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Desiree Akhavan

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 12/27/1984 (39) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Desiree Akhavan (Persian: دزیره اخوان, born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post. She appeared in the found footage horror film Creep 2. ()

Desiree Akhavan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actress of Iranian descent, best known for her 2014 feature film debut, Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Movies with Desiree Akhavan as Actress(4)

as herself2018 Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Sara2017 Creep 2
as Angie2016 The Circuit
as Shirin2015 Appropriate Behavior

TV Shows/Series with Desiree Akhavan as Actress(3)

as Leila2018 The Bisexual
as Carol2016 Flowers
as Chandra2012 Girls

Movies with Desiree Akhavan as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2018 The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Production/Executive Producer2018 The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Writing/Screenplay2018 The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Production/Executive Producer2018 Tooth and Nail
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Creep 2
Directing/Director2015 Appropriate Behavior
Writing/Screenplay2015 Appropriate Behavior
Directing/Director2011 Nose Job
Production/Producer2011 Nose Job
Writing/Writer2011 Nose Job

TV Shows/Series with Desiree Akhavan as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2023 Tiny Beautiful Things
Directing/Director2022 I Love That for You
Directing/Director2020 Monsterland
Directing/Director2018 The Bisexual
Writing/Writer2018 The Bisexual
Creator/Creator2018 The Bisexual
Creator/Creator2010 The Slope

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Full Name: Desiree Akhavan
Born: Thursday, 12/27 1984 (December) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 39 years + 93 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Smith College, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Other names for Desiree Akhavan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Desiree Akhaven"
Desiree Akhavan frequently works together with these people:
Lena Dunham (5x, Actress)
Will Sharpe (5x, Crew)
Vanessa Bayer (5x, Actress)
Sara Shaw (5x, Crew)
Patrick Brice (4x, Crew)
Jeremy Beiler (4x, Crew)
Kathryn Hahn (3x, Actress)
Mark Duplass (3x, Crew)
Ryan Billia (3x, Crew)
Jennifer Konner (3x, Crew)
Caroline Berler (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:309899, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024