Sareh Bayat (Persian: ساره بیات; born 6 October 1979) is an Iranian actress. She began her career in theatre in 2001 and, after studying acting, appeared in the television series A Fistful of Eagle Feathers in 2007. Her first cinematic role was in the film Imitator of Satan.
Sareh Bayat | |
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ساره بیات | |
.jpg) Bayat at the 2015 Fajr International Film Festival | |
| Born | 6 October 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | A Separation Muhammad: The Messenger of God Nahid |
| Spouse |
Alireza Afkari (m. 2021) |
Bayat received critical acclaim for her supporting role in the award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she, along with the female ensemble, won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] She was also nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival for her leading roles in Oblivion Season (2013), We Won't Get Used to It (2015), and Almond Eyes (2024).
Early life
editSareh Bayat was born on 6 October 1979 in Tehran, Iran.[3] She graduated with a degree in carpet design and trained in acting at the Karnameh Institute. Bayat began performing in theatre at age 22 and made her television debut in 2007 with A Fistful of Eagle Feathers. Her parents initially opposed her pursuit of acting, leading her to secretly study art at university to enter the profession.[4][5]
Personal life
editBayat grew up in a family of four and has a younger sister named Sarvin, who is married to Reza Ghoochannejhad, an Iranian footballer.[6]
She is married to Alireza Afkari, an Iranian composer and music arranger.[7]
Career
editBayat holds a degree in carpet design and is an ambassador for Iranian handicrafts. She began her acting career in 2001, performing in theatre, television, and film, having trained at the Karnameh Institute. In addition to acting, she engages in costume design and painting. Her cinematic debut was in Imitator of Satan (2006).
In 2011, she was cast in A Separation, earning the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress and, alongside Leila Hatami, Sarina Farhadi, and Kimia Hosseini, the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.[8] In 2017, she won the Best Actress award at the Hafez Awards for her role in the series Asheghaneh.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Killer Spider | Ebrahim Irajzad | |
| 2019 | Labyrinth | Negar | Amir Hossein Torabi |
| Symphony No. 9 | Rahil | Mohammad Reza Honarmand | |
| Rahman 1400 | Nazila | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2018 | The Dark Room | Haleh | Rouhollah Hejazi |
| 2017 | Yellow | Nahal | Mostafa Taghizadeh |
| Twenty One Days Later | Mother | Mohamad Reza Kheradmandan | |
| Lobby | Mohamad Parvizi | ||
| 2015 | We Will Not Get Used To | Mahtab | Ebrahim Ebrahimian |
| Muhammad: The Messenger of God | Halimah | Majid Majidi | |
| Nahid | Nahid | Ida Panahandeh | |
| 2014 | The Long Farewell | Mahroo | Farzad Motamen |
| The Sleepy Ones | Nazgol | Fereydoun Jeyrani | |
| Resident of the Middle Floor | Shahab Hosseini | ||
| Oblivion Season | Fariba | Abbas Rafei | |
| Lamp 100 | Saeed Aghakhani | ||
| 2011 | A Separation | Razieh | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2007 | Imitator of the Devil | Afshin Sadeghi |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Romance | Pegah Dadgar | Manouchehr Hadi | Filimo |
| 2019–2020 | Heart | Rasta Pazhoheshi | Manouchehr Hadi | Filimo, Namava |
| 2021 | Gisoo (Romance 2) | Pegah Dadgar | Manouchehr Hadi | Namava |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | One Fist of Eagle Feather | Mahshid | Asghar Hashemi | IRIB TV2 |
| 2008 | Innocents | Nooshin Entezam | Ahmad Amini | IRIB TV3 |
| 2009 | The Lady | Saharnaz | Farid Sajjadi Hosseini | IRIB TV3 |
Awards and Nominations
edit- SilverBear for Best Actress in 61st Berlin Film Festival, Shared with other actresses of A Separation
- Best actress in a supporting role in 29th Fajr International Film Festival for A Separation
- Supporting Actress of the Year in 32nd London Critics Circle Film Awards for A Separation
- Best Actress in Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2011 for A Separation - Shared with Leila Hatami and Sarina Farhadi
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Iran Critics and Writers Association | Best Actress | A Separation | Won | [10] |
| 2011 | 29th Fajr Film Festival | Honorary Diploma for Best Supporting Actress | A Separation | Won | [11] |
| 2011 | 61st Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actress (shared with female cast) | A Separation | Won | [12] |
| 2011 | Jaipur International Film Festival | Best Actress | A Separation | Nominated | [13] |
| 2012 | London Film Critics' Circle | Best Supporting Actress | A Separation | Won | [14] |
| 2012 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Best Actress (shared with female cast) | A Separation | Won | [15] |
| 2014 | Fajr International Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Iran Cinema Celebration | Best Actress | Nahid | Nominated | |
| 2014 | 8th Iran Film Critics and Writers Celebration | Best Actress | — | Nominated | [16] |
| 2015 | Ravi International Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Won | [17] |
| 2015 | Tiburon International Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Won | [18] |
| 2016 | 34th Fajr Film Festival | Best Actress | We Won't Get Used to It | Nominated | [19] |
| 2015 | Universal Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Nominated | [20] |
| 2015 | New Jersey Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Nominated | [21] |
| 2015 | Irvine International Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Won | [22] |
| 2016 | Queens World Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Won | [23] |
| 2016 | Chetcheragh Festival | Acting Award | — | Won | [24] |
| 2016 | Love International Film Festival | Best Actress | Oblivion Season | Won | [25] |
| 2017 | 17th Hafez Awards | Best Actress in a Drama | Asheghaneh | Won | [26] |
| 2017 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actress | Yellow | Won | [27] |
| 2018 | 18th Hafez Awards | Best Actress | Yellow | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "A Separation 2011 Movie Review". The Film Magazine. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "ساره بیات". Sureh Cinema.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat". Soureh Cinema. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Get to Know Sareh Bayat Better". Iscanews (in Persian).
- ^ "Sareh Bayat's Shoes Become a Topic!". Tehran News (in Persian).
- ^ "Children of These Artists Were Born Abroad". Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Samira (23 April 2021). "See: Sareh Bayat's Sudden Marriage to the Musician with the Release of a Famous Song". Khabaronline (in Persian). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat, an Actress with a Remarkable Career!" [ساره بیات، بازیگری با کارنامهای پربار!]. Iran Online (in Persian). Iran Online. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Winners of Hafez Awards Announced / "The Salesman" Best Film, Mahdavian Best Director" [معرفی برندگان جوایز جشن حافظ / فروشنده بهترین فیلم شد، مهدویان بهترین کارگردان]. Khabaronline (in Persian). Khabaronline. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Women Who Passed Through the Circle of Critics". Iran Writers Association (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Winners of the Fajr Film Festival Announced". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ ""A Separation" Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Festival". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Directing and Acting of "A Separation" Honored at Jaipur Festival" (in Persian). ISNA. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ ""A Separation" Wins Three London Critics' Circle Awards" (in Persian). Radio Zamaneh. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Female Actors of "A Separation" Win Award at Palm Springs Festival" (in Persian). Cinema Press. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ ""Che" and "Paternal House" Lead Nominations at Critics' Celebration" (in Persian). ISNA. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat, an Actress with a Remarkable Career!". Iran Online (in Persian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat Named Best Actress at Tiburon Film Festival" (in Persian). Donya-e-Eqtesad. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Nominees for the Crystal Simorgh Section of the 34th Fajr Film Festival Announced". Fajr Film Festival (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Two Awards for "The Season of Forgetting Fariba" at Universal Festival" (in Persian). Bani Film. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat Named Best Actress at New Jersey Film Festival" (in Persian). IRNA. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Sareh Bayat Named Best Actress at Irvine Film Festival" (in Persian). Bani Film. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ ""The Season of Forgetting Fariba" Wins Jury Award at Queens World Festival / Sareh Bayat Best Actress" (in Persian). Cinema Press. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Star-Studded Night at Chetcheragh". Chetcheragh Magazine (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Award for Sareh Bayat at Love Festival" (in Persian). Honar Online. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Winners of Hafez Awards Announced / "The Salesman" Best Film, Mahdavian Best Director". Khabaronline (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Two Awards for Iranian Cinema at Shanghai Film Festival" (in Persian). ISNA. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
External links
edit- Sareh Bayat at IMDb