Hamidi, Elham (born September 30, 1977, Tehran)

Elham Hamidi, whose father had some experience in the world of acting, went on stage at the age of seven. 

In addition to accounting which was her field of study in university, she passed some acting courses in line with her aspirations to become an actress. 

She has starred in many movies and TV Series including ‘So close so Far Away’ (2004), ‘City of Chaos’ (2005), ‘Vertigo’ (2006), ‘Mahya’ (2007), ‘The Kingdom of Solomon the Prophet’ (2008), ‘Prophet Joseph’ (2008), ‘Waves and Cliffs’ (2010), ‘Tabriz in Fog’ (2010) and ‘Passion to Fly’ (2011).

Awards:
The Golden Statue at the Iran Cinema Celebration for the movie ‘So Close So Far Away’ in 2005.

She won the Crystal Simorgh for the lead actress in the 31st Fajr Film Festival for ‘A Cradle for Mother’ in 2012k, while she had already got two nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role award at the same festival in 2004 and 2005.

Hamidi has so far went on the big screen in 17 movies, and also appeared on the small screen in 16 series and two telefilms.