Mahchehreh Khalili
Mahchehreh Khalili | |
|---|---|
ماهچهره خلیلی | |
Khalili in 2017 | |
| Born | Mahchehreh Khalilizadeh January 15, 1977 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 7 August 2020 (aged 43) London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–2020 |
| Spouse |
Ebrahim Ashrafi (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Parvin Soleimani (grandmother) |
Mahchehreh Khalilizadeh (Persian: ماهچهره خلیلیزاده, 15 January 1977 – 7 August 2020), known professionally as Mahchehreh Khalili (Persian: ماهچهره خلیلی), was an Iranian actress. She was the daughter of Colonel Manouchehr Khalili, a fighter pilot and leader of the Imperial Iranian Air Force's Golden Crown aerobatic team, and the granddaughter of Parvin Soleimani.
Khalili held a master's degree in architecture from the University of Oxford, England, and completed an acting course at the Method School in London. She began her television acting career with the series Mokhtarnameh (2010), directed by Davood Mir-Bagheri, and her cinematic debut with Black Eyes (2002), directed by Iraj Ghaderi. Khalili died in August 2020 due to pancreatic cancer in London.