Trivia

Graphic novelist, illustrator and children's book author, best known for her autobiographical novel "Persepolis" (2000), which was adapted into the movie Persepolis (2007).

Although her parents sent her to Vienna to flee the Iranian regime in 1984, she later returned to Tehran for college.

Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.

Lives in the Marais district of Paris with her Swedish husband.

Her mother's a great-granddaughter of Nasser-al-Din Shah, Shah of Persia from 1848 to 1896.

Describes her parents as "caviar leftists".

Attended the Lycée Français in Tehran until the Iranian Revolution.

Was a big fan of Kim Wilde and Michael Jackson in her youth.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 42nd Deauville Film Festival in 2016.

Studied illustration at the Strasburg School of Decorative Arts.

Born to Ebi and Taji Satrapi, prosperous social idealists, supporting their only child's devotion to independence, but decided to remain in Iran themselves.

Her Paris apartment is described as a mosaic of Middle Eastern and Western culture.

Writes an illustrated column in "The New York Times" Op-Ed section.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in 2008.