Ghazal Shakeri

Ghazal Shakeri (Persian: غزل شاکری; born March 13, 1979) is an Iranian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in Facing Mirrors (2011), Shahrzad (2015–2016), and Sara and Ayda (2017). Shakeri has received four Crystal Simorgh nominations for her performances in Facing Mirrors, Sara and Ayda, Sima's Unfinished Narration (2023), and Raha (2025).^[1][2][3]

Ghazal Shakeri
Shakeri at the 2017 Fajr International Film Festival
Born	(1979-03-13) March 13, 1979 (age 46) Tehran, Iran
Alma mater	Azad University (BA)
Occupations	Actress singer set designer interior designer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Mehrdad Hashemi ​ (m. 2024)​
Mother	Fereshteh Taerpour

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
1987	The Fish		Kambuzia Partovi		[4]
1988	Golnar	Golnar	Kambuzia Partovi		[5]
2006	When Everybody Was Asleep		Fereydoun Hassanpour		[6]
2011	Facing Mirrors	Rana	Negar Azarbayjani		[7]
2017	Sara and Ayda	Sara	Maziar Miri		[8]
2018	Aunt Frog	(voice)	Afshin Hashemi		[9]
2019	Once a Woman		Jalil Akbari		[10]
2020	Tuneless Instruments	Hedieh	Ali Hazrati		[11]
2023	Sima's Unfinished Narration	Sima	Alireza Samadi		[12]
2025	Juliet and the King	(voice)	Ashkan Rahgozar	Animation	[13]
	Raha	Soraya	Hesam Farahmand		[14]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Notes	Ref(s)
2015–2016	Shahrzad	Azar Goldarei	Hassan Fathi	Lotus Play	Supporting role; season 1	[15]
2021	Once Upon a Time in Iran	Fahimeh Akbar	Tina Pakravan	Namava	Guest appearance; 1 episode	[16]
2021–2022	Island	Narges	Sirous Moghaddam	Filimo	Main role	[17]
2022–2023	Jeyran	Ezzat ed-Dowleh	Hassan Fathi	Filimo	Main role	[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2012	Even If It's Night	Ava	Monir Gheidi	IRIB TV4	TV film; leading role	[19]
2018–2019	Lady of the Mansion	Behjatolmolouk	Azizollah Hamidnezhad	IRIB TV3	TV series; supporting role	[20]

Awards and nominations

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	2011	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Facing Mirrors	Nominated	[21]
	2017		Sara and Ayda	Nominated	[22]
	2023	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Sima's Unfinished Narration	Nominated	[23]
	2025		Raha	Nominated	[24]
Iran Cinema Celebration	2018	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Sara and Ayda	Won	[25]