Iranian actress

Laya Zangeneh

Born|  (1965-09-23) 23 September 1965 (age 57)

Tehran, Iran

Education| Tehran University of Art \- Theatre
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1992–present

Laya Zanganeh (Persian: لعیا زنگنه; born (1965-09-23)23 September 1965) is an Iranian theater and film actress.[1][2] She got her Bachelor of Arts from college of Dramatic Arts in Tehran. She became famous after playing in the Under Your Protection series at 1994–95.

## Career[edit]

In 1992, she began professional theatre acting. The actor Amin Tarokh discovered her acting talent. Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and Sorayya Qasemi guided her to act in cinema and television. Her debut movie was 'The Secret of Mina' (1996), directed by Abbas Rafei.

Zanganeh has appeared in several movies such as:

* 'Lean on the Wind' (1999)
* 'Seven Songs' (2001)
* 'Fever' (2003)
* 'The Boss' (2006)
* 'Quiet Streets' (2010)
* 'Self-Harm' (2011)
* 'Private Life' (2011)
* 'Lovers Die Standing' (2013)

She has also taken parts in various TV series, including:

* 'Under Your Protection' (1994-1995)
* 'In My Heart' (1997-1998)
* 'Born Again' (1999)
* 'Zero Degree Turn' (2007)
* 'Coma' (2007)
* 'Tell the Truth' (2012)
* 'Like a Mother' (2013)
* 'Aghazadeh (TV series)' (2020)

In 2010, Zanganeh was identified as the IMDb member with the lowest closeness centrality.[3]

## Filmography[edit]

### Series[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Network

|
|
|

1994-95  | Under Your Protection  | Maryam Afshar  | IRIB TV2
1997-98  | In My Heart  |  | IRIB TV3
1999  | Born Again  | Daryoush Farhang  | IRIB TV5
2001  | Love Rain  |  | IRIB TV5
2007  | Zero Degree Turn | Zinatol-Molouk Jahanbani  | IRIB TV1
Coma  |  | IRIB TV1
2012  | Tell the Truth  |  | IRIB TV1
2013  | Like a Mother  | Rana  | IRIB TV3
Long sleep  | Saba  | IRIB TV3
2015  | Tehran rooftop  | Anousheh  | IRIB TV1
2016  | We relaxed | Mahan  | IRIB TV2
2018  | Father  | Sharifeh  | IRIB TV2

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role

|
|

1995  | Secret Mina |
1998  | Relying on the Wind |
1999  | Color of Night | Zohre
Intrigued  |
2000  | Seven songs |
Intruder |
2002  | Fever |
2006  | President | Fereshteh
2010  | Quiet streets |
Mass  | Aba jan
2011  | Self-mutilation  |
2012  | Private life  |
Standing love die |
2015  | This woman deserves wants |
2016  | Farm killer |
2017  | Women Who Run With Wolves[4] |

## TV movie[edit]

* Another name for love (A. Nvrvzpvr, 2011-2012)
* Black Scales (M. Ranger, 2012)
* Risen Love (J. Afshar, 2012)
* Whisper (M Water Prevert, 2011)
* Road Crime (J unbelief, 2007

## References[edit]

1. ^ "بیوگرافی لعیا زنگنه". Taknaz website. 30 September 2010.
2. ^ "The new and amazing photos of Laya Zanganeh and her daughter". soozheha.org. July 31, 2014.
3. ^ Mark Newman (2010). "Chapter 7". Networks: An Introduction (PDF) (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920665-0.
4. ^ "Laya Zanganeh to play lead role in 'Women Who Run With the Wolves'". ifilmtv.ir. September 6, 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Laya Zanganeh at IMDb