Melika Foroutan Explained

Melika Foroutan

Birth Date:	6 September 1976
Birth Place:	Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality:	German, Iranian
Education:	University of Cologne Berlin University of the Arts
Occupation:	Actress

Melika Foroutan (born 6 September 1976) is a German-Iranian actress.

Biography

Melika Foroutan, born 6 September 1976 in Tehran, initially studied Philosophy, English and History in Cologne from 1995 to 1998. She then enrolled in the acting class at the University of Arts (UdK) in Berlin, where she graduated in 2002. In the three following years, she joined the company at the Schauspielhaus Leipzig.

She had breakout roles in 2006 with the drama Wut ("Anger") and as police officer Silvia Henke in the critically acclaimed TV show KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst. In 2015 she was awarded best actress at the Hessischer Filmpreis for her role in “Louise Boni”.

The 70th Filmfest Berlin presented Melika in the title role of Pari directed by Siamak Etemadi in the Section Panorama. When Iranian Pari arrives in Athens with her husband, her son is not at the airport as planned. Pari sets off in search of him and gets deeply caught up in the fabric of this foreign city.

As of January 2013, Foroutan was living in Berlin with a male partner from Dortmund.^[1]

Filmography

Source:^[2]

2000: Für dich mein Herz (short)
2004: Blond: Eva Blond! – Der Zwerg im Schließfach (TV series episode)
2004: (TV film)
2005–2007: Der Fürst und das Mädchen (TV series, 10 episodes)
2006: Vogel im Käfig (short)
2006: Alles über Anna (TV series, 10 episodes)
2006: Krieg der Frauen (TV film)
2006: Rage (TV film)
2007: Bittersüsses Nichts (short)
2007: Drei Reisende (short)
2007–2010: KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst (TV series, 28 episodes)
2008: – (TV series episode)
2008: Die dunkle Seite (TV film)
2008: Lutter – Ein toter Bruder (TV series episode)
2008: Palermo Shooting
2009: Der Kapitän – Packeis (TV series episode)
2009:
2009: Flemming – Der Tag ohne gestern (TV series episode)
2010: Stolberg – Familienbande (TV series episode)
2011:
2011: Von Mäusen und Lügen (TV film)
2011: Der Duft von Holunder (TV film)
2011: (TV film)
2011: It's Not Over (TV film)
2011: Unter Verdacht – Persönliche Sicherheiten (TV series episode)
2011: (TV film)^[3]
2011: (TV film)
2012: Das Ende einer Nacht (TV film)
2013: (TV film)^[4]
2013: Weissensee – Der verlorene Sohn (TV series episode)
2013: (TV film)
2014: Sarajevo (TV film)
2014: (TV film)
2014: Die Mamba
2014: Louise Boni – Mord im Zeichen des Zen (TV series episode)
2015: Louise Boni – Jäger in der Nacht (TV series episode)
2016: Der gute Bulle (TV film)
2017: Reich oder Tot (TV film)
2018: Wiener Blut (TV film)
2019: Tribes of Europa (TV series, 6 episodes)
2020: The Winemaker (TV miniseries)
2020:
2022: The Empress (TV series, 6 episodes)

Awards

2015 Hessischer Fernsehpreis for her role in Begierde – Mord im Zeichen des Zen.

Notes and References

Web site: Meder. Ines. Melika Foroutan und "Die Kronzeugin" im ZDF. Der Westen. 27 January 2013 . 6 December 2015.
Web site: Filmografie Melika Foroutan . fernsehserien.de . 11 December 2020 . de . 16 December 2020.
http://programm.ard.de/themenwoche-2012/programmkalender?media=all&filter=all&date=2012-11-23&sendung=281069037893258&first=1 Und dennoch lieben wir.
Jürgen Overkott: Melika Foroutan beeindruckt in ZDF-Krimi "Die Kronzeugin" In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 28 January 2013, retrieved, 17 November 2013.