Asal Badiee | |
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Born |
Asal Badiee May 9, 1977 Tehran, Iran |
Died | April 1, 2013 Tehran, Iran |
(aged 35)
Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater | Azad University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Fariborz Arabnia (2000–2004) |
Children | Johnyar (b. 2002) |
Relatives | Shahrokh Badiee (Father) Shirin Jahanbakhsh (Mother) Ghazal Badiee (Sister) Reza Davood Nejad (Brother-in-law) |
Asal Badiee (Persian: عسل بدیعی; May 9, 1977 – April 1, 2013) was an Iranian actress. She had been married to Fariborz Arabnia.
Asal Badiee was born in Tehranpars, Tehran. Her father, Shahrokh, was an employee at Tejarat Bank. She graduated from Azad University with a degree in nutritional science.
She started her cinema career with the film To Be or Not to Be, a product of Kianoosh Ayari. The main subject of film was about organ donation; a task which Badiee performed in her real life.
She married Fariborz Arabnia, an Iranian cinema actor in 2000, but they separated after four years; they had one son.
She was transferred to Loghman Hospital after drug overdose on March 31, 2013 and died the next day from cardiac and respiratory problems. Her doctor also announced that she had died after cerebral vessels burst. Two days after her death, it was announced that her internal organs would be donated, with her family's agreement. Her kidney, liver, heart and lungs were donated on April 5–6, giving seven people new lives, making her the first Iranian cinema actress to do so.
Her funeral took place on April 7, 2013. She was buried in Behesht-e Zahra.