Hamideh Kheirabadi (Persian: حمیده خیر آبادی; December 21, 1924 – April 19, 2010) was a celebrated Iranian film and theatre actress. She played in more than 200[1] feature films and in over 20 television series. Inside Iran, she is affectionately referred to as Nādereh[2] and Mother of the Iranian Cinema.[3][4][5]