Sareh Bayat

Sareh Bayat (Persian: ساره بیات; born 6 October 1979) is an Iranian actress. She began her career in theatre in 2001 and, after studying acting, appeared in the television series A Fistful of Eagle Feathers in 2007. Her first cinematic role was in the film Imitator of Satan.

Bayat received critical acclaim for her supporting role in the award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she, along with the female ensemble, won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.^[1][2] She was also nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival for her leading roles in Oblivion Season (2013), We Won't Get Used to It (2015), and Almond Eyes (2024).

Sareh Bayat was born on 6 October 1979 in Tehran, Iran.^[3] She graduated with a degree in carpet design and trained in acting at the Karnameh Institute. Bayat began performing in theatre at age 22 and made her television debut in 2007 with A Fistful of Eagle Feathers. Her parents initially opposed her pursuit of acting, leading her to secretly study art at university to enter the profession.^[4][5]

Bayat grew up in a family of four and has a younger sister named Sarvin, who is married to Reza Ghoochannejhad, an Iranian footballer.^[6]

She is married to Alireza Afkari, an Iranian composer and music arranger.^[7]

Bayat holds a degree in carpet design and is an ambassador for Iranian handicrafts. She began her acting career in 2001, performing in theatre, television, and film, having trained at the Karnameh Institute. In addition to acting, she engages in costume design and painting. Her cinematic debut was in Imitator of Satan (2006).

En 2011, fue elegida para participar en A Separation , ganando el premio del Círculo de Críticos de Cine de Londres a la Mejor Actriz de Reparto y, junto con Leila Hatami , Sarina Farhadi y Kimia Hosseini , el Oso de Plata a la Mejor Actriz en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín . ^{[ 8 ]} En 2017, ganó el premio a la Mejor Actriz en los Premios Hafez por su papel en la serie Asheghaneh . ^{[ 9 ]}

• Oso de Plata a la Mejor Actriz en el 61º Festival de Cine de Berlín , compartido con otras actrices de Una separación.
• Mejor actriz de reparto en el 29º Festival Internacional de Cine Fajr por A Separation.
• Actriz de reparto del año en la 32ª edición de los Premios del Círculo de Críticos de Cine de Londres por "A Separation".
• Mejor Actriz en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Palm Springs , 2011 por A Separation - Compartido con Leila Hatami y Sarina Farhadi

• Sareh Bayat en IMDb