Baran Kosari, born on October 17th 1985 in Tehran, is an award winning Iranian actress. She is the daughter of director Rakhshan Bani Etemad, and film producer Jahangir Kosari.

She graduated from Soureh academy. The Best Papa of the World (1991) is her first acting experiment. She had appearances in some of her mother’s films, Nargess (1991), Rusari-ye Abi (The Blue-Veiled, 1994), May Lady (1997), Kish Stories (Rain and Ladsman episode – 1998), Under the Skin of the City (2000), Our Times (documentary, 2001).

In 2007 she was nominated for the best performance by an actress in Asia Pacific Screen Award for her performance in Mainline. Baran Kosari also ascertained her abilities as a theater actress with playing in Over the Mirror (1997), with Azita Hajian directing.

Awards
Best Actress / 33rd Fajr International Film Festival / The Nameless Alley (2015)
Best Actress / 1st National Young Iranian Film Festival / Ablah (2010)
Best Actress / 11th Iran Cinema Celebration / Khunbazi (2007)
Best Actress / 25th Fajr International Film Festival / Iran Competition / Khoon Bazi and Ruz-e sevvom (2007)
Honorary Diploma / 25th International Fajr Film Festival / Khoon Bazi (2007)
Best Teenage Actress / Critic’s Choice / Baran-o-Bumi, Zir-e puste shahr (2000)

Other activities
Screenwriter (Ablah – 2007)
Secretary of Scene (Gilaneh – 2004)
Festival Arbiter, 17th Teenage Film Festival (Isfahan – 2002)

Source: Wikipedia | Baran Kosari