Mina Sadati
{{Short description|Iranian actress (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mina Sadati
| image = Fajr International Film Festival - Tabestane Dagh Press Conference 15.jpg
| caption = Sadati at the 2017 Fajr Film Festival
| native_name = مینا ساداتی
| native_name_lang = Fa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Iran
| nationality =
| parents =
| alma_mater = University of Tehran
| occupation = Actress
| years active = 2006–present
| agent =
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| spouse = Babak Hamidian
| children =
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Mina Sadati ({{langx|fa|مینا ساداتی}}, born {{Birth date|1981|11|24|mf=yes}}) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Leila in Loneliness of Leila (2015).{{Cite news|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/85158/mina-sadati-wins-award-at-beijing-festival|title=Mina Sadati Wins Award at Beijing Festival|date=2018-04-23|work=Financial Tribune|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://namnak.com/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C.p2387|title=بیوگرافی و عکس مینا ساداتی|work=Namnak|access-date=2018-06-20|language=fa}}
Early life and career
Mina Sadati was born on December 1, 1981, in Tehran. She enrolled in the University of Art in 1999, where her bachelor's and master’s theses focused on cinema.{{Cite news |date=2015-12-01 |title=مینا ساداتی برای نزدیک شدن به نقش «آمنه» چه کار کرد؟/ از رفتن به شیرخوارگاه تا دیدن فیلم‌های مذهبی |url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/484308/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327132508/https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/484308/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86 |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=خبرآنلاین |language=fa}} Sadati graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. Her acting career began in theater, and she furthered her training by participating in Abbas Kiarostami’s educational workshop, alongside earlier classes in filmmaking and short films. She also spent time at the Karnameh Institute. In 2007, at the age of 26, Sadati made her cinematic debut with the film The Wound of Eve’s Shoulder, directed by Hossein Ghanat. A year later, she gained wider recognition with her role in Carat 14.{{Cite news |date= |title=زندگی نامه مینا ساداتی/عکس مینا ساداتی و همسرش - شباویز |url=http://shabaveiz.ir/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327132716/http://shabaveiz.ir/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C/ |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=شباویز |language=fa-IR}}
In 2014, Sadati portrayed Amneh bint Wahb, the mother of Prophet Muhammad, in Majid Majidi’s historical film Muhammad: The Messenger of God. To prepare for the role, she studied religious films and read extensively about the character. In the same year, her performance in Ice Age earned her a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress at the Fajr Film Festival.{{Cite news |date=2015-02-09 |title=نامزدهای "سودای سیمرغ" فجر 33 معرفی شدند |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/93112011094/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-33-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324212108/https://www.isna.ir/news/93112011094/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-33-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF |archive-date=2019-03-24 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=ایسنا |language=fa-IR}}
At the 35th Fajr Film Festival in February 2017, Sadati marked another milestone. In 2015, at age 34, she debuted on television with the series Leila’s Loneliness, directed by Mohammad Hossein Latifi, which brought her considerable fame. She continued to shine in films such as Mina’s Possibility (2015) and Hot Summer (2016), earning nominations for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the Fajr Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-06 |title=نامزدهای بخش سودای سیمرغ سی و پنجمین جشنواره فیلم فجر اعلام شد {{!}} پایگاه خبری تحلیلی انصاف نیوز |url=https://ensafnews.com/52145/%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%b2%d8%af%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%a8%d8%ae%d8%b4-%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%b3%db%8c%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ba-%d8%b3%db%8c-%d9%be%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%85%db%8c%d9%86-%d8%ac%d8%b4/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=انصاف نیوز |language=fa-IR}}{{Cite web |last=سینما |first=خانه |title=نامزدهای بخش سودای سیمرغ سی و چهارمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند. |url=https://www.khanehcinema.ir/fa/news/473/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF- |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405020410/https://www.khanehcinema.ir/fa/news/473/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF- |archive-date=2023-04-05 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.khanehcinema.ir}}
Sadati and Babak Hamidian announced their marriage during a special Nowruz television program in March 2016.{{Cite web |title=بابک حمیدیان و مینا ساداتی در برنامه سال تحویل: ازدواج ما میان شلوغی های تهران اتفاق ویژه ای نیست {{!}} پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینما سینما |url=https://cinemacinema.ir/tv/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%82-%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003053126/https://cinemacinema.ir/tv/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%82-%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7/ |archive-date=2022-10-03 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=cinemacinema.ir}}
Known for portraying gentle and kind-hearted characters, Sadati took on a contrasting role in the 2023 series Notebook, playing a resolute woman seeking vengeance for her father’s death.{{Cite web |title=درباره بازی متفاوت مینا ساداتی و سوگل خلیق در سریال «دفتر یادداشت» {{!}} خوب بودن - فیلم‌نیوز |url=https://www.filmnews.ir/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%DA%AF%D9%84-%D8%AE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327132520/https://www.filmnews.ir/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%DA%AF%D9%84-%D8%AE |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.filmnews.ir |language=fa-IR}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Note ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2008
|Karat 14 |Mina | |
|---|
| Eve's Shoulder Wound
|Roja |Hossein Ghena'at | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2011
|The Paternal House |Maryam | |
| Felicity Land
|Mina | |
| scope="row" |2012
|And We Pass | |Parisa Gorgin |Short film |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2013
|Kami's Party |Negin |Ali Ahmadzadeh | |
| Africa
| | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2014
|Just a Few Minutes of Silence |Shahrzad |Bahareh Sadeghijam | |
| Snow
|Khatereh |Mehdi Rahmani | |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" |2015
|Muhammad: The Messenger of God | |
| Never
|Narges | |
| Stroll in the Azure City
| |Mohammad Ali Najafi | |
| Ice Age
|Setareh |Mostafa Kiaei | |
| Come with Me
| |Shahab Hosseini, Sina Azin |Short film |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |2016
|Sanam | |
| Mina's Choice
|Mina | |
| Rabidity
|Nazanin |Amir Ahmad Ansari | |
| scope="row" |2017
|Searing Summer |Sarah |Ebrahim Irajzad | |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" |2018
|Nostalgia Celebration |Laleh |Pourya Azarbayjani | |
| Cypress Underwater
|Chista | |
| Rabbit
|Bita |Mani Baghbani | |
| The Role
| |Short film |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2020
|Homa | |
| Being and Time
| |Mani Baghbani |Unreleased film |
| scope="row" |2023
|The Notch | |Mina Sadati |Short film |
= Web =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Platform !Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"|2023
|Amsterdam |Sayeh |Masoud Gharagozlou |Tamashakhaneh |Main role |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2023–2024
|Seven |Baran Rahmani |Kiarash Asadizadeh |Tamashakhaneh |Main role |
| The Notebook
|Monir Salehi |Kiarash Asadizadeh |Filmnet |Main role |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2025
|Aban |Hedieh Pazouki |Reza Dadooi |Sheyda |Main role |
| Die Hard
|Sadaf |Mostafa Taghizadeh |Filmnet |Supporting role |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Network !Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"|2015
|Leila |Mohammad Hossein Latifi |Leading role; 30 episodes |
|---|
Theater
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Director |
| 2008
|Pigeons of the shrine |Ali Sarabi |
| 2010
|Born in 1982 |Payam Dehkordi |
| 2013
|Lead House |Ali Nargesnejad |
| 2019 |
As writer and director
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role !Description |
| scope="row" |2015
|The Notch |producer، writer and director |The winner of the best short film of the Panorama Tirana Festival |
|---|
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| 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"|Beijing International Film Festival
|2018 |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Searing Summer |{{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |Fajr Film Festival
|2015 |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Ice Age |{{nom}} | |
| 2016
|Best Actress in a Leading Role |Mina's Choice |{{nom}} | |
| 2017
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Searing Summer |{{nom}} | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association
|2015 | rowspan="2" |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Ice Age |{{nom}} | |
| 2017
|Searing Summer |{{nom}} | |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/mina-sadati Mina Sadati], Cannes Film Festival
- [https://irmdb.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=139210220006 Mina Sadati] on SourehCinema (in Persian)
- {{imdbname|3618794}}
- {{instagram|trend.kidz}}
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Category:Actresses from Tehran
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Category:University of Tehran alumni
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