A Prominent Actress
Marila Zarei was born on April 14, 1974, in Tehran. She graduated in Food Industry Engineering from Islamic Azad University. Zarei first appeared in cinema with the film “Salaam Cinema” directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf in 1994. Her role in the film “Two Women” (1999) became one of the important opportunities in her acting career. She has collaborated with well-known directors such as Tahmineh Milani, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Asghar Farhadi, Masoud Kimiai, and Ahmad Moradpour.
Among her other notable performances are her roles in “Friday’s Soldiers” (2003), directed by Masoud Kimiai, and “Track 143” (2014), directed by Narges Abyar. She won the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best Actress for her performances in these two films.
