Vishka Asayesh

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

Vishka Asayesh
ویشکا آسایش
Asayesh in March 2024
Born	(1972-11-07) November 7, 1972 (age 52) Tehran, Iran
Education	London University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Reza Ghobadi ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	1
Relatives	Maziar Partow (uncle)

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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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.

• "Iranian Movie DataBase ويشكا آسايش". Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

• Vishka Asayesh at IMDb