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Elnaz Shakerdoost
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| الناز شاکردوست | |
Shakerdoost at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
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| Born | June 28, 1984 Tehran, Iran
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| Alma mater | Azad University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Elnaz Shakerdoost (born July 7, 1984) is a talented actress from Iran. She studied architecture at the University of Tehran. At the same time, she also pursued her passion for acting in plays.
Elnaz has received many awards for her acting. She was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in 2007. This was for her role in the movie When the Wind Blows Through the Meadow. She won the Best Actress award at the Hafez Awards in 2016. This was for her performance in the film Mubarak.
In 2018, Elnaz won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress. This award was for her role in When the Moon Was Full. She was also nominated for the same award for Pinto. Both of these movies were directed by Narges Abyar.
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Early Life and Acting Journey
Elnaz Shakerdoost was born on July 7, 1984, in Tehran, Iran. She is the second of three children in her family. She has an older brother and a younger sister.
From a very young age, Elnaz loved acting. She performed in school plays and university theater shows. In 1997, she won the Best Actress award. This was at a student version of the Fajr Festival. She did very well in her university entrance exams for the arts. She then joined the Theater program at the University of Tehran.
Movies and Web Series
Elnaz Shakerdoost has starred in many movies and web series. She started her acting career in 2003.
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2003 | Here Is the End of the World | Golrokh | Ebrahim Bakhshi, Sharareh Yousefinia | |
| 2004 | Singles | Zhaleh Poshtkar | Asghar Hashemi | |
| 2005 | Online Murder | Leila | Masoud Abparvar | |
| Ice Flower | Targol | Kiumars Pourahmad | ||
| The Runaway Bride | Sima | Bahram Kazemi | ||
| 2006 | Who Killed Amir? | Asal | Mehdi Karampour | |
| How Much You Want to Cry? | Iran | Shahed Ahmadlo | ||
| Unfaithful | Zohreh | Asghar Naimi | ||
| 2007 | First Move | Sara | Farhad Najafi | |
| The Rule of the Game | Fereshteh | Ahmad Reza Motamedi | ||
| God Is Close | Leila | Ali Vazirian | ||
| The Night Bus | Reyhaneh | Kiumars Pourahmad | ||
| 2008 | Layla's Majnun | Parvaneh | Ghasem Jafari | |
| Among the Clouds | Noora | Rouhollah Hejazi | ||
| Wind Blows in the Meadow | Shooka | Khosrow Masoumi | ||
| Shirin | Woman in audience | Abbas Kiarostami | ||
| 2009 | The Shell | Roja | Mostafa Al Ahmad | |
| Bleeding Heart | Delaram | Mohammad Reza Rahmani | ||
| Checkmate | Parisa | Jamshid Heidari | ||
| 2010 | Smell of Gandom | Gandom | Mohammad Reza Khaki | |
| Two Sisters | Mina | Mohammad Banki | ||
| Distance | Maryam | Kamran Qadakchian | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2011 | Point of No Return | Sayeh | Sirous Ranjbar | |
| The First Condition | Nazanin | Masoud Atyabi | ||
| Me and You | Mahshid | Mohammad Banki | ||
| 2013 | Notoriety | Afsaneh | Masoud Dehnamaki | |
| Fireworks | Maral | Bahman Goodarzi | ||
| 2014 | Mobarak | Golpari | Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami | |
| The King's White Horse | Mary | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | ||
| 2015 | Taboo | Bahar | Khosrow Masoumi | |
| 2017 | Asphyxia | Sahra | Fereydoun Jeyrani | |
| 2018 | All Through the Night | Mahta / Maryam | Farzad Motamen | |
| 2019 | When the Moon Was Full | Faezeh | Narges Abyar | |
| The Singer | Ziba | Mostafa Kiaee | ||
| 2020 | I'm Scared | Nasim | Behnam Behzadi | |
| TiTi | Titi | Ida Panahandeh | ||
| 2021 | Pinto | Raheleh | Narges Abyar | |
| 2023 | A Relic of the South | Rana | Hossein Amiri Doomari, Pedram Pouramiri | |
| The Last Birthday | Soraya | Navid Mahmoudi | ||
| 2024 | Bodiless | Morteza Alizadeh | ||
| 2025 | Highway Deer | Abolfazl Saffary |
Web Series Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
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| 2010–2011 | Icy Heart | Chista | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | Video CD |
| 2012 | Iranian Rally | Herself | Arash Moayerian |
Stage Performances
Elnaz Shakerdoost has also performed in theater plays.
| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Stage | Notes |
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| 2017 | Lost | Amir Mohandesan, Hadi Ahmadi | Amir Mohandesan | Iranshahr Theater | |
| 2023 | Mad's Girl Love Song | Tala Motazedi | Arvand Dashtaray, Marene Van Holk | City Theater of Tehran |
Awards and Recognitions
Elnaz Shakerdoost has won many awards for her acting. Here are some of her notable achievements:
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Carcassonne International Political Film Festival | 2019 | Best Actress | When the Moon Was Full | Won | |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Wind Blows in the Meadow | Nominated | |
| 2019 | When the Moon Was Full | Won | |||
| 2020 | I'm Scared | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Pinto | Nominated | |||
| Hafez Awards | 2017 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Mobarak | Won | |
| 2018 | Asphyxia | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | When the Moon Was Full | Won | |||
| 2023 | Titi | Won | |||
| 2024 | Bodiless | Won | |||
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2005 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Singles | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Who Killed Amir? | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Among the Clouds | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Asphyxia | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | When the Moon Was Full | Nominated | |||
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2017 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Asphyxia | Nominated | |
| 2020 | When the Moon Was Full | Won | |||
| 2022 | Titi | Won | |||
| Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco | 2015 | Best Actress | Taboo | Won | |
| Rabat International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Actress | Titi | Won |
