Desiree Akhavan
Known for acting · Born 27 December 1984 · 41 · New York City, New York, USA
23 credits
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.
Known for
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
Creep 2
2017
Hacks
2021
Overcompensating
2025
Ramy
2019
Appropriate Behavior
2015
Monsterland
2020
Tiny Beautiful Things
2023
The Bisexual
2018
The Slope
2010
I Love That for You
2022
Girls
2012
Acting (9)
2025OvercompensatingRonnieSeries
2018The BisexualLeila · 6 episodesSeries
2018Dykes, Camera, Action!SelfFilm
2017Creep 2SaraFilm
2016FlowersCarol · 5 episodesSeries
2016The CircuitAngieFilm
2015Appropriate BehaviorShirinFilm
2012GirlsChandra · 3 episodesSeries
2010The SlopeDesiree · 16 episodesSeries
Camera (1)
2017Creep 2Director of PhotographyFilm
Directing (9)
2025OvercompensatingDirectorSeries
2023Tiny Beautiful ThingsDirectorSeries
2022I Love That for YouDirectorSeries
2021HacksDirectorSeries
2020MonsterlandDirectorSeries
2019RamyDirectorSeries
2018The Miseducation of Cameron PostDirector, Screenplay, Executive ProducerFilm
2015Appropriate BehaviorDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2011Nose JobDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
Production (2)
2024How to Die AloneExecutive ProducerSeries
2018Tooth and NailExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (2)
2018The BisexualWriter, Director, CreatorSeries
2010The SlopeStory, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, CreatorSeries