SPOTTED: Some of the most beloved Iranian and Armenian celebrities attended ‘An Evening of Stars: A Tribute to Apick Youssefian’ in Glendale, CA May 20, 2012.

Apick Youssefian is one of the pioneers in theater, film and television industry in pre-revolution Iran. Her career started at a very young age with the Jaffari Theater Group, followed by starring roles for the Oskoui Theater Group. She earned recognition as Best Actress two years in a row by the Iranian national press.

Throughout her sixty-year career, Apick started in 9 feature films and numerous TV and stage productions, including Amir, Arsalan, Ali Noghli, Sarkar Ostavar and Octopus. She was also the first woman making feature films and producing TV shows in Iran. She was so loved and popular in fact, that she was elected as Mayor of her hometown.

In the US, Apick continued her acting career in such films as Keeper and The Legend of Omar Khayyam. Most recently, Apick returned to theater in the critically-acclaimed play Beneath the Veil, written and produced by her daughter, Mary Apick.

Apick Youssefian and Mary Apick

Andy, Mary Apick, Shani

Micha, Andy, Mary Apick, Ken Davitian, Shani, Kouros

Mary Apick, Apick Youssefian, Mayor Jimmy Delshad

Andy and Shani

Houri and Dr. Sadler

Parviz Kardan

Farrah Assadi, Jimmy Delshad and Vida Ghaffari

Apick Youssefian and Anthony Azizi

Parviz Kardan and Leila Forouhar

Leila Forouhar

Martik

Morteza and Samir Kamoun

Ken Davitian (Borat) and wife

Parviz Gharib-Afshar and Zoya Sabet

Parviz Sayyad

Vida Ghahremani (Stoning of Soraya M.)

Anthony Azizi, Max Amini, Sara Tintari

APoetNomadAli & Nicole Sadighi of’ ‘I Am Neda’ with Husein Malik and Raffi Rapelian