Acting

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Born 1981-07-09 · Tehran, Iran

Zar Amir Ebrahimi (born Zahra Amir Ebrahimi) is an Iranian-French actress, producer and director. She is known for her role in television series Nargess, and for her performance as journalist Rahimi in the crime-thriller Holy Spider, which won her the Best Actress award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Credits

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Pieces of a Foreign Life
2026
Privileges
as Amal Petmani
2026
In the Land of Arto
as Arsiné
2025
Two People Exchanging Saliva
as Angine
2025
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Associate Producer
2025
The Vanishing
as Malika
2025
Satisfaction
as Elena
2025
Satisfaction
Executive Producer
2025
Reading Lolita in Tehran
as Sanaz
2024
The Trainer
as Zar Amir Ebrahimi
2024
The Darwinners
as Furniture builder (voice)
2024
My Worst Enemy
as Self
2024
Tatami
as Maryam Ghanbari
2024
Tatami
Director
2024
Please Rise
2023
Opponent
Casting Director
2023
Shayda
as Shayda
2023
Inside the Iranian Uprising
as Self
2023
Seven Winters in Tehran
as Narrator (Voice over)
2023
Beau geste
as Self
2023
White Paradise
as Chehreh
2023
Holy Spider
as Rahimi
2022
Holy Spider
Associate Producer
2022
Holy Spider
Casting Director
2022
The Great Leap
2021
Tomorrow We Are Free
as Nadja
2019
Tide
as Alma
2019
Adopt a Daddy
as Farzaneh Rezvani
2019
Amir Naderi by Amir Naderi
Director
2018
Amir Naderi by Amir Naderi
Producer
2018
Tehran Taboo
as Sara
2017
Bride Price vs. Democracy
as Vida
2016
Beach Flags
as voice
2014
Shirin
2009
Honor of Persia
as Herself
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30 Bullets
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Forough: Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season
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Keep Her Quiet
as Gülmira
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Honor of Persia
Director
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Honor of Persia
Writer
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