Pegah Ghafoori is an Iranian-Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for playing Fatima in the MGM+ series From (2022-2024).
She was born on 18 April 1999 in Tehran, Iran. Aged 25, she debuted in 2018 but has been acting for about 15 years.
Quick Info
Real name | Pegah Ghafoori |
Age | 25 [as of 2024] |
Birthplace | Tehran, Iran |
Education | Humber College |
Height | 5 feet 5.5 inches [166 cm] |
Weight | 52 kg [approx.] |
Ethnicity
Pegah Ghafoori is Persian. She is a Canadian citizen. Her surname suggests that she could be a Muslim.
Her parents are Ali Ghafoori and Minoo Nikpour. Minoo, her mother, is a real-estate agent based in Toronto.
She has a brother named Pedram Ghafoori. A graduate of York University, he works as the Director of Operations at Lifeguarding Academy.
Personal Life
Ghafoori always had an interest in performing arts. She created and voiced a claymation at the mere age of 8. While acting was one of her interests, she also wrote and released her first song Fall Apart in 2014. However, she didn’t focus on singing after that.
She pursued the Claude Watson Arts program at Earl Haig Secondary School. Upon graduating high school, she studied Emergency Telecommunications at Humber College.
She went on to receive acting training from notable coaches such as Laurel Paetz, Daniel Baumander, Jamie Castro, etc.
She featured her boyfriend on her Instagram handle.
Career
Pegah Ghafoori started making stage performances in the early 2010s. Per her resume, she has three theatre credits including A Kind of Solace, performed at the Sears Drama Festival.
Per her official website, she also modeled for a few brands and walked on the runways early on in her career. Her resume also reveals that she appeared in a few web series including The 420 Proposal.
Her debut was in 2018 with the short film Brave Kids Run. The next year, she acted in another short film Stealing from Stoners. In 2021, she made her TV debut with The Perfect Wedding.
Pegah had her breakthrough with the MGM+ TV series From in 2022. She appeared in the role of Fatima in 27 episodes across three seasons. She acted in SmokeBreak (short film) and One Must Wash Eyes in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Unknown Facts
- She teaches lifeguarding.
- She loves pets, especially dogs and cats.
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Photo credit: @pegahghafoori – Instagram.