Pouri Banayi

Pouri Banayi[lower-alpha 1] (Persian: پوری بنایی‎; born 11 October 1940) is an Iranian actress. She acted in more than 85 feature films between 1965 and 1979.[2] During her years of acting before the Iranian revolution, she worked with directors such as Mehdi Reisfirooz, Samuel Khachikian, Masoud Kimiai, Farrokh Ghaffari, and Fereidoun Goleh. Her most memorable performances are in Iranian new wave films such as Masoud Kimiai's Qeysar in 1969 and Fereydun Gole's The Mandrake.

Pouri Banai
پوری بنایی
Born	Seddigheh Banayi 11 October 1940 Arak, Iran
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965–1979, 2008
Notable work	Qeysar Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan
Partner(s)	Behrouz Vosoughi (1971–1972)[1]

She also acted in some foreign films such as Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident directed by Leslie H. Martinson in which she co-starred with Peter Graves. In another film directed by Fereydun Gole, named The Moon and a Murmur (1977), she co-starred with John Ireland and Mickey Rooney. Jean Negulesco chose her and Behrouz Vosoughi to play the roles of a couple in his last film The Invincible Six (1970). Jun'ya Sato, the Japanese director chose her for the lead actress in his 1973 adaptation of the manga, Golgo 13.

Life and career

She was born Seddigheh Banayi (in Persian: صدیقه بنایی)[3] in Arak, Iran. She lived there for four years.[4] She has six sisters: Mary, Akram (Aki), Ashie, Eshie, Massoumeh and Nassarin, all of whom live in California, and one brother, Mohammed, living in Tehran.[4]

Her first feature film was The Foreign Bride, directed by Nosratollah Vahdat. Pouri didn't have any academic education in acting and because Vahdat was a distant relative,[5] he suggested to her to act in his film.[4] In 1967 she co-starred with Behrouz Vosoughi, who was a famous Iranian actor at the time. They cooperated in many films and in 1970 they appeared together in Qeysar, known as one of the major films and a symbol of Iranian new wave. She also co-starred with other superstars of the time such as: Mohammad Ali Fardin, Naser Malek Motiee, Manouchehr Vosugh, Iraj Ghaderi, Ali Nasirian, and Parviz Sayyad. Most of the Iranian movies were dubbed in those days and famous actors and actresses had specific dubbers. Zhaleh Kazemi was Pouri Banayi's dubber.[4] Some of her films, like The Mandrake and The Falconet, in addition to Qeysar and Ghazal are considered milestones in performances of before revolution Iranian cinema.[6]

Foreign and bilateral films

She participated in some foreign and common films during her career, including Leslie H. Martinson's 1978 film, Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident; Fereydun Goleh's 1977 film, The Moon and a Murmur, made in the US and Iran; Jean Negulesco's last film, The Invincible Six in 1970; Jun'ya Satō's 1973 adaptation of Golgo 13, which was a joint production of Iran and Japan; and some Turkish films such as Ah bu gençlik (Oh, youth), Tek basina (Loneliness) and Tövbekar (The Regretful).

After 1979 Revolution

Many Iranian actors and actresses left Iran after the 1979 revolution. Although Pouri Banayi was called to the infamous Evin Prison for questioning, she decided to stay in Iran but only appeared as an extra in one feature film after the revolution.

Filmography

Year Title Persian Title Role 1964 The Foreign Bride عروس فرنگی Arūse Farangi Marya The City Thief دزد شهر Dozde Shahr Farideh 1965 The Forced Vacation مرخصی اجباری Morakhasi-ye Ejbāri The singer Poor Thing! زبان‌بسته Zaban Basteh Leila The Blond Woman of Our Town موطلایی شهر ما Moo-alaye-ye Shahr-e Mā Golrokh 1966 Farewell Tehran خداحافظ تهران Khodahafez Tehran Azar One step to Heaven یک قدم تا بهشت Yek Ghadam ta Behesht Shahla Hatam-e Taee حاتم طائی Hatam-e Tāee Sharareh A Man in the Cage مردی در قفس Mardi dar Ghafas Fake Mahin/ Agent 1967 Satan's Temptation وسوسه‌ی شیطان Vasvase-ye Sheitān A Man from Isfahan مردی از اصفهان Mardi az Esfahān Mahtab The Fate سرنوشت Sarnevesht Sima The Golden Cage قفس طلایی Ghafas-e Talāyi Parvin 1968 I Also Cried من هم گریه کردم Man Ham Geryeh Kardam Mandana The Whirlpool of Sin گرداب گناه Gerdābe Gonāh Pouri The Wild River رودخانه‌ی وحشی Rūdxane-ye Vahshi Pouneh "The Gypsy's Fury خشم کولی Xashm-e Kowli Gypsy The Roads of Criminals جاده‌ی تبهکاران Jāde-ye Tabahkārān Giti The Thief in Black دزد سیاهپوش Dozde Siāhpūsh Fereshteh 1969 Gheisar قیصر Gheisar Azam Golden Hearts قلبهای طلایی Ghalbhā-ye Talāyi The wife Blue World دنیای آبی Donyā-ye Ābi Maryam The Separation جدایی Jodāyi Maryam Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan سرزمین دلاوران Sarzamine Delāvarān Melek 1970 Kooche-mardha کوچه‌مردها Kūcheh Mardhā Aghdas Sin City شهر گناه Shahr-e Gonāh Zohreh Scandal رسوایی Rosvāyi Maryam Around the World with Empty Pockets دور دنیا با جیبهای خالی Dore Donyā bā Jibhāye Xali The girl The Invincible Six قهرمانان Ghahremanan Jahan's wife The Nameless Knight فرزند شمشیر Farzande Shamshir Gulnaz 1971 The Men of the Dawn مردان سحر Mardāne Sahar Mina A Beautiful Girl and So Much Trouble یک خوشگل و هزار مشکل Yek Xoshgel-o Hezar Moshkel Mahnaz Molla Mammad Jan ملا ممد جان Mollā Mammad Jān Safoura Retaliation قصاص Ghesās La'ya In the Mall زیر بازارچه Zire Bāzārcheh Goli Lady for One Night زن یک‌شبه Zane Yekshabeh Afsaneh The Glass Wall دیوار شیشه‌ای Divāre Shishe-ee Maryam For Whom the Hearts Beat قلبها برای که می‌تپند؟ Ghalbhā Baraye Keh Mitapad Nazi

Year Title Persian Title Role 1971 The Rowers قایقرانان Ghāyeghrānān Reyhaneh The Rebellion عاصی Āsi Setareh Bride Price شیربها Shirbahā Golbanoo Pretty خوشگله Xoshgeleh Zhaleh The Hell + Me جهنم + من Jahannam Be Ezafe-ye Man The girl The Only Man in the Neighborhood تنها مرد محله Tanhā Mard-e Mahalleh Ali's sister 1972 Pedar ke na-khalaf oftad پدر که ناخلف افتد Pedar Ke Naxalaf Oftad Parvaneh Inglorious نانجیب Nānajib Ashraf Ali, the Coachman علی سورچی Ali Sūrchi Ra'na A little Prejudice یک جو غیرت Yek Jow Gheirat Accountant's daughter 1973 God Bless Iranian Women قربون زن ایرونی Ghorbūne Zane Irūni Sakineh Golgo 13 گلگو 13 Golgo Sizdah Catherine The Married Man عیالوار Ayālvār Golbahar Fancy Man خیالاتی Xiālāti Fortuneteller Happy Go Lucky خوشگذران Xoshgozarān Parvin The Stranger بیگانه Bigāneh Maryam 1974 Golnesa in Paris گلنسا در پاریس Golnesa dar Pāris Golnesa 1975 The Falconet زنبورک Zanbūrak The Mandrake مهر گیاه Mehre Giāh Mehri Ghazal غزل Ghazal Ghazal 1976 Legacy میراث Miras Maryam The Fire of the South آتش جنوب Ātash dar Jonūb Jamileh The Lady Wants a Motorcycle / Ah bu gençlik خانم دلش موتور می‌خواد Xanom Delesh Motor Mixad Ra'na Tek Başına تنهایی Tanhāyi Emineh Can Pazari دختر جوان و مرد انتقامجو Doxtar-e Javan va Marde Enteghamjū Selma 1977 The moon and a murmur ماه و همهمه Māh-o Hemhemeh Payback تلافی Talāfi Maryam Back and Dagger پشت و خنجر Posht-o Xanjar Effat The Soldier سرباز Sarbāz Mahtab Tövbekar توبه‌کار Towbeh Kār Ipek 1978 Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident موشک سری Mushak-e Serrri Leila 1979 Maryam and Mani مریم و مانی Maryam-o Māni Maryam 2008 Shirin شیرین Shirin Woman in the audience

Personal life

She was engaged to Behrouz Vosughi, but they didn't get married and Vosughi married Googoosh, famous Iranian singer and actress. One of Banayi's sisters is Aki Banayi (Akram Banayi).[4] She is a singer and lives in Los Angeles.

Notes

1. Her family name can also be spelled as, Banai, Banayee, Banyie

References

1. "پوری‌ بنایی؛ بازخوانی یک عشق" [Pouri Beayi: Re-reading a love]. www.baharnews.ir (in Persian). July 22, 2017.
2. Mohammadi, Aref. "گفت وگوی شهروند با پوری بنایی هنرپیشه سابق سینما". Shahrvand website. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
3. "گفتگویی با پوری بنایی در سال 57". Dokhtaran and Pesaran magazine.
4. Saberi, Minoo. "پوری بنایی: آرزو دارم با ناصر ملک مطیعی بازی کنم". Radio Zamaneh.
5. "خداحافظ سینما". Jadidonline website.
6. "مصاحبه با پوري بنايي : خداحافظ سينما". Iranianuk website. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-08-19.

External links

• Pouri Banayi at IMDb