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Desiree Akhavan

  • Director
  • Actress
  • Writer
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Desiree Akhavan at an event for The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
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Desiree Akhavan was born on 27 December 1984 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Appropriate Behavior (2014), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) and The Bisexual (2018).
BornDecember 27, 1984
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BornDecember 27, 1984
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Desiree Akhavan in Appropriate Behavior (2014)
    Appropriate Behavior
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2014
    Chloë Grace Moretz in The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
    The Miseducation of Cameron Post
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2018
    Maxine Peake and Desiree Akhavan in The Bisexual (2018)
    The Bisexual
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Ramy (2019)
    Ramy
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Mary Beth Barone and Wally Baram in Overcompensating (2025)
      Overcompensating
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Kathryn Hahn in Tiny Beautiful Things (2023)
      Tiny Beautiful Things
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Vanessa Bayer in I Love That for You (2022)
      I Love That for You
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Monsterland (2020)
      Monsterland
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ramy (2019)
      Ramy
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Briarpatch (2019)
      Briarpatch
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Maxine Peake and Desiree Akhavan in The Bisexual (2018)
      The Bisexual
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Chloë Grace Moretz in The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
      The Miseducation of Cameron Post
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Desiree Akhavan in Appropriate Behavior (2014)
      Appropriate Behavior
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Slope (2010)
      The Slope
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2012
    • Nose Job
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

    Actress

    • Mary Beth Barone and Wally Baram in Overcompensating (2025)
      Overcompensating
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ronnie
      • 2025
    • Maxine Peake and Desiree Akhavan in The Bisexual (2018)
      The Bisexual
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Leila
      • 2018
    • Julian Barratt, Olivia Colman, Sophia Di Martino, and Daniel Rigby in Flowers (2016)
      Flowers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2016–2018
    • Creep 2 (2017)
      Creep 2
      6.4
      • Sara
      • 2017
    • The Circuit (2016)
      The Circuit
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Angie
      • 2016
    • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
      Girls
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Chandra
      • 2015
    • Desiree Akhavan in Appropriate Behavior (2014)
      Appropriate Behavior
      6.5
      • Shirin
      • 2014
    • The Slope (2010)
      The Slope
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Desiree
      • 2010–2012

    Writer

    • Maxine Peake and Desiree Akhavan in The Bisexual (2018)
      The Bisexual
      6.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2018
    • Chloë Grace Moretz in The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
      The Miseducation of Cameron Post
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Desiree Akhavan in Appropriate Behavior (2014)
      Appropriate Behavior
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • story (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • The Slope (2010)
      The Slope
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2010–2012
    • Nose Job
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Videos9

    Women Directors on Set
    Clip 1:05
    Women Directors on Set
    Appropriate Behavior
    Clip 2:47
    Appropriate Behavior
    Appropriate Behavior
    Clip 2:47
    Appropriate Behavior
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:41
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:56
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:54
    Official Trailer
    The Bisexual: Season 1
    Trailer 1:36
    The Bisexual: Season 1

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Desiree Akhaven
    • Born
      • December 27, 1984
      • New York City, New York, USA
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      • 1 Article

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      President of the Queer Palm jury at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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