Farrokhlagha Houshmand

Farrokhlagha Houshmand
فرخ‌لقا هوشمند
Born	Farrokh-Lagha Poursol (1929-03-16)March 16, 1929 Rasht, Gilan, Iran
Died	July 13, 2009(2009-07-13) (aged 80) Tehran, Iran
Other names	Farrokh-Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlegha Houshmand, Farrokholqa Poursol, Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand, Farrokh Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlagha Hushmand, Farrokhlaqa Hushmand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–2003
Spouse	Reza Houshmand [fa][1]

Farrokhlagha Houshmand (1929 – 2009) (Persian: فرخ‌لقا هوشمند; née Farrokh Lagha Poursol)[2] was an Iranian actress in film, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 70 movies.[3][1]

Biography

Farrokh Lagha Poursol was born in 1929 in Rasht, Pahlavi Iran.[2] Her father was one of the founders of the Rasht Theater, and she had initially studied acting as a child in Rasht.[2]

She formally started her acting career in 1945 in the acting academy under the supervision of Ataullah Zahed, Majid Mohseni [fa], and Hamid Ghanbari [fa] and she was active in the Gilan Theater.[2]

In 1957, she starred in her first film Ladder of Progress [fa] (Persian: نردبان ترقی, romanized: Nardebane Taraghi), a film about a taxi driver that is climbs social status "ladders" when he is mistaken for being a wealthy accountant.[1][4] In 1966, she started acting in television, starring in a National Iranian Television (NITV) live program with Iraj Nazerian, Ezatullah Moqbeli, and Roghaye Chehreh Azad.[2] She became famous for playing the character "Nene Agha", the mother of the popular television and film fictional character Samad.[2]

Filmography

Film

• 1957 – Ladder of Progress [fa] (Persian: نردبان ترقی, romanized: Nardebane Taraghi)[1]
• 1958 – Ray of Hope [fa] (Persian: روزنه امید, romanized: Rowzanehe Omid)[5]
• 1963 – A Star Twinkled [fa] (Persian: ستاره‌ای چشمک زد, romanized: Setarei Cheshmak Zad)[6]
• 1963 – Mr. Chameleon (Persian: آقای هفت‌رنگ, romanized: Aghaye Haft Rang)[7]
• 1965 – I Am a Mother (1965 film) [fa] (Persian: من مادرم, romanized: Man Madar Hastam)[8]
• 1965 – Night of the Hunchback (Persian: شب قوزی, romanized: Shab-e Quzi), adapted from a story in 1001 Nights.[9]
• 1971 – Samad and the Rug of Hazrat Suleiman [fa] (Persian: صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان, romanized: Samad va Ghalicheyeh Hazrat Soleyman)
• 1972 – Samad and the Steel Armored Ogre [fa] (Persian: صمد و فولادزره دیو, romanized: Samad va Fulad Zereh Div)[9]
• 1972 – Samad and Sami, Leila and Lily [fa] (Persian: صمد و سامی، لیلا و لیلی, romanized: Samad va Sami, Leila va Leili)
• 1972 – Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants (Persian: مهدی مشکی و شلوارک داغ, romanized: Mehdi Meshki Va Shalvarak-e Dagh)[10]
• 1973 – Samad Goes to School [fa] (Persian: صمد به مدرسه می‌رود, romanized: Samad be Madreseh Miravad)[11]
• 1974 – Samad Becomes an Actor [fa] (Persian: صمد آرتیست می‌شود, romanized: Samad Artist Mishavad)[11]
• 1975 – Samad Becomes Lucky [fa] (Persian: صمد خوشبخت می‌شود, romanized: Samad Khoshbakht Mishavad)[11]
• 1977 – Samad in the Way of Dragon [fa] (Persian: صمد در راه اژدها, romanized: Samad dar rah ejdeha)[11]
• 1978 – Samad Becomes Homeless [fa] (Persian: صمد دربه‌در می‌شود, romanized: Samad Dar-be-dar Mishavad)[11]
• 1979 – Samad Goes to the City [fa] (Persian: صمد به شهر می‌رود, romanized: Samad be Shahr Miravad)
• 1989 – Bashu, the Little Stranger (Persian: باشو غریبه کوچک, romanized: Bashu, Gharibeye Koochak), as sister-in-law[12]
• 1995 – The Journey, as character Bibi[13]

Television

• 1967 to 1970 – Sarkar Ostvar [fa] (Persian: سرکار استوار), this was the precursor to the show Samad, she was character "Nene Agha"
• 1974 – The Adventures of Samad [fa] (Persian: ماجراهای صمد), character "Nene Agha"[14]
• 1975 – Our Agent is in Danger [fa] (Persian: مأمور ما صمد در بالاتر از خطر), character "Nene Agha"
• 1975 – Octopus (TV series) [fa] (Persian: اختاپوس)

References

1. "فرخ‌لقا هوشمند از دنيا رفت" [Farrokholqa Hooshmand passed away]. ایسنا Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
2. "فرخ لقا هوشمند درگذشت" [Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand died]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
3. "فرخ‌لقا هوشمند درگذشت". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا | Farda News (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
4. "نردبان ترقی (۱۳۳۶ )". SourehCinema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
5. "روزنه اميد" [Rozaneh Omid (1338)]. SourehCinema.com (in Persian).
6. "ستاره ای چشمك زد (۱۳۴۲ )" [A Star Flashed (1342 )]. SourehCinema.com.
7. "آقای هفت رنگ (۱۳۴۲ )" [Mr. Haft Rang (1342)]. SourehCinema.com.
8. "من مادرم (1344 )" [I Am My Mother (1344)]. SourehCinema.com.
9. Jahed, Parviz (2022-06-02). The New Wave Cinema in Iran: A Critical Study. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 39, 241–242. ISBN 978-1-5013-6911-7.
10. "(1351) ليست كامل عوامل فيلم مهدي مشكي و شلوارك داغ" [Complete list of actors in Mehdi Meshki and Hot Shorts (1351)]. Sourehcinema.com (in Persian).
11. Naficy, Hamid (2011). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. Duke University Press. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8.
12. Haenni, Sabine; Barrow, Sarah; White, John (2014-09-15). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-317-68261-5.
13. "Iranian Film Festival". Iranian.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
14. "سریال ماجراهای صمد" [Samad Adventure Series (Majarahaye Samad)]. Bifasele (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-04.

External links

• Farrokhlagha Houshmand at IMDb