Zhaleh Olov

{{Short description|Iranian actress, dubber, and poet (1927–2024)}}

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| name = Zhaleh Olov

| image = Zhaleh Olov Mordad 1397.jpg

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| caption = Olov in 2018

| native_name = ژاله علو

| native_name_lang = fa

| birth_name = Shoukat Olov
{{langx|fa|شوکت علو}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|08|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Persia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|12|23|1927|08|06|df=yes}}

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| nationality = Iranian

| occupation = Actress, dubber, poet

| years_active = 1948–2024

| spouse = Nosratollah Mohtasham (divorced)
Iraj Razmjoo (divorced)

| children = Shahrokh Razmjou

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Zhaleh Olov ({{langx|fa|ژاله علو}}; 6 August 1927 – 23 December 2024) was an Iranian actress, dubber and poet.

Life and career

Olov was born on 6 August 1927.[https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/cwy4xz4x920o ژاله علو،‌ ستاره تئاتر و سینما، تلویزیون و صداپیشه ایران درگذشت] {{in lang|fa}}[https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/378474/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF-%DB%B9%DB%B0-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%DB%8C-%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1 از جشن تولد ۹۰ سالگی ژاله علو تا چند داستان دیگر] {{in lang|fa}} She started her career working in radio and cinema in 1948 and an actress in theater in 1949. She made her screen debut in The Tempest of Life (1948, dir. A. Daryabeigi).

She dubbed cartoons for the first time in Iran with Walt Disney cartoons, such as Cinderella, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and The Aristocats. Olav died on 23 December 2024, at the age of 97.{{Cite web |date=23 December 2024 |title=Legendary Iranian Actress, Voice Performer Zhaleh Olov Passes Away - Iran Front Page |url=https://ifpnews.com/iranian-actress-voice-performer-zhaleh-olov/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=ifpnews.com |language=en-US}}