Merila Zarei
Acting • Born 1974-04-14
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'.
Filmography
51 credits
The Other
Movie • 2010
A Separation
Movie • 2011
Miss Ghahraii
Henas
Movie • 2022
Hush! Girls Don't Scream
Movie • 2013
Lawyer
The Unwanted Woman
Movie • 2005
Sima
Two Women
Movie • 1999
About Elly
Movie • 2009
Shohreh
Track 143
Movie • 2014
Olfat
The Little Black Fish
Movie • 2015
Verdict
Movie • 2005
Che
Movie • 2014
Hana
Daughter
Movie • 2016
Bodyguard
Movie • 2016
Haj Heidar's Wife
Israfil
Movie • 2017
Taji
Israfil
Movie • 2017
Under the Smokey Roof
Movie • 2017
Shirin
The Misunderstanding
Movie • 2018
Mastermind
Movie • 2019
The Feisty Rooster
Movie • 2009
Maryam
Gita
Movie • 2016
Friday's Soldiers
Movie • 2004
Nish Zanbor
Movie • 2009
Everything for Sale
Movie • 2015
The Bear
Movie • 2012
The Fifth Reaction
Movie • 2003
Half Mine, Half Yours
Movie • 2006
Deportees
Movie • 2007
The Singles
Movie • 2004
Mohandes
I Feel Sleepy
Movie • 2012
Shirin
Leaning on the Wind
Movie • 2000
Marjan
Invitation
Movie • 2008
Bahar
Equation
Movie • 2003
Zohre
Empty Hands
Movie • 2007
The Report of a Celebration
Movie • 2010
Retribution
Movie • 2010
Sepideh
Golden Diet
Movie • 2012
Pari
A Little Mistake
Movie • 2008
Karo
Movie • 2020
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn
Movie • 2025
Angels Don't Die
Movie • 2025
Narrator
Shirin
Movie • 2009
Distress
Movie • 2006
Movie mania
Movie • 2003
Dream
Movie • 2026
Jeyran
TV • 2022
Mahd-e Olia (Shah's Mother)
Lily's Turn
TV • 2022
Viper of Tehran
TV • 2024
Marzieh Amini
The Asphalt Jungle
TV • 2024
Homa - Bano
Mannequin
TV • 2019
Kati
Reign of Love
TV • 2000
Bi Atefe
TV