Shahla Riahi

Shahla Riahi (Persian: شهلا ریاحی, 7 February 1927 – 31 December 2019) was an Iranian actress and movie director. She was born in Tehran. In 1956, she became the first Iranian woman to direct a feature, with Marjan.^[2] Her career as an actress includes more than 72 movies.

Shahla Riahi
Shahla Riahi in 1970s
Born	Ghodratzaman Vafadoost (1927-02-07)7 February 1927 Tehran, Iran
Died	31 December 2019(2019-12-31) (aged 92) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Actress, director
Years active	1951–2000
Spouse	Esmaeel Riahi ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 2010)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Agha Sheykh Vafadoost (father) Zahra Asgari (mother)[1]

Riahi died on 31 December 2019 in Tehran at the age of 92.^[3]