Anahita Dargahi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anahita Dargahi
آناهیتا درگاهی
Dargahi at the 2020 Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1984-01-27) January 27, 1984 (age 41) Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Actress painter
Years active	2015–present
Spouse(s)	Ashkan Khatibi ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2024)​

Anahita Dargahi (born January 27, 1984) is a talented actress from Iran. She is famous for her roles in popular web series like Forbidden, I Want to Live, and The North Pole. Anahita was even nominated for a Hafez Award for her acting in the movie The Loser Man.

Anahita Dargahi's Early Life

Anahita Dargahi was born in 1984 in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. She started painting when she was just seven years old. Her teacher was a very famous painter named Abbas Katouzian.

Anahita became very good at painting. She has shown her artwork in many special shows, both by herself and with other artists. These shows have been held in Iran and other countries. She also designs posters.

Besides painting, Anahita is also an actress. She learned acting from Farzad Motamen. He gave her her first acting role in his movie When Did You Meet Sahar Last? in 2015.

Anahita also studied art in college. She earned a degree in graphics and a master's degree in painting from Tehran University of Art. In 2016, she married Ashkan Khatibi, who is also an actor, singer, and director.

Anahita Dargahi's Career

Anahita Dargahi has had a busy career in both painting and acting.

Her Painting Career

Anahita has shown her paintings in three solo exhibitions. These shows were held at famous places in Tehran, like the Niavaran Palace Complex, Seyhoun Gallery, and Farmanieh Galleries.

She has also been part of three group art shows. These were at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Sa’dabad Palace Complex, Kamal-ol-Molk Gallery, and Jam Art Gallery in Dubai. Her most recent painting show was called “Where Is My Season?” at Ariana Gallery.

Her Acting Career

Anahita Dargahi's first movie was a detective film called When Did You Meet Sahar Last?. It was directed by Farzad Motamen in 2015. This movie helped her become well-known.

She then starred in other movies, including:

• Yellow (2016)
• The Story of Siavash (2017)
• Murphy’s Law (2018)
• The Naïve One (2018)
• Sudabeh (2018)
• The Purple Tree (2019)
• Azure (2019)

Anahita also played "Talā Davallou" in the TV series The Forbidden in 2017. She has acted in several plays too, such as Waiting for Adolf (2017), The Three Sisters (2017), Ten Years of Solitude (2018), and The Famine-stricken (2019).

Anahita Dargahi's Filmography

Movies

Web Series

Theatre Performances

Anahita Dargahi has also performed in several plays:

• Nefrin-e ghahtizadegān (The Famine-stricken) (directed by Ashkan Khatibi, 2019)
• Arbāb Pontilā (Mr. Puntila) (directed by Mikaeel Shahrestani, based on a play by Bertolt Brecht)
• Madreseh-ye shabāneh (Night School) (stage reading of a play by Harold Pinter)
• Vaghti khorous ghalat mikhānad (When the Rooster Crows Wrong) (directed by Ali Shams)
• Dar entezār-e Ādolf (Waiting for Adolf) (directed by Alireza Koushk Jalali)
• 3 khahar (The Three Sisters) (directed by Mohammad-Hasan Ma'jouni, 2017, based on a play by Anton Chekhov)
• Dah sāl tanhāyi (Ten Years of Solitude) (directed by Ashkan Khatibi)