Parinaz Izadyar (; born August 30, 1985) is an Iranian actress. She is mostly known for her willingness to play dramatic roles, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. Izadyar has received various accolades, including a

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, two

Hafez Awards Hafez Awards (