Acting credits
9
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Desiree Akhavan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 7Series: 11Crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 1285174
IMDb ID: nm3034178
Known for: Acting
Born: December 27, 1984
Age: 41
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2010 - 2025
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q16147303
Also known as
Desiree Akhaven • 戴思睿·阿卡万
Other jobs
Director (8)Executive Producer (2)Writer (2)Director of Photography (1)Story (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Desiree Akhavan.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Director
2018 Movie
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2018 Movie
Tooth and Nail
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Creep 2
as Sara
2017 Movie
The Circuit
as Angie
2016 Movie
Appropriate Behavior
as Shirin
2015 Movie
Nose Job
Writer
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Desiree Akhavan.
Overcompensating
as Ronnie • 1 eps
2025 Series
How to Die Alone
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Tiny Beautiful Things
Director • 4 eps
2023 Series
I Love That for You
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
Hacks
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
Monsterland
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
Ramy
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Bisexual
as Leila • 6 eps
2018 Series
Flowers
as Carol • 5 eps
2016 Series
Girls
as Chandra • 3 eps
2012 Series
The Slope
as Desiree • 16 eps
2010 Series