
Mojdeh Daei
Acting
Biography
Mojdeh Daei is an Iranian actress, writer, and artist. She holds a Master’s degree in Dramatic Literature from Tehran University of Art, where she wrote her thesis on interactive theater, focusing on three works by Peter Handke. Daei has performed in over 20 theater productions in Tehran and has acted in more than 20 films. She was also one of the writers for the feature film Ext - Friendship – Night (2024) and appeared in the television series Island (2021). Fluent in Persian, German, and English, Mojdeh has a diverse artistic background with a passion for painting, dancing, singing, literature, fitness, and traveling.
Known For

Kaveh Nariman is a Doctor in the medical examiner's office. One day at his work he meets a corpse which is very familiar to him.
No Date, No Signature

A 15-year-old girl, struggling under societal and familial pressures, takes a stand to reclaim her identity and voice.
White Scratch

The story of life of a woman Mehri who unintentionally enters into an unknown problem and is searching for a solution for that.
Bearer

"Pregnant" is a window into a woman's existence as she lives her internal life ever so delicately as her external life. Becoming a mother for the second time, she prepares for the unknown.
Pregnant

A young couple have problems in their marriage.
Copsi

A solitary woman, who just got out of a relationship, is spending her Corona quarantine days with her two cats. The female cat wants to mate, but the male cat is neutered. The woman is thinking of a solution for her cats restlessness.
The Cats

An Iranian journalist couple wants to move to America to escape the difficulties of their country. The woman receives her visa but her husband doesn't. He stays in Iran and watches his wife find success on television and falls into a state of depression.
America

It is possible to hide an event not out of cunning but out of fear that it will be revealed.
Bruised

A young clergyman, is forced to hold the funeral of his former beloved without prior notice.
Obituary

Fired from his job, behind on his rent and abandoned by his wife, a burnt-out Uber driver gets an unusual passenger.
Faranak

The people who are living on an island are leaving there because of the situation that became worse recently even they are taking body of their relatives to the port near the island. This island is in the middle of political struggle.
A Few Knots Away

A woman decides to terminate her life in her own way, but something goes wrong.
Liberty

This time the action is restricted to a kindergarten, a world seemingly far removed from real life in Iran. Pre-school is the first and last time boys and girls can learn together freely before entering the strictly segregated education system. Much like the dog in Toodehroosta’s well received first feature Paat (2013), six-year-old Roham plays the often silent witness to the actions unfurling around him. As his curiosity grows, the complicated real lives of the other pupils start to unravel.
Numb

Four old friends gather on the night before one of them is about to leave for military service to bid him farewell. One of them documents the events of that night. Years later, he returns to his country and tries to reunite the group.
Ext. Friendship - Night

In a monitored room, a woman asks for help to find the camera her husband installed.
Closed Circuit

Shi portrays the hardship of a traditional marriage.
Shi

A poetic film in which a carpet is being woven and a woman with long hair and warm eyes is staring at the camera.
Girls of the Sun

Somewhere in the Milky Way, a young girl starts making eccentric dolls to free herself from the atmosphere that rules her home. One night she witnesses an abnormal occurrence between her parents and their guest. She which is imprisoned in her room eventually expels her human nature.