Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

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France-based Iranian artist, animator and director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her Oscar-nominated 2007 biographical animated feature “Persepolis,” has died. She was 56.

“Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,” said a statement “from close friends and family” sent to France’s AFP newswire announcing her death on June 3. Ripa, a producer, actor and screenwriter, died on April 8, 2025.

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