Iranian actress Fahimeh Rastkar dies at 79

TEHRAN,Nov.26(MNA)-- Iranian actress and dubber Fahimeh Rastakar died at her home in Tehran on Thursday at the age of 79. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease over the past few years, Persian new agencies announced. Rastkar was buried in the Bibi Sakineh Cemetery near the city of Karaj on Friday. Her acting career began with appearances in several theatrical plays in 1951. In 1956, she joined a dubbing group in Italy led by Iranian voice actor Aleks Aqababian and learned dubbing in the group. Rastkar returned to Iran and made her acting debut in cinema with “The Mongols” (1974), Praviz Kimiavi’s directorial debut about the advent of television and radio in Iran. He appeared in over 15 movies including “Toranj”, “Stone Lion”, “Love and Death”, “Eastern Woman”, “A Girl Named Tondar”, “The Mental” and “She Was a Star”. Her theatrical credits include “The Glass Menagerie” by director Frank Davidson, “Antigone” by Davud Rashidi and “Dream” by Ali Nasirian. She also appeared in the TV series “Tehran 11”, “The Lost Paradise”, and “Detective Shamsi and Her Assistant Madam”. Rastkar was also a prominent voice actor. She usually voiced old crotchety characters. She provided voice for the title role in “Miss Marple”, a British television series based on the “Miss Marple” murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. Rastkar was the wife of prominent Iranian author and translator Najaf Daryabandari.