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Desiree Akhavan

Both of Akhavan's parents immigrated to the United States following the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Akhavan studied Film and Theatre at Smith College, a women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she was "a bit of a loner". After graduating in 2007, she studied film directing as a graduate student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She also spent a year studying abroad at Queen Mary, University of London. Akhavan made her first short film Two Drink Minimum while studying in London as a graduate student. In 2010, she wrote and directed the short film Nose Job. Akhavan identifies herself as a bisexual woman and a Brooklynite. She has a brother who is a paediatric urologist.  


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Born:
Dec 27, 1984 In New York City, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
3
First Appeared:
In the series Flowers 2016-04-25
Latest Project:
Movie Creep 2 2017-10-14
Known For
Poster of Creep 2
Poster of The Circuit
Poster of Flowers
Filmography
Movie Creep 2 Sara 2017-10-14
Series Flowers Carol 2016-04-25
Movie The Circuit Angie 2016-08-25
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