Elnaz Shakerdoost
{{Short description|Iranian actress (born 1984)}}
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| name = Elnaz Shakerdoost
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| caption = Shakerdoost at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
| native_name = الناز شاکردوست
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|28}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Iran
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
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| alma_mater = Azad University
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Elnaz Shakerdoost (Persian: الناز شاکردوست; born July 7, 1984) is an Iranian actress. She studied at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Tehran while pursuing acting in theater. She received a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival for her role in When the Wind Blows Through the Meadow in 2007 and won the Best Actress award at the Hafez Awards for her performance in Mubarak in 2016. Shakerdoost also won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress for her role in When the Moon Was Full in 2018 and was nominated for the same award for Pinto, both directed by Narges Abyar.
Early life
Elnaz Shakerdoost was born on July 7, 1984, in Tehran, Iran. She is the second child in her family, with an older brother and a younger sister.{{Cite web |title=Motreb – Cyrus International Film Festival |url=https://cift.ca/event/motreb/ |access-date=2021-07-10 |language=en-US}} From a young age, Shakerdoost showed an interest in acting, performing in school and university theater productions. In 1997, she won the Best Actress award at a student edition of the Fajr Festival. She ranked 11th in the national university entrance exam for the arts and enrolled in the Theater program at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Tehran.[https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/3323255/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%AF%D9%84-%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B5%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%B3 Biography Elnaz Shakerdoost on Iranian Young Journalist Club]
Controversies
Film Scandal
ElNaz Shakerdoost, in an open letter addressed to the media, wrote about her role as Afsaneh in the film Scandal: "I truly lived the role of Afsaneh, and my soul will forever remain tied to this character. My only solace is the hope that the conscience of my homeland, Iran, awakens in time. The reason I took on this role was to echo the sigh of a girl who, after the price of bread rose, turned away from God in anger, left the breadline, and was forced into a life of vice. No one asked what would become of a home left without bread."{{cite web |date=7 February 2013 |title=Masoud Dehnamaki: Scandal is the Pulpit of Cinema |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1391/11/17/19560/مسعود-ده-نمکی-رسوایی-منبر-سینماست |access-date=11 February 2019 |publisher=Tasnim News Agency |language=fa}}
Support for the LGBT Community
Following the reported killing of Ali Fazeli Monfared on 4 May 2021, Shakerdoost expressed support for the LGBT community on her Instagram account. She posted a photo of herself with rainbow-colored bangs, a symbol associated with the LGBT movement, accompanied by the following statement:
{{blockquote|"Ever since childhood, every story I read began with 'In the name of the merciful God,' but this story has no merciful God. Perhaps He is preoccupied with the massacres we see daily in the media worldwide. The narrative of misogyny and discrimination against sexual minorities is not new in our society—it has taken such deep roots that it has become a profound societal issue, suffocating us. It has brought us to a point where we claim the right to take a life we did not give. Across this land, men and women are killed by their families and loved ones, solely for the most basic human right: the right to choose, to have preferences, to decide their own lives. To be killed by childhood playmates, parents, or loved ones is to die a thousand times. Today, we must stand tall to lift this dark cloud from above us. Today, we will no longer remain silent."}}
A few days later, following a warning from the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, Shakerdoost was compelled to delete the Instagram post. During this period, media outlets such as Fars News Agency and Mashregh News, which are affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, played a significant role in orchestrating campaigns aimed at discrediting Shakerdoost. These outlets referred to her with derogatory labels, such as a "celebrity promoting corruption."{{cite web |title=ElNaz Shakerdoost Threatened by Tehran Prosecutor's Office for Supporting Homosexuals |url=https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/48972 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210523193206/https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/48972 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |access-date=23 May 2021 |publisher=IranWire |language=fa}}{{cite web |date=17 May 2021 |title=17 May: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/world-57144904 |access-date=23 May 2021 |publisher=BBC Persian |language=fa}}
Protest at the 2023 Fajr Film Festival
In February 2023, while attending a screening of the film Without Body at the Kourosh Cinema Complex during the Fajr Film Festival, ElNaz Shakerdoost took the stage minutes before the film's conclusion to voice criticism of the festival's organizers.{{cite web |date=1 February 2023 |title=Video: ElNaz Shakerdoost Protests at Fajr Film Festival Outside Cinema |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/live/68163561 |access-date=1 February 2023 |publisher=BBC Persian |language=fa}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope=row|2003
|Here Is the End of the World |Golrokh |Ebrahim Bakhshi, Sharareh Yousefinia | |
|---|
| scope=row|2004
|Singles |Zhaleh Poshtkar |Asghar Hashemi | |
| scope=row rowspan="3" |2005
|Leila |Masoud Abparvar | |
| Ice Flower
|Targol | |
| The Runaway Bride
|Sima |Bahram Kazemi | |
| scope=row rowspan="3" |2006
|Who Killed Amir? |Asal | |
| How Much You Want to Cry?
