Scene from Loving Her / TV series (2021)

First Appearances:

• Cocoon (2020) as Mrs Kallert - Sports Teacher

Most Important Roles:

• Octavia's Visions (2021) as
• Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut (2020) as
• Lehrer kann jeder! (2022) as Dilek Günes
• Phantom Heist (2024) as Arin
• Klandestin WT (2025) as
• No Hard Feelings (2020) as Banafshe Arezu
• Cocoon (2020) as Mrs Kallert - Sports Teacher
• Mona & Parviz (2021) as Mona
• Yallah Habibi (2021) as Elaha
• Immer der Nase nach (2021) as Alev

Career Highlights:

• Octavia's Visions (2021)
• Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut (2020)
• Lehrer kann jeder! (2022)
• Phantom Heist (2024)
• Klandestin WT (2025)
• No Hard Feelings (2020)
• Cocoon (2020)
• Mona & Parviz (2021)
• Yallah Habibi (2021)
• Immer der Nase nach (2021)

Banafshe Hourmazdi, known for her role in 'Loving Her' series (2021), is a trained actress who studied at the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Württemberg and Zurich University of the Arts. She has acted and developed plays at various prestigious theaters such as Ballhaus Naunynstraße Berlin, Münchner Kammerspiele, Theater Oberhausen, Ruhrtriennale, and Sophiensaele Berlin. Hourmazdi won awards for her acting, including the Newcomer Prize by the City of Vienna in 2015 for 'Meine Nase läuft' at Drachengasse Theater, and the Götz George Young Talent Award at the 2019 First Steps Awards for her ensemble role in 'Futur Drei'. Her character in 'Loving Her', Hanna, reflects on past relationships and experiences that shaped her.

Alternate Names: Emma Drogunova

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• In Her Name (2016) as Eva

Most Important Roles:

• Égalité (2022) as Schwester Emma
• Jenny (2017) as
• Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023) as Leonie
• Nichts, was uns passiert (2023) as Anna
• Vena (2024) as Jenny
• Trauzeugen (2023) as Susann
• Wolfsland – Ewig Dein (2016) as Jenni
• In Her Name (2016) as Eva
• Toter Winkel (2017) as Anyá Krasniqi
• Under the Family Tree (2017) as Tereza

Career Highlights:

• Égalité (2022)
• Jenny (2017)
• Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023)
• Nichts, was uns passiert (2023)
• Vena (2024)
• Trauzeugen (2023)
• Wolfsland – Ewig Dein (2016)
• In Her Name (2016)
• Toter Winkel (2017)
• Under the Family Tree (2017)

Emma Drogunova starred in 'Der Trafikant' (2018), a film based on Robert Seethaler's international bestseller. The movie tells a tender and heart-breaking story about a young man and his friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna.