ayla | Ayla | |
| 2012 | Turkish for Beginners | Yagmur Öztürk | |
| 2013 | 300 Worte Deutsch | Lale Demirkan | |
| 2015 | Women Who Made History | Cleopatra | |
| 2018 | The Last Berliner | Shirin Kämper | [5] |
| A Dysfunctional Cat | Mina | ||
| 2020 | Isi & Ossi | Teacher |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 | Türkisch für Anfänger ("Turkish for Beginners") | Yagmur Öztürk | German television comedy-drama series[6] |
| 2007, 2010 | Der Kriminalist | ||
| 2019–present | SOKO Hamburg | Sara Khan | |
| 2021–present | Almania | Sahra Nouri | |
| 2023–present | A Murder at the End of the World | Ziba | American psychological thriller television miniseries on FX on Hulu.[7] |
References edit
- ^ Louis, Chantal (1 April 2012). "Eine Iranerin in Deutschland". EMMA (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Mangold, Ijoma (10 October 2018). "Pegah Ferydoni: Die Schauspielerin Pegah Ferydoni wäre als Teenager beinahe Popsängerin geworden". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (13 May 2010). "In 1953 Iran, Sisterhood Sought During a Coup". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095.
- ^ Malone, Alicia (15 November 2018). The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women. Mango Media Inc. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-63353-838-2.
- ^ "The Last Berliner". Film Festival Flix. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023.
- ^ Hake, Sabine; Mennel, Barbara (1 October 2012). Turkish German Cinema in the New Millennium: Sites, Sounds, and Screens. Berghahn Books. pp. 100–104. ISBN 978-0-85745-769-1.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (11 February 2022). "Clive Owen, Jermaine Fowler, Alice Braga Among 10 Cast in FX Mystery Drama 'The Retreat'". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738.
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