Shabnam Toluei (also spelt Toloui, , born in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actress, theatre director and playwright. She is currently forbidden from working in Iran by the government because of her religion, the Baháʼí Faith, which is subject to state sanctioned persecution. Since December 2004 she is living in Paris, France. and became naturalized French citizen in 2019. Biography She has studied in the field of filmmaking in Tehran, in Bagh-Ferdos Film School and has her B.A. in Theatre Studies from Université Paris X, Nanterre, France. She has been writing short stories for cultural magazines since 1990, acting on stage since 1993, and writing plays since 1994. Since 2002 she has also taught the bio-mechanic method and acting for camera at Kranameh culture and Art Training Institute in Tehran. Experiences in Iran Theatre in Iran Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare (Directed by Ali Raffi) The one thousand and first night (Written and Directed by Bahram Bayzai) Blood wedding, lorka (Directed by Ali Raffi) Shazde Ehtedjab, Hooshang Golshiri (Directed by Ali Raffi) The Maids, Jean Genet (Directed by Ali Raffi) Bizhan and Manizhe (Epic play based on Ferdowsi's Shahname) directed by Pari Saberi Kiss you and Tears, Charmshir (Directed by Mohammad Aghebati) Roya's room, Foroozand On the Earth, Foroozand Hamzad, Amir Dejakam Cries and demands by the city wall, Tankred Dorst, Directed by Hassan Majouni Tomorrow (*) Morad (*) The 7th Act (*), 1995 Bitter Coffee (*) (Social drama, published in 2003) Bahman Baghdad (*)(a Romance based on Iran–Iraq War), 2003 (*): Plays written and directed by Shabnam Tolouei with Farda Theater Group in Iran. Novel My Dear Actor (Bazigar-e aziz-e man) (Cheshmeh Publication, ), 2002 Acting in feature films in Iran A house Built on Water (directed by Bahman Farmanara) Sharareh (directed by Siamak Shayeghi) The Day I Became a Woman (directed by Marzieh Meshkini) DVD is available in Europe and US A notebook from the heaven, (daftari az aseman) Parviz Sheykh Tadi Chocolate, Afshin Sherkat A flower for Maryam, Hassan Aghakarimi Acting in TV series in Iran Hamsafar, Ghasem Jafari Inspector shamsi and madame, Marziye Boroumand Without Description, Mehdi Mazloumi A field where reeds grow (Neyestan), Mohamad Mokhtari Acting in short films in Iran No one talks to no one (Hich kas ba hich kas harf nemizanad), Bonakdar& Alimohammadi Love is alone (Eshgh tanhast), Bonakdar & Alimohammadi Desert of the mirrors (Kavir-e ayeneha), Bonakdar & Alimohammadi Awards in Iran