Saye was awarded the "Best supporting actress award" in her role in LU at the 168 film festival in 2013.
Saye means silhouette in Farsi (Persian).
Saye is a Polo Player and member of US Polo association, She has mentioned that one of her dreams is that to be able to play with the woman's Polo team in Tehran/Iran.
The book "The Top 100 Indie Filmmakers in the World" ranked Saye Yabandeh 21st.
"Saye Yabandeh is a force of nature, she is cultured, a world traveler and what one think of whiny think of one of the most beautiful woman in the world"
the book: The top 100 Indi film makers in the world.
Saye, often fly to Cambodia to spend time with her 42 children at the orphanage in a village near Phnom Penh whom she has been involved with for over ten years.