
Merila Zarei
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

Reign of Love
2000 · 9.0
The Little Black Fish
2015 · 9.0

Lily's Turn
2022 · 8.0

A Separation
2011 · 7.9

Viper of Tehran
2024 · 7.7

The Asphalt Jungle
2024 · 7.5

About Elly
2009 · 7.5

Blindness
2026 · 7.0

Slumber
2026 · 7.0

Jeyran
2022 · 6.8

Hush! Girls Don't Scream
2013 · 6.7

Thirteen Cats on the Hot Gabled Roof
2004 · 6.5

Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn
2025 · 6.5

Empty Hands
2007 · 6.5

Shirin
2009 · 6.2

Track 143
2014 · 6.1

The Unwanted Woman
2005 · 6.0

The Fifth Reaction
2003 · 5.8

Che
2014 · 5.7

Daughter
2016 · 5.7

Deportees
2007 · 5.7

The Bear
2012 · 5.5

Bodyguard
2016 · 5.2

The Misunderstanding
2018 · 5.0

Two Women
1999 · 5.0

Israfil
2017 · 4.8

I Feel Sleepy
2012 · 4.8

Mannequin
2019 · 4.6

Nish Zanbor
2009 · 4.5

Henas
2022 · 4.5

Everything for Sale
2015 · 4.5

Under the Smokey Roof
2017 · 4.4

Verdict
2005 · 4.3

Gita
2016 · 4.0

Friday's Soldiers
2004 · 4.0

Golden Diet
2012 · 4.0

Invitation
2008 · 3.0

The Other
2010 · 3.0

Half Mine, Half Yours
2006 · 3.0

The Feisty Rooster
2009 · 3.0

Leaning on the Wind
2000 · 2.0

The Singles
2004 · 2.0

The Report of a Celebration
2010 · 2.0

Equation
2003 · 2.0

Mastermind
2019 · 2.0

The Heartless
2026 · 0.0

Movie mania
2003 · 0.0

Distress
2006 · 0.0
Karo
2020 · 0.0

Angels Don't Die
2025 · 0.0

Retribution
2010 · 0.0

A Little Mistake
2008 · 0.0