Gohar Kheirandish

Gohar KheirandishPersian: گوهر خیراندیش; is an Iranian actress and was born in Neyriz. While studying and working in Tehran, Kheirandish started working in television. Her first film, Days of Waiting, was directed by Asghar Hashemi. She then appeared in Lady, directed by Dariush Mehrjoyi. In 2003, she was sentenced to 74 lashes for kissing a male director on the forehead at an awards ceremony in Yzad. She was honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2015 from the Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco.