Raised in Tehran to theatre director Behzad Farahani and actress Fahimeh Rahiminia, she began piano lessons at five, entered a music school, and at fourteen secured the lead in Dariush Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree, earning the Crystal Roc for Best Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival. Early acclaim continued with Half Moon and M for Mother, the latter representing Iran at the Oscars, while h…
