Marjane Satrapi

1969 -

country of citizenship: France, Iran

languages spoken, written or signed: Persian, French, English, Italian, German, Swedish

educated at: École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, Lycée Français de Vienne, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Razi High School

occupation: film director, comics artist

award received: Jury Prize, Sutherland Trophy, César Award for Best First Feature Film, honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, Peter Pan prize, Sproing Award, Urhunden Prizes, Adamson Awards, Max & Moritz Prize, Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, César Award for Best Adaptation, Officer of Arts and Letters, Award Gato Perich, Honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Harvey Award, Noor Iranian Film Festival

position held: jury at the Cannes Festival

Marjane Satrapi (French: [maʁʒan satʁapi]; Persian: مرجان ساتراپی [mæɾˈdʒɒːn(e) sɒːtɾɒːˈpiː]; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation, the graphic novel Chicken with Plums, and the Marie Curie biopic Radioactive. Source: Wikipedia (en)