|Iran |Shahed Ahmadlo | |
| Unfaithful
|Zohreh |Asghar Naimi | |
| scope=row rowspan="4" |2007
|First Move |Sara | |
| The Rule of the Game
|Fereshteh |Ahmad Reza Motamedi | |
| God Is Close
|Leila |Ali Vazirian | |
| The Night Bus
|Reyhaneh | |
| scope=row rowspan="4" |2008
|Layla's Majnun |Parvaneh | |
| Among the Clouds
|Noora | |
| Wind Blows in the Meadow
|Shooka |Khosrow Masoumi | |
| Shirin
|Woman in audience | |
| scope=row rowspan="3" |2009
|The Shell |Roja |Mostafa Al Ahmad | |
| Bleeding Heart
|Delaram |Mohammad Reza Rahmani | |
| Checkmate
|Parisa |Jamshid Heidari | |
| scope=row rowspan="8" |2010
|Smell of Gandom |Gandom |Mohammad Reza Khaki | |
| Two Sisters
|Mina |Mohammad Banki | |
| Distance
|Maryam | |
| The Ungrateful
|Anael |Hassan Hedayat | |
| Hey to Love
|Elahe |Asghar Naeemi | |
| Accusation
|Nasim |Mehrdad Farid | |
| Death Carnival
|Nahid |Reza Azamian, Habibollah Kasesaz | |
| Red Light
|Roya / Setareh |Ali Ghafari | |
| scope=row rowspan="3" |2011
|Point of No Return |Sayeh |Sirous Ranjbar | |
| The First Condition
|Nazanin |Masoud Atyabi | |
| Me and You
|Mahshid |Mohammad Banki | |
| scope=row rowspan="2" |2013
|Afsaneh | |
| Fireworks
|Maral |Bahman Goodarzi | |
| scope=row rowspan="2" |2014
|Mobarak |Golpari |Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami | |
| The King's White Horse
|Mary |Mohammad Hossein Latifi | |
| scope=row|2015
|Bahar |Khosrow Masoumi | |
| scope=row|2017
|Sahra | |
| scope=row|2018
|All Through the Night |Mahta / Maryam | |
| scope=row rowspan="2" |2019
|Faezeh | |
| The Singer
|Ziba |Mostafa Kiaee | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2020
|I'm Scared |Nasim | |
| TiTi
|Titi | |
| scope="row" |2021
|Pinto |Raheleh | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2023
|A Relic of the South |Rana |Hossein Amiri Doomari, Pedram Pouramiri | |
| The Last Birthday
|Soraya |Navid Mahmoudi | |
| scope="row" |2024
| | |
| scope="row" |2025
|Highway Deer | |Abolfazl Saffary | |
= Web =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Platform |
| scope=row|2010–2011
|Icy Heart |Chista |Mohammad Hossein Latifi | rowspan="2" |Video CD |
|---|
| scope=row|2012
|Iranian Rally |Herself |Arash Moayerian |
Theatre
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Playwright ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Stage ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope=row|2017
|Lost |Amir Mohandesan, Hadi Ahmadi |Amir Mohandesan |Iranshahr Theater | |
|---|
| scope=row|2023
|Mad's Girl Love Song |Tala Motazedi |Arvand Dashtaray, Marene Van Holk | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination |
| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated Work ! scope="col" | Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Carcassonne International Political Film Festival
|2019 |Best Actress |{{won}} | |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" |Fajr Film Festival
|2008 | rowspan="4" |Best Actress in a Leading Role |Wind Blows in the Meadow |{{nom}} | |
| 2019
|When the Moon Was Full |{{won}} | |
| 2020
|I'm Scared |{{nom}} | |
| 2021
|Pinto |{{nom}} | |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" |Hafez Awards
|2017 | rowspan="5" |Best Actress – Motion Picture |Mobarak |{{won}} | |
| 2018
|{{nom}} | |
| 2020
|When the Moon Was Full |{{won}} | |
| 2023
|Titi |{{won}} | |
| 2024
|Bodiless |{{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" |Iran Cinema Celebration
|2005 | rowspan="2" |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Singles |{{nom}} | |
| 2006
|Who Killed Amir? |{{nom}} | |
| 2008
| rowspan="3" |Best Actress in a Leading Role |Among the Clouds |{{nom}} | |
| 2018
|Asphyxia |{{nom}} | |
| 2019
|When the Moon Was Full |{{nom}} | |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association
|2017 | rowspan="3" |Best Actress in a Leading Role |Asphyxia |{{nom}} | |
| 2020
|When the Moon Was Full |{{won}} | |
| 2022
|Titi |{{won}} | |
| scope="row"|Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco
|2015 |Best Actress |{{won}} | |
| scope="row"|Rabat International Film Festival
|2022 |Best Actress |Titi |{{won}} | |
References
- {{IMDb name|2145989}}
- [http://www.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138303312041 Elnaz Shakerdoost in Soureh Cinema]
- [https://filcin.com/person/30434/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA Elnaz Shakerdoost in Filcin]
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2145989}}
- [https://irmdb.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138303312041 Elnaz Shakerdoost] On SourehCinema (in Persian)
- {{instagram|elnazshakerdoost}}
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Category:Actresses from Tehran
Category:Iranian film actresses
Category:Iranian television actresses
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