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  1. Betty Mahmoody (née Lover; born June 9, 1945) is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name.

  2. Nov 29, 2015 · It's the true life tale of how Betty agreed to leave the U.S. with her Iranian husband and their daughter to visit his family in Tehran. She thought it was for a short visit, but when they arrived,...

  3. Dec 7, 2023 · Not Without My Daughter is based on the real-life experiences of Betty Mahmoody, detailed in her 1987 book of the same name. The story begins in 1984 when Betty, an American, accompanies her Iranian husband, Moody, and their daughter Mahtob to Iran for what she believes is a two-week vacation to visit Moody's family.

  4. Feb 10, 2016 · Betty Mahmoody’s book “Not Without My Daughter” recounted how her then-husband held her and their daughter Mahtob captive in Iran for 18 months and how they escaped to return to Michigan.

  5. Feb 8, 2016 · In “Not Without My Daughter,” Betty Mahmoody told the story of how her then-husband took her and her daughter from their Michigan home to Iran and held them captive, and how they escaped to...

  6. Jan 12, 2016 · The harrowing escape from Iran of an American mother, Betty Mahmoody, and her 6-year-old daughter stunned the world in the movie, "Not Without My Daughter," starring actress Sally Fields. But that film and the book that inspired it were told from the mother's perspective.

  7. Apr 15, 2016 · The book launched Betty Mahmoody, now 70, as a champion for legal reforms to guard against international child kidnapping.

  8. Jan 23, 2016 · Mahtob Mahmoody and her mum Betty were duped into visiting her dad's homeland and their desperate flight to safety was turned into a Hollywood movie.

  9. Dec 16, 2015 · The daughter of Betty Mahmoody, who became famous when the story of her and her mother's escape from Iran was made into Hollywood film Not Without My Daughter, has released her own account of the ...

  10. Mar 20, 2016 · To this day, Mahtob said she has never read her mother’s book, “Not Without My Daughter,” which was a worldwide bestseller, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and launched Betty Mahmoody, now...

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