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Zar Amir-Ebrahimi

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Casting Director
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Governor Awards 2022
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
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Holy Spider (2022)
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Zar Amir-Ebrahimi was born on 9 July 1981 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and producer, known for Holy Spider (2022), White Paradise (2022) and Tehran Taboo (2017).
BornJuly 9, 1981
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BornJuly 9, 1981
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations

Photos48

Shayda
Cannes Film Festival 2022
Berlinale Portrait
Holy Spider by Ali Abbasi
LES SURVIVANTS
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi
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CHLOE
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi

Known for

Holy Spider (2022)
Holy Spider
7.3
  • Rahimi
  • 2022
White Paradise (2022)
White Paradise
6.1
  • Chehreh
  • 2022
Tehran Taboo (2017)
Tehran Taboo
7.1
  • Sara(as Zar Amir Ebrahimi)
  • 2017
Shayda (2023)
Shayda
7.8
  • Shayda
  • 2023

Credits

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Actress

  • Please Rise
    • The Poet (as a different name)
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Untitled Judo
    • Maryam
    • Post-production
  • Reading Lolita in Tehran
    • Post-production
  • Seven Winters in Tehran (2023)
    Seven Winters in Tehran
    • Reyhaneh (voice)
    • 2023
  • Shayda (2023)
    Shayda
    • Shayda
    • 2023
  • White Paradise (2022)
    White Paradise
    • Chehreh
    • 2022
  • Holy Spider (2022)
    Holy Spider
    • Rahimi
    • 2022
  • Reza Brojerdi and Katrin Röver in Tomorrow We Are Free (2019)
    Tomorrow We Are Free
    • Nadja (as a different name)
    • 2019
  • Tide (2019)
    Tide
    • Alma (as a different name)
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Patrick Chesnais, Bass Dhem, Liliane Rovère, Jessim Kas, Melisa Sözen, Youssef Hajdi, Franck Gastambide, Camille Lellouche, Gringe, and Rémy Adriaens in Adopt a Daddy (2019)
    Adopt a Daddy
    • Farzaneh Rezvani (as Zar Amir Ebrahimi)
    • 2019
  • 50 Shades of Greek (2018)
    50 Shades of Greek
    • Ishtar
    • GPS Perse (voice, as a different name)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Bride Price vs. Democracy (2018)
    Bride Price vs. Democracy
    • Vida
    • 2018
  • Tehran Taboo (2017)
    Tehran Taboo
    • Sara (as Zar Amir Ebrahimi)
    • 2017
  • Hanieh Zahed in Jila (2015)
    Jila
    • (as a different name)
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Zar Amir-Ebrahimi and Mohamad Reza Kalani in A Souvenir for My Mother (2015)
    A Souvenir for My Mother
    • (as a different name)
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Shirin (2008)
    Shirin
    • Woman in audience (as a different name)
    • 2008
  • Trip to Hidalou (2006)
    Trip to Hidalou
    • (as a different name)
    • 2006
  • Nargess (2006)
    Nargess
    • (as a different name)
    • TV Series
    • 2006

Producer

  • Holy Spider (2022)
    Holy Spider
    • associate producer
    • 2022

Casting Director

  • Untitled Judo
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
  • Holy Spider (2022)
    Holy Spider
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • À coeur perdu (2022)
    À coeur perdu
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2022
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Videos10

Bride Price VS Democracy
Demo Reel 1:00
Bride Price VS Democracy
PARVANA Trailer
Demo Reel 2:00
PARVANA Trailer
TEHRAN TABOO
Demo Reel 1:50
TEHRAN TABOO
Bride Price VS Democracy Trailer
Demo Reel 1:01
Bride Price VS Democracy Trailer
DAMIEN VEUT CHANGER LE MONDE
Demo Reel 2:04
DAMIEN VEUT CHANGER LE MONDE
MAREE
Demo Reel 0:42
MAREE
Morgen sind wir frei
Demo Reel 1:56
Morgen sind wir frei
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:50
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 1:56
Trailer [OV]
Tehran Taboo
Trailer 1:22
Tehran Taboo

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Zar Amir Ebrahimi
  • Born
    • July 9, 1981
    • Tehran, Iran
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Speaks Persian (mother tongue), Afghan (fluent), English (fluent), French (fluent), Arabic - modern standard (basic), German (basic), and Italian (basic).
  • Nickname
    • Zar

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