Desiree Akhavan

Acting

Born December 27, 1984 · New York City, New York, USA

11 films as director · Active 2010–2025

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…

Known for

Girls

2012

Overcompensating

2025

Creep 2

2017

The Bisexual

2018

Flowers

2016

The Slope

2010

Appropriate Behavior

2015

The Circuit

2016

Directed(11)

2018The Miseducation of Cameron Post★ 6.9

2015Appropriate Behavior★ 6.3

2011Nose Job

Acting(9)

2025OvercompensatingRonnie

2018The BisexualLeila

2018Dykes, Camera, Action!Self

Film