Merila Zarei
Merila Zarei | |
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مریلا زارعی | |
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| Born | April 14, 1974 |
| Education | Islamic Azad University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Relatives | Melika Zarei (Sister) |
Merila Zarei (Persian: مریلا زارعی, also Romanized as "Merīlā Zāre'ī"; born April 14, 1974[1]) is an Iranian actress. She is one of the most influential actresses after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, who has appeared in the films of renowned directors such as Asghar Farhadi, Ebrahim Hatami Kia, Pouran Derakhshandeh, Reza Attaran, Abbas Kia Rostami and Masoud Kimiaei.[2]
Biography
[edit]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.[1] She is also the winner of best actress of 32nd Fajr International Film Festival.
Filmography
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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 driected by Hossein Soheilizadeh
- Jeyran directed by Hassan Fathi
Awards
[edit]- 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]
Personal life
[edit]She has a younger sister, Melika Zarei, who is also an actress.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Merila Zarei" (in Persian). IranActor.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Full biography and biography of Marila Zarei". Namnak News.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Merila Zarei at IMDb
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