Parvaneh Massoumi

Parvaneh Massoumi
پروانه معصومی
Massoumi in 1977
Born
Sakineh Kabodar-Ahanghi

(1945-03-02)2 March 1945
Died27 November 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 78)
Rasht, Iran
OccupationActress
Years active1972–2023
SpouseMasoud Massoumi (div.)
Children1

Sakineh Kabodar-Ahangi (Persian: سکینه کبودرآهنگی; 2 March 1945 – 27 November 2023), known professionally as Parvaneh Massoumi (Persian: پروانه معصومی), was an Iranian actress. She completed her education at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the National University of Iran. Massoumi made her acting debut in 1971 with a minor role in the film Bita and rose to prominence the following year by playing the lead female role in Raining (Ragbar), directed by Bahram Beyzai. She continued collaborating with Beyzai until his film The Crow (1977), becoming the first prominent female lead in his cinematic works.

She later won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival for her performances in Chrysanthemums (1984), Dowry for Rabab (1987), and The Splendor of Life (1987).