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Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Acting

Born July 9, 1981 · Tehran, Iran

Also known as Zahra Amir Ebrahimi

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Biography

Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, known professionally as Zar Amir Ebrahimi, is an Iranian and French actress, producer and director. She rose to international prominence for her performance as journalist Arezoo Rahimi in the crime thriller Holy Spider (2022), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and Robert Award for Best Actress.

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Awards & recognition

  • Robert Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2023
  • BBC 100 Women · 2022
  • Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 2022
  • European Film Award — Best Actress · 2022 · nominated

Filmography9 titles

Tatami

2023as Maryam Ghanbari

Reading Lolita in Tehran

2024as Sanaz

Holy Spider

2022as Rahimi

Tehran Taboo

2017as Sara

The Trainer

2024as Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Shayda

2023as Shayda

Shirin

2009

Privileges

2025as Amal Petmani

Inside the Iranian Uprising

2023as Self