Vishka Asayesh

Vishka Asayesh
ویشکا آسایش
Asayesh in March 2024
Born (1972-11-07) November 7, 1972 (age 52)
Tehran, Iran
EducationLondon University
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Reza Ghobadi
​
(m. 2000)​
Children1
RelativesMaziar Partow (uncle)

Vishka Asayesh (Persian: ویشکا آسایش; born November 7, 1972) is an Iranian actress.

Career

She obtained a degree in set design from the UK. She is also a sculptor and has exhibited her art works at Etemad Gallery in Tehran in 2012.[1][2] Vishka became a household name after appearing in the historical TV series Imam Ali in 1992. She has appeared in Love + 2 (1998), The Visitor of Rey (2000), Ice Flower (2004), No Men Allowed (2011), Snow on the Pines (2011), Thirteen (2013), I am Diego Maradona (2014), and Sperm Whale (2015).

Her appearance in No Men Allowed (2011) won a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.[3] She was nominated and won the best actress award several times at international film festivals for acting in the 2020 movie The Badger, directed by Kazem Mollaie.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1998 The Sorceress Ra'na / Lady Davoud Mirbagheri [4]
2008 Shirin Woman in audience Abbas Kiarostami [5]
2011 No Men Allowed Bita Darabi Rambod Javan [6]
2015 I Am Diego Maradona Farzaneh Bahram Tavakoli [7]
Sperm Whale Farnaz Shahib Saman Moghaddam [8]
2016 Dracula Susan Reza Attaran [9]
2017 Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection Farnaz Shahib Saman Moghaddam [10]
2018 Pig Herself Mani Haghighi Cameo [11]
Sly Diba Solati Kamal Tabrizi [12]
2019 My Second Year in College Mrs. Nozad Rasoul Sadrameli [13]
We Are All Together Razieh Kamal Tabrizi [14]
2020 The Badger Soodeh Sharifzadegan Kazem Molaee [15]
2022 The Night Guardian Reza Mirkarimi Cameo [16]
2023 Left, Right Hamed Mohammadi [17]
2024 Seven Days Ali Samadi Ahadi [18]

Web

Year Title Role Director Platform Notes Ref(s)
2019 Blue Whale Morvarid Parsa Fereydoun Jeyrani Filimo Main role [19]
2021 Dracula Zhaleh Kabiri Mehran Modiri Filimo, Namava Main role [20]
2022–2023 Once Upon a Time Mars Luna New Akbari / Luna's mother Peyman Ghasemkhani, Mohsen Chegini Filimo, Namava Main role [21]
The Innocent Mahtab Joudaki Mehran Ahmadi Filimo Main role [22]

Awards and nominations

  • Best Actress for No Men Allowed (2011), (dir. Rambod Javan) at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.
  • Best Actress and Best Ensemble Cast for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “19th. Riverside International Film Festival” (USA) / April 2021[23]
  • Nominated for the Best Female Actor for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “11th. Queens World Film Festival” (USA) / July 2021
  • Special Jury Award for Acting for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “37th. Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival”, Academy Awards® Qualifying (USA) / Sept. 2021 (The jury shared: “Asayesh commands your attention as the fiercely independent Soodah, an entrepreneur and mother starting her second marriage when tragedy strikes. She is a modern woman in modern Iran, who must face the humiliation of seeking help from various authority figures while maintaining her dignity. She gives a stunning performance that invites you into the complexity of her world.”)[24]
  • Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “10th. Winter Film Awards International Film Festival” (USA) / Oct. 2021[25]
  • Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “6th. Calella Film Festival” [Low Budget Section] (SPAIN) / Oct. 2021

References

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  2. ^ تنها دارنده سیمرغ نقش اول زن برای نقش کمدی از جشنواره
  3. ^ ویشکا آسایش | آشنایی با ویشکا آسایش بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون ایران
  4. ^ ""ساحره" فردا از شبکه سه پخش می‌شود". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ "منظوم - عوامل فیلم سینمایی شیرین (1387)". Manzoom (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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  12. ^ "جدیدترین خبر از اکران فیلم کمال تبریزی با بازی حامد بهداد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  13. ^ "«سال دوم دانشکده من» از چهارشنبه به سینماها می‌آید". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  14. ^ "پوستر «ما همه با هم هستیم» منتشر شد". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  15. ^ "«گورکن» با بازی ویشکا آسایش در جشنواره‌ فیلم مریلند آمریکا رقابت می‌کند". www.khabaronline.ir (in Persian). 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  16. ^ "«نگهبان شب» از امروز به سینماها آمد/ فیلمی با بازی کیومرث پوراحمد". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  17. ^ "فضای اکران با کمدی توقیفی «چپ راست» تازه می‌شود؟ - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  18. ^ "Seven Days". TIFF. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  19. ^ "ویشکا آسایش در پشت صحنه نهنگ آبی + عکس - خبرآنلاین". www.khabaronline.ir. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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  21. ^ "سریال کمدی پیمان قاسم‌خانی منتشر شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  22. ^ "یکشنبه‌های بی گناهی فیلیمو/ سریال «بی گناه» در راه پخش از فیلیمو + رونمایی از تیزر رسمی - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  23. ^ "Iranian film 'The Badger' wins RIFF award". Iran Press. May 3, 2021.
  24. ^ "Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Unveils Winners". The Diaspora Times. 7 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Vishka Asayesh wins Best Actress Award at US film festival". MEHR NEWS AGENCY. 6 October 2021.


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