Maleknasr graduated in filmmaking from the University of Southern California. She did her postgraduate degree in Drama at Towson State University in Maryland. She made her first short film, "Jazz Ballet", in the U.S, and she returned to Tehran to perform in Dariush Mehrjui's "Sara" (1993). For this role, she won a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Fajr International Film Festival. Maleknasr directed her debut feature film, "The Common Plight", in 1995. She later made a film about the earthq
...uake in Bam. She has also been working on a project on women of the Silk Road since 2006.Yassamin Maleknasr has been a Actor in some movies:
Sara is about that Thought-provoking story based on Henrik Ibsen's celebrated play, 'A Doll's House.' Sara is the perfect young housewife, and when her husband Hessam needs an expensive emergency operation while he is abroad, she doesn't hesitate to get the money - by any means. For the next three years, she labours to pay the loan that saved Hessam's life, and to save his pride by keeping it secret. But then a hidden truth is revealed, and the reality of Sara's marriage is torn apart. Amidst a web of pride and disillusion, she must find the truth of herself in order to rebuild her life. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Amin Tarokh, Khosrow Shakibai, Niki Karimi, Mahvash Vaghari, Mahmoud Kalari, Dariush Mehrjui, Hassan Hassandoust, Jalal Moayerian, Sasan Nakhaei, Asghar Shahverdi, Zhila Mehrjui, Faryar Javaherian, Khadijeh Shamsi, Tina Rashidi, Soren Menachikanian, Zahra Mahmoudi, Felor Hejazi, Ahmad Saeedi Nejad, Ebrahim Tafreshi, Mohammad Ali Naghi Kani, Maryam Mehrjui, Samin Mesgara, Mina Bozorgmehr, Seyed Amir Seyyedi, Hamzeh Pesyan, Elaheh Moghaddam, Nader Rajab Pour, Nazanin Karimi, Ali Mokhtari, Philip Glass, Azar Tavakolli, Hashem Seifi, Reza Mohajer, Faramarz Roshanayi.
My Mother Gisoo is about that Manouchehr is a widower who lives with his two daughters in the heart of Tehran. Despite his reluctance to pursue other women, he begins to develop feelings for Gisoo, a secretary at the art institute where he works. Eventually, and against the wishes of his daughter Kamand, Manouchehr decides to marry Gisoo. Kamand however grows distrustful of her new stepmother when the institute is robbed and Gisoo is listed among the suspects. With the help of her fiance Davood, Kamand starts to investigate the woman who has usurped her father. What she discovers will challenge her entire perception of love and family in this compelling domestic drama from Siamak Shayeghi. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Reza Kianian, Kianoosh Gerami, Paridokht Eghbalpour, Siamak Shayeghi, Bahram Badakhshani, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Hamid Delshakib, Ahmad Bani Ardalan, Sara Gharecheh Daghi, Maliheh Nazari, Homa Khakpash, Sahar Khalkhalian, Davood Asadi, Maryam Sajedi, Arash Sajedi, Rakhshan Ramezani, Saeed Hasani, Behnaz Nazi, Shahla Moeini, Ali Nikraftar, Keyvan Jahanshahi, Faramarz Roshanayi.
A Thousand Women Like Me is about that Family drama starring Niki Karimi as an attorney fighting for custody of her diabetic son. However, the bitter marriage she left behind means her fight may be fruitless. With everything seemingly against her she takes matters into her own hands, with severe consequences. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Niki Karimi, Faramarz Sedighi, Sharareh Dolat Abadi, Fariborz Arabnia, Saleh Mirza Aghaie, Parviz Abnar, Farhad Saba, Kambiz Roshanravan, Nikoo Kheradmand, Mohammad Mehdi Dadgo, Masoud Valadbeigi, Dariush Babaeian, Azita Mogouie, Mohammadreza Mouyini, Akbar Esfahani, Mahmoud Ostad Mohammad, Fataneh Asef Nakhaei, Javad Tousi, Reza Karimii.
Cinema is Cinema is about that In order to make his new film, a director is looking for a new actress; thereby, he visits some acting training institutes. During his pursuit, the director meets a girl, named Mandana. He finds her appropriate for performing the vacant role. Moreover, Mandana passes the audition with success. Then, to sign a contract, the director asks for an agreement letter, signed by Mandana’s father. Despite what Mandana expects, her father, being an open-minded author who appreciates the art as well, does not like her daughter to become an actress. Her father assumes that the acting career will bring dishonor on the family. Regarding the reasons for Mandana’s father’s disapproval, the director believes that her father is insulting to himself and to the actors and actresses as well. Therefore, he is determined to enlighten Mandana’s father and to convince him to consent in whatever way possible. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Reza Kianian, Behnaz Jafari, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Kourosh Tahami, Hossein Zandbaf, Alireza Kohan Deiri, Behrouz Moavenian, Mohammad Dormanesh, Shahrokh Dolkoo, Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghadam, Hafez Ahmadi, Ziaeddin Dorri, Anahita Dorri, Ahmad Damood, Leila Fallah, Esmail Seydiloo.
Common Plight is about that The movie tells the story of a party. The hosts, Firouzeh and Siavash are a couple who have experienced the ups and downs of life. They have accepted its bitterness and are cheerful with its happiness. Their guests (Doctor and Fariba), who are frustrated and think they have lost their life, meet the hosts and make a close relationship with them to reach an understanding of a common plight. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Khosrow Shakibai, Reza Kianian, Mohammad Aladpoush, Jila Ipakchi, Keyvan Jahanshahi, Farideh Saberi, Mahmood Karim-Hakak.
The Fourth Child is about that Two on the road: an actress who is giving up cinema and discovering a new world in photography and a man who lost his factory. The destination is Somalia where human dignity proves to be the conqueror even in the hard times of war and starvation. In this film Yassamin Maleknasr collaborates with Hamed Behdad, Mahtab Keramati, Mehdi Hashemi, Hossein Moheb Ahari, Vahid Moosaiyan, Hassan Hassandoust, Fereydoon Shahbazian, Mohammad Shahverdi, Ali Mohammad Ghassemi, Naser Gitijah, Zahra Broomand, Kamyab Amin Ashayeri, Ali Nikraftar, Soodabe Khosravi.
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