Merila Zarei

Merila Zarei
Born	April 14, 1974 (1974-04-14) (age 37) Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–2004, 2006–present

Merilā Zāre'í (Persian: مریلا زارعی , born 14 April 1974^[1]) is an Iranian 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 for the best actress in a supporting role for The Friday's Soldiers (2005, Masoud Kimiayie), from the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival.^[1]

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 (1999)
• Tekyeh bar bād directed by Dariush Farhang (1999)
• Vākonesh-e Panjom (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 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 (2005)
• Zāgros directed by Mohammad Ali Najafi (2004)
• Hokm (Verdict) directed by Masoud Kimiayie (2004)
• Pāpital (Hedera helix) directed by Ardeshir Shelileh (2005)
• Dasthaye khali
• Davat (directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia)
• About Elly, directed by Asghar Farhadi (2009)
• Nader and Simin, A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi (2011)

TV Series:

• The Sea People directed by Cyrous Moghadam

Personal life

She has a younger sister, Melika Zarei, who is also an actress.

See also

• Iranian women
• Iranian cinema
• List of famous Persian women
• List of Iranian actresses

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Merila Zarei" (in Persian). IranActor.com. http://www.iranactor.com/artists/actors/merila-zarehe.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 

External links

• Merila Zarei at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Zarei, Merila
Alternative names
Short description	Iranian actor
Date of birth	14 April 1974
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death
Place of death