Pegah Ahangarani is more than an accomplished actress—she’s a multifaceted artist who has balanced powerful on-screen performances with impactful documentary storytelling and cultural advocacy. Her work spans childhood stardom to mature, socially conscious storytelling, earning her both critical respect and public admiration. As an actress, she often gravitates toward strong, conflicted, or introspective female roles, portraying characters that reflect both resilience and vulnerability.
As a documentary filmmaker, her approach is intimate and observational, often using minimal narration to allow subjects to tell their own stories. Her documentaries explore themes such as memory, displacement, social change, and the intersection of art and politics. Pegah belongs to a generation of filmmakers and actors that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s—artists who grew up after the Revolution and navigated a film industry shaped by both censorship and creative ingenuity.
