Merilā Zāre'í is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian actress.

Biography

Graduated from Azad University of Tehran, during her studies she became interested in acting through Ezatollah Entezami's acting courses.

Her first movie was Patak by Ali Asghar Shadravan in 1994. She received the Crystal Simorgh

Crystal Simorgh

The Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....

 for the best actress in a supporting role for The Friday's Soldiers (2005, Masoud Kimiayie), from the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival

Fajr International Film Festival

The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran...

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Filmography

Movies:

• Patak by Ali Ashghar Shadravan (1994)
• Ruy-e Khat-e Marg directed by Shafi Aghamohammadian (1995)
• Zan-e Sharghi directed by Rambod Lotfi (1996)
• Khalabān directed by Jamal Shurjeh (1996)
• Do Zan (Two Women) directed by Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milāni is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer.-Early life:Milani was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. Of Azeri descent, she is the wife of the Iranian actor and producer Mohammad Nikbin.- Early career :...
  
   (1999)
• Tekyeh bar bād directed by Dariush Farhang (1999)
• Vākonesh-e Panjom (The 5th Reaction) directed by Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milāni is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer.-Early life:Milani was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. Of Azeri descent, she is the wife of the Iranian actor and producer Mohammad Nikbin.- Early career :...
  
   (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 Shirvāni directed by Ali Abdolalizadeh (2002)
• Sarbāzhā-ye Jom'eh (The Friday's Soldiers) directed by Masoud Kimiayie (2002)
• Mojarad'hā directed by Asghar Hashemi (2003)
• Zan-e Ziyādi directed by Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milani
  Tahmineh Milāni is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer.-Early life:Milani was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. Of Azeri descent, she is the wife of the Iranian actor and producer Mohammad Nikbin.- Early career :...
  
   (2005)
• Zāgros directed by Mohammad Ali Najafi (2004)
• Hokm (Verdict) directed by Masoud Kimiayie (2004)
• Pāpital (Hedera helix
  Hedera helix
  Hedera helix is a species of ivy native to most of Europe and western Asia. It is labeled as an invasive species in a number of areas where it has been introduced.-Description:...
  
  ) directed by Ardeshir Shelileh (2005)
• Dasthaye khali
• Davat (directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia)
• About Elly
  About Elly
  About Elly is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Asghar Farhadi. It is the fourth film by Farhadi. The film is about the relationship among some middle class families in Iran....
  
  , directed by Asghar Farhadi
  Asghar Farhadi
  -Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for...
  
   (2009)
• Nader and Simin, A Separation
  Nader and Simin, A Separation
  A Separation is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi. It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, and the intrigues which follow when the husband hires a lower-class...
  
  , directed by Asghar Farhadi (2011)

TV Series:

• The Sea People directed by Cyrous Moghadam

See also

• Iranian women
  Iranian women
  Iranian women in this article refers to women of, or from, traditional Persian or modern Iranian culture.-Depictions and appearance:...
  
  
• Iranian cinema
  Cinema of Iran
  The cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran, and Iranian art films win praise around the world....
  
  
• List of famous Persian women
• List of Iranian actresses

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