2011Winner
Best Performance
A Separation
Merila Zarei
Actor
Tehran, Iran
April 14, 1974
Biography
Merila Zarei (مریلا زارعی) was born on 14 April 1974. She is an Iranian actress famous for A Separation, About Elly, Hush! Girls Don't Scream, Two Women, Track 143, the Fifth Reaction, Keifar, The Unwanted Woman and The Outcast. She graduated from Azad University of Tehran. During her studies Merila Zarei became interested in acting through Ezatollah Entezami's acting courses. Her first movie was in Ali Asghar Shadravan's Patak. She received the Crystal Simorgh for the best actress in a supporting role for The Friday's Soldiers from the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival. More recently, Merila Zarei appeared in Ebrahim Hatamiki a's 2016 feature film 'Bodyguard' and Reza Mirkarimi's multi award winning movie 'Daughter'.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2009Nominee
Best Performance
About Elly
2004Nominee
Best Performance
Friday's Soldiers
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn
2003Highlight
Best Performance
The Fifth Reaction
Video
A Separation
About Elly
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn