Merila Zarei

Merila Zarei

Known for
Acting
Born
April 14, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran

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'.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Slumber poster

Slumber

Movie

2026
The Heartless poster

The Heartless

TV · 15 eps

2026
Blindness poster

Blindness

TV · as Sheyda Dashti · 12 eps

2025
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn poster

Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn

Movie · as Jochebed

2025
Angels Don't Die poster

Angels Don't Die

Movie · as Narrator

2024
Viper of Tehran poster

Viper of Tehran

TV · as Marzieh Amini · 14 eps

2024
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

TV · as Homa - Bano · 14 eps

2022
Henas poster

Henas

Movie

2022
Jeyran poster

Jeyran

TV · as Mahd-e Olia (Shah's Mother) · 52 eps

2022
Lily's Turn poster

Lily's Turn

TV · 24 eps

2020
Karo

Karo

Movie

2019
Mastermind poster

Mastermind

Movie

2019
Mannequin poster

Mannequin

TV · as Kati · 26 eps

2018
The Misunderstanding poster

The Misunderstanding

Movie

2017
Israfil poster

Israfil

Movie · as Taji

2017
Under the Smokey Roof poster

Under the Smokey Roof

Movie · as Shirin

2016
Daughter poster

Daughter

Movie

2016
Bodyguard poster

Bodyguard

Movie · as Haj Heidar's Wife

2016
Gita poster

Gita

Movie

2015
The Little Black Fish

The Little Black Fish

Movie

2015
Everything for Sale poster

Everything for Sale

Movie

2014
Track 143 poster

Track 143

Movie · as Olfat

2014
Che poster

Che

Movie · as Hana

2013
Hush! Girls Don't Scream poster

Hush! Girls Don't Scream

Movie · as Lawyer

2012
The Bear poster

The Bear

Movie

2012
I Feel Sleepy poster

I Feel Sleepy

Movie · as Shirin

2012
Golden Diet poster

Golden Diet

Movie · as Pari

2011
A Separation poster

A Separation

Movie · as Miss Ghahraii - Termeh's Teacher

2010
The Other poster

The Other

Movie

2010
The Report of a Celebration poster

The Report of a Celebration

Movie

2010
Retribution poster

Retribution

Movie · as Sepideh

2009
About Elly poster

About Elly

Movie · as Shohreh

2009
The Feisty Rooster poster

The Feisty Rooster

Movie · as Maryam

2009
Nish Zanbor poster

Nish Zanbor

Movie

2009
Shirin poster

Shirin

Movie

2008
Invitation poster

Invitation

Movie · as Bahar

2008
A Little Mistake poster

A Little Mistake

Movie

2007
Deportees poster

Deportees

Movie

2007
Empty Hands poster

Empty Hands

Movie

2006
Half Mine, Half Yours poster

Half Mine, Half Yours

Movie

2006
Distress poster

Distress

Movie

2005
The Unwanted Woman poster

The Unwanted Woman

Movie · as Sima

2005
Verdict poster

Verdict

Movie

2004
Friday's Soldiers poster

Friday's Soldiers

Movie

2004
The Singles poster

The Singles

Movie · as Mohandes

2004
Thirteen Cats on the Hot Gabled Roof poster

Thirteen Cats on the Hot Gabled Roof

Movie

2003
The Fifth Reaction poster

The Fifth Reaction

Movie

2003
Equation poster

Equation

Movie · as Zohre

2003
Movie mania poster

Movie mania

Movie

2000
Leaning on the Wind poster

Leaning on the Wind

Movie · as Marjan

2000
Reign of Love poster

Reign of Love

TV · 28 eps

1999
Two Women poster

Two Women

Movie