Solmaz Niki-Kermani(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Solmaz Niki-Kermani is an actress, writer, director and the founder of
Mahtab Entertainment. She was born in Iran, where she discovered her
love for the arts. An honor student in Mathematics, she won a national
best actress award for a play taped for Iranian cable TV at the age of
16. Less than a year later, Solmaz moved to the US to study at
Harvard University, at which she earned a degree in Liberal Arts.
Soon after graduation, she moved to Los Angeles and met casting director and producer, Russell Boast, who encouraged her to write her first screenplay, "To the Moon". The film went into production months later and was helmed by English director Damian Harris, son of the late actor Richard Harris.
Soon after graduation, she moved to Los Angeles and met casting director and producer, Russell Boast, who encouraged her to write her first screenplay, "To the Moon". The film went into production months later and was helmed by English director Damian Harris, son of the late actor Richard Harris.