Merila Zarei
Merila Zarei | |
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مریلا زارعی | |
 Zarei at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | April 14, 1974 Tehran, Iran |
| Education | Azad University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Relatives | Melika Zarei (Sister) |
Merila Zarei (Persian: مریلا زارعی; born April 14, 1974) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Silver Bear, three Crystal Simorghs, four Hafez Awards, four Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. [1][2]
Early life
A graduate of Azad University of Tehran, during her studies she became interested in acting through Ezatollah Entezami's acting courses.[3]
Her first movie was Patak by Ali Asghar Shadravan in 1994. She received the Crystal Simorgh for the best actress in a supporting role for The Friday's Soldiers (2005, Masoud Kimiai), from the 23rd Fajr International Film Festival.[2] She is also the winner of best actress of 32nd Fajr International Film Festival.
Personal life
She has a younger sister, Melika Zarei, who is also an actress.
Filmography
Movies:
- Patak by Ali Ashghar Shadervan (1994)
- Ruy-e Khat-e Marg directed by Shafi Aghamohammadian (1995)
- Zan-e Sharghi directed by Rambod Lotfi (1996)
- Khalaban directed by Jamal Shurjeh (1996)
- Do Zan (Two Women) directed by Tahmineh Milani (1999)
- Tekyeh bar bad directed by Dariush Farhang (1999)
- The Fifth Reaction (The 5th Reaction) directed by Tahmineh Milani (2001)
- Eshgh-e Film directed by Ebrahim Vahidzadeh (2001)
- Ham Nafas directed by Mehdi Fakhimzadeh (2002)
- Mo'ādeleh directed by Ebrahim Vahidzadeh (2002)
- Sizdah Gorbeh ruy-e Shirvani directed by Ali Abdolalizadeh (2002)
- Sarbazhaye jome (Friday's Soldiers) directed by Masoud Kimiayie (2002)
- Mojaradha directed by Asghar Hashemi (2003)
- The Unwanted Woman directed by Tahmineh Milani (2005)
- Zagros directed by Mohammad Ali Najafi (2004)
- Hokm (Verdict) directed by Masoud Kimiayie (2004)
- Pāpital (Hedera helix) directed by Ardeshir Shelileh (2005)
- Dasthaye khali directed by Abolqasem Talebi (2007)
- Invitation (Davat) directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia (2008)
- About Elly, directed by Asghar Farhadi (2009)
- Keyfar directed by Hassan Fathi
- Digari directed by Mehdi Rahmani
- Nader and Simin, A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi (2011)
- I Feel Sleepy directed by Reza Attaran (2012)
- Bear directed by Khosro Masumi
- Hush! Girls Don't Scream directed by Pouran Derakhshandeh (2012)
- Golden Regime directed by Reza Sobhani
- Everything for sale directed by Amir Hossein Saghafi (2012)
- Che directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia (2012)
- Track 143 directed by Narges Abyar (2013)
- The Little Black Fish directed by Majid Esmaeili (2015)
- Bodyguard Ebrahim Hatamikia (2016)
- Under the Smoky Roof (2017)
- Henas (2022)
TV series:
- The Sea People directed by Siroos Moghaddam
- Mannequin directed by Hossein Soheilizadeh
- Jeyran directed by Hassan Fathi
Awards and nominations
- Won Crystal Simorgh Best Actress - 32nd Fajr International Film Festival (2014), 35th Fajr International Film Festival (2017)
- nominated Track 143 Best Actress - 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2014)[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Full biography and biography of Marila Zarei". Namnak News.
- ^ a b "Merila Zarei" (in Persian). IranActor.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Biography of Merila Zarei". Tabnak News.
- ^ Merila Zarei on Soureh Cinema
- ^ "Iranian actress Merila Zarei wins award at the 2014 Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Iran Front Page. December 14, 2014.
External links
- Merila Zarei at IMDb
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