Iranian and French actress and filmmaker.

She is sometimes credited as | Parfois créditée sous le nom de :
Zar AMIR EBRAHIMI

Zar AMIR EBRAHIMI (born Zahra AMIR EBRAHIMI) is an actress, producer, casting director and film director.

She is known for pour KHAT (2000, Director), NARGESS (2006, Actress), HOLY SPIDER - "Les Nuits de Mashaad" (2022, Main Actress).

Her Talent Agent | Son agent :
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Zahra Amir Ebrahimi (Persian: زهرا اميرابراهيمی; born 9 July 1981), known professionally as Zar Amir Ebrahimi (زر امیرابراهیمی) or Zar AMIR, 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" - "Les Nuits de Mashaad" (2022), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and Robert Award for Best Actress.

In 2022, she appeared on BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women of the year.

Early life
Zahra Amir Ebrahimi was born on July 9, 1981, in Tehran, Iran. She studied theater in Azad University and started her professional career by making short films.

She speaks Persian, English and French fluently, and knows basic Arabic, German and Italian.



Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zar_Amir_Ebrahimi
- www.filmmakers.eu/fr/actors/zar-amir-ebrahimi
- https://fr.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/zar-amirebrahimi
- www.tf1info.fr/culture/video-cinema-zar-amir-ebrahimi-film-les-nuits-de-mashaad-prix-festival-de-cannes-2022-actrice-qui-a-fui-iran-a-cause-d-une-sextape-2226142.html
Updated by Thierno DIA, 13 May 2025