Biography
Soheila Golestani is an Iranian actress and film director. Born on 8 December 1980 in Tehran, she studied theatre with a focus on stage design. She has appeared in films including We Have a Guest (2014) and Two Dogs (2021), and directed the 2015 feature Two.
Golestani gained international recognition for her leading role as Najmeh in Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024). She received a Best Supporting Actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2013 and a Best Performance nomination at the 2024 Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her work in the latter film.
