Fereshteh Hosseini

Fereshteh Hosseini (Persian: فرشته حسینی; born April 26, 1997) is an Afghan-Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in Parting (2016), The Frog (2020–2021), and Dwelling Among the Gods (2024). Hosseini won the Best Actress award at the 16th Marrakech International Film Festival for her performance in Parting.

Fereshteh Hosseini
فرشته حسینی
Hosseini at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1997-04-26) April 26, 1997 (age 28) Tehran, Iran
Citizenship	Afghanistan Iran
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Greensmith Artists
Spouse	Navid Mohammadzadeh ​ (m. 2021)​

Early life

Fereshteh Hosseini was born on April 26, 1997, in Tehran, Iran.^[1][2][3] Her parents were two Afghan Hazara immigrants who had immigrated to Iran before her birth due to the war in Afghanistan. Hosseini has four sisters named Masoumeh, Maryam, Hanieh and Zahra, and a brother named Mohammad. Her sister Maryam is also an actress.

Personal life

Hosseini and Navid Mohammadzadeh at the 2022 Fajr Film Festival.

In 2020, rumors began circulating about a relationship between Hosseini and Iranian actor Navid Mohammadzadeh. In April 2021, Mohammadzadeh confirmed the rumors by publishing a post on Instagram.^[4] The couple married in July 2021.^[5][6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2015	I'm a Happy Actress	Sakineh	Samereh Rezaee	Documentary film	[8]
2016	Parting	Fereshteh	Navid Mahmoudi		[9]
2018	Rona, Azim's Mother	Hengameh	Jamshid Mahmoudi		[10]
	Willed	Woman	Ashkan Kheilnezhad	Short film	[11]
2019	Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness	Anar	Massoud Bakhshi		[12]
	Tsunami	Targol Ebrahimi	Milad Sadrameli		[13]
	Seven and a Half	Fereshteh	Navid Mahmoudi		[14]
2022	Squad of Girls	Simin	Monir Gheidi		[15]
	Timeless		Kian Yaghouti	Short film	[16]
	Won't You Cry?	Saba	Alireza Motamedi		[17]
2024	Dwelling Among the Gods	Fereshteh	Vuk Ršumović		[18]
	Hard Shell	Leila	Majid Reza Mostafavi		[19]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Notes	Ref(s)
2020–2021	The Frog	Leila	Houman Seyyedi	Namava	Main role; 15 episodes	[20]
2024	The Asphalt Jungle	Hengameh Sabaghan	Pejman Teymourtash	Namava	Main role; 14 episodes	[21]

Music video

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	"My Beloved"	Shervin Hajipour	From the Motion Picture "Tsunami"	[22]

Theatre

Year	Title	Playwright	Director	Stage	Notes	Ref(s)
—	I'm a Salvador					[23]
2015	My Cinemas	Mohammad Rahmanian		Charsou Cineplex
2016	A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer	Various	Mehrdad Khamenei	Entezami Museum
	The Little Black Fish	Samad Behrangi
2017	The Little Prince	Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
2017–2018	I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World	Eve Ensler
2024–2025	Funfair	Navid Mohammadzadeh		Labkhand Theater Complex	As costume designer	[24]

Awards and nominations

Hosseini in 2018

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref(s)
Fajr Film Festival	2022	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Squad of Girls	Honorary Diploma	[25]
Hafez Awards	2021	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	The Frog	Resigned	[26]
	2024		The Asphalt Jungle	Nominated	[27]
Iran Cinema Celebration	2018	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Parting	Nominated	[28]
Hong Kong Lights International Film Festival	2025	Best Actress	Dwelling Among the Gods	Won
Marrakech International Film Festival	2016	Best Actress	Parting	Won	[29]
Otranto Film Festival	2024	Best Actress	Dwelling Among the Gods	Won	[30]