Marjane Satrapi, the French Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker whose 2007 animated feature Persepolis earned an Oscar nomination, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

French-Iranian artist and activist Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel “Persepolis” brought home the struggle of the Iranian people to millions around the world, has died.

In 2007, the film adaptation of the series — written and directed by Satrapi and her creative partner Vincent Paronnaud — premiered at Cannes and was later nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 8...