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Home/People/Desiree Akhavan
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Born
Dec 27, 1984
Age 41
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

4
Movies
5
TV Shows
11
Directed
Also Known As
Desiree Akhaven
戴思睿·阿卡万
IMDb Profile

Desiree Akhavan

Acting

Biography
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.
Dykes, Camera, Action! poster

Dykes, Camera, Action!

as Self
2018
Creep 2 poster

Creep 2

as Sara
2017
The Circuit poster

The Circuit

as Angie
2016
Appropriate Behavior poster

Appropriate Behavior

as Shirin
2015