Portrait of Merila Zarei

Acting

Merila Zarei

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Separation
A Separation
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Merila Zarei Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Iranian Cinema 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Iranian Drama 3
  • Biographical 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 65
The Heartless
The Heartless (2026)

TV show

Blindness
Blindness (2026)

TV show ยท as Sheyda Dashti

Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn
Moses The Kalimullah: At Dawn (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jochebed

Angels Don't Die
Angels Don't Die (2025)

as Narrator

Viper of Tehran
Viper of Tehran (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Marzieh Amini

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Homa - Bano

Jeyran
Jeyran (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mahd-e Olia (Shah's Mother)

Lily's Turn
Lily's Turn (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 57
Mannequin
Mannequin (2019)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Kati

Under the Smokey Roof
Under the Smokey Roof (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

as Shirin

Israfil
Israfil (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Taji

Bodyguard
Bodyguard (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Haj Heidar's Wife

Track 143
Track 143 (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Olfat

Che
Che (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hana

Hush! Girls Don't Scream
Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lawyer

I Feel Sleepy
I Feel Sleepy (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Shirin

Golden Diet
Golden Diet (2012)
GoodWatch score 37

as Pari

A Separation
A Separation (2011)
GoodWatch score 91

as Miss Ghahraii - Termeh's Teacher

Retribution
Retribution (2010)

as Sepideh

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 54
About Elly
About Elly (2009)
GoodWatch score 87

as Shohreh

The Feisty Rooster
The Feisty Rooster (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

as Maryam

Invitation
Invitation (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bahar

The Unwanted Woman
The Unwanted Woman (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sima

The Singles
The Singles (2004)
GoodWatch score 30

as Mohandes

Equation
Equation (2003)

as Zohre

Leaning on the Wind
Leaning on the Wind (2000)

as Marjan

Reign of Love
Reign of Love (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show