Acting
Desiree Akhavan
Biography
Desiree Akhavan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actress of Iranian descent, best known for her 2014 feature film debut, Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
Also known as
Desiree Akhaven · 戴思睿·阿卡万
Photos
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10 images
Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
9
Acting credits
12
Directing
5
Writing
6
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 7.5Hacks
2021 · tv · Director
- 2
★ 7.3Ramy
2019 · tv · Director
- 3
★ 7.2Overcompensating
2025 · tv · as Ronnie
- 4
★ 6.9The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · movie · Director
- 5
★ 6.5Monsterland
2020 · tv · Director
- 6
★ 6.4Girls
2012 · tv · as Chandra
- 7
★ 6.3Creep 2
2017 · movie · as Sara
- 8
★ 6.3Appropriate Behavior
2015 · movie · as Shirin
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
