Googoosh

Googoosh

Faegheh Atashin, nicknamed Googoosh, was born in 1950 in Tehran. She lost her mother when she was an infant and moved with her father to Tehran. Her father, Saber, was an entertainer and a comedian, and he encouraged Googoosh to sing in bars and cafés in Laleh-Zar Street of Tehran when she was only 5 years old. Her singing at such an early age prevented her from getting any kind of a primary education. In 1960, when she was only 10 years old, she had a successful role in the movie Fereshteh farari (1961), a film by George Obadiah. Her first experience with cinema, however, was a movie by the title of Bim va omid (1960) in 1958. Googoosh was discovered by Iranian composers for her natural singing talent, where she created a unique style in modern Iranian music and became a pop culture icon among the Iranian youth. In 1969, the notorious "mini-joupe" dress was a fashion among young Iranian girls who imitated Googoosh. Her famous short haircut in 1975 is still popular among females in Iran. Googoosh is said to have been a victim of underworld organizations who controlled cabarets and bars in Tehran. One of the underworld bosses, Parviz Ghorbani, the owner of "Shokoufeh Nou" cabaret was the brain behind conspiracy against Googoosh where he made created enormous debt in her name. In 1973, she married Ghorbani against her will to pay her debts. She has a son, Kambiz, from her first marriage. Googoosh starred in many popular movies, among which were Bita (1972), Mah-e asal (1976) (Honeymoon), Hamsafar (1975), Mamal Amricayi (1975) and Dar emtedad shab (1978) are the most popular. She also starred in Ce divane (1968) with Garshasb Raoufi and Mohammad Motevaselani. Her acting career ended with the 1979 revolution in Iran. She acted with Behrouz Vossoughi, the most popular actor of his time, in several movies and later joined Saeed Kangarani in the erotic movie Dar emtedad shab (1978), which was well-received by Iranians, as well as other Middle Eastern countries. Critics, however, never considered Googoosh a successful actress. In 1976, she married Behrouz Vossoughi, but their marriage only lasted for one year. Before their marriage, Vosoughi was already engaged to Pouri Baneai, another popular actress. This marriage, however, ended the friendship between Banaii and Googoosh. With the Islamic commotion of 1979, Googoosh stopped her 25-years of singing and acting career for good. She also refused to leave Iran and consistently rejected lucrative offers for recording new albums outside the country. According to Parviz Khatibi, the late Iranian director, Googoosh left Iran right after the revolution and stayed in New York for a while. This stay, however, was so short that many Iranians don't remember it. She married Masud Kimiai and choose to resides in an apartment in the north of Tehran. On July 2000, Googoosh finally broke 21 years of silence by announcing an unexpected, but much anticipated, North American tour, starting in Toronto. To date, concerts have been performed in Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C. Other tours are expected in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and San Jose, with many more tour dates added on a weekly basis, due to sold-out performances.

  • Popularity : 1.208
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1950-05-05
  • Place of Birth : Tehran, Iran
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Googoosh Movies

  • 1970
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    FRIENDSHIP THE DOCUMENTARY

    FRIENDSHIP THE DOCUMENTARY

    1 1970 HD

    Only true friendship can live through a revolution, witness a war, and survive exile. This documentary is about a cultural icon (Googoosh) and her...

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  • 1966
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    Elephant and Teacup

    Elephant and Teacup

    1 1966 HD

    Sha'ban meets Fereshteh in a film studio. Director of the studio, rejects Fereshteh for avoiding nudity in the film scenes. They hire in a nightclub....

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  • 1971
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    Retaliation

    Retaliation

    1 1971 HD

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  • 2009
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    hayedeh: legendary persian diva

    hayedeh: legendary persian diva

    1 2009 HD

    Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva is a 2009 documentary film about the late Iranian iconic singer Hayedeh, made by the exiled musician and journalist...

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  • 1966
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    Hossein Kord Shabestari

    Hossein Kord Shabestari

    1 1966 HD

    Hossein Kurd Shabestri, the shepherd of Sardar Masih Khan, saves Fari Naz, Sardar's daughter, from some bandits. He goes to Isfahan to look for the...

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  • 1971
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    Ehsas-e dagh

    Ehsas-e dagh

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bita

    Bita

    5 1972 HD

    Hajir Darioush's first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" is about a young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers facing...

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  • 1968
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    The Star of the Seven Skies

    The Star of the Seven Skies

    1 1968 HD

    Two young men, commit robbery, and during an accident, they encounter a man who is disappointed and frustrated with life, who intends to commit...

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  • 1978
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    Along the Night

    Along the Night

    4.5 1978 HD

    Parvaneh, a famous singer and movie star, has an affair with a married man. A student named Baabak, who suffers from leukaemia, falls in love with...

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  • 1965
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    Sheitune bala

    Sheitune bala

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1977
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    Nazanin

    Nazanin

    1 1977 HD

    Nayyerr is an orphan girl who is taken care of by her old aunt Effat, and she is pregnant by a young man named Morteza. Morteza is a young man who...

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  • 1972
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    Sky with No Stars

    Sky with No Stars

    1 1972 HD

    Heshmat runs the factory of his wife who has a heart disease and is unhappy with his wife's decision that after her death his property will be handed...

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  • 1970
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    The Wedding Commotion

    The Wedding Commotion

    1 1970 HD

    A rich and fun-loving young man named Farrokh meets a singer girl named Fereshteh and falls in love with her and it is revealed that there is also a...

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  • 1975
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    Fellow Traveler

    Fellow Traveler

    6.2 1975 HD

    A wealthy man who has a company deceive a naive girl Atefeh (Gogoosh) who thinks he wants to marry her. Atefeh goes to the north of Iran to find the...

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  • 1976
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    Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

    5.3 1976 HD

    Reza and his mother Mah Banu, have a good and near relationship with Hossein family known as Khan Baba. Reza spends his time with Changiz, the son of...

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  • 1975
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    Mamal Amricayi

    Mamal Amricayi

    5 1975 HD

    A Young guy (Behrouz Vossoughi) who is dreaming to go to America is trying to manage the money by stealing it, then one day he meets a wealthy girl...

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  • 1971
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    The Window

    The Window

    2 1971 HD

    Sohrab is going from his city Abadan to work in his uncle's factory in Tehran. Sohrab meets a girl Taraneh who is pregnant. She with the help of...

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  • 1971
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    The Starless Sky

    The Starless Sky

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Night of Angels

    The Night of Angels

    1 1968 HD

    No description

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  • 2024
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    Googoosh: Made of Fire

    Googoosh: Made of Fire

    1 2024 HD

    On stage since she was a toddler, Googoosh has been an icon of Iranian pop culture since the 1970s. Her progressive style and raw singing talent...

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  • 2000
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    Googoosh: Iran's Daughter

    Googoosh: Iran's Daughter

    1 2000 HD

    An impressionist feature-length documentary film, Googoosh: Iran's Daughter, aims to locate the "silenced" legendary Iranian pop singer/actress in...

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  • 2018
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    Googoosh Live at Hollywood Bowl

    Googoosh Live at Hollywood Bowl

    1 2018 HD

    Googoosh's live concert in Hollywood Bowl which was also later covered in Bolour Banafsh's program, in BBC Persian.

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  • 1977
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    Googoosh: Live Concert-Niavaran Palace

    Googoosh: Live Concert-Niavaran Palace

    1 1977 HD

    Googoosh: Live Concert-Niavaran Palace -Oct 31,1977

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  • 1968
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    Se divane

    Se divane

    1 1968 HD

    The three friends try to help Parvaneh, a young naive girl to face her uncle and his plans to kill her and take her fortune.

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  • 2019
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    Filmfarsi

    Filmfarsi

    2 2019 HD

    A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.

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  • 1975
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    Night of Strangers

    Night of Strangers

    1 1975 HD

    Siamak is a thief who is working for Abbas Khalkoob. He lives with his gambler friend Tagfgdfzhi in a rented room. One day Siamak pickpocket a guy in...

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  • 1970
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    Sunrise

    Sunrise

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2019
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    Googoosh & Martik - Live in Concert

    Googoosh & Martik - Live in Concert

    1 2019 HD

    Googoosh & Martik - Live in Concert (Paris, 2019)

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  • 1967
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    Beggars of Tehran

    Beggars of Tehran

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1971
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    Ehsas-e dagh

    Ehsas-e dagh

    1 1971 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Old Young Crow

    The Old Young Crow

    7.2 2023 HD

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  • 1966
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    Elephant and Teacup

    Elephant and Teacup

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Wedding Commotion

    The Wedding Commotion

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Homaye Sa'adat

    Homaye Sa'adat

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tonight a tear is shed

    Tonight a tear is shed

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Starless Sky

    The Starless Sky

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Mamal Amricayi

    Mamal Amricayi

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

    5.3 1976 HD

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  • 1970
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    Ayene-ye zaman

    Ayene-ye zaman

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Star of the Seven Skies

    The Star of the Seven Skies

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Night of Angels

    The Night of Angels

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1974
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    You Got Wrong Babies

    You Got Wrong Babies

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Road

    The Road

    1 1972 HD

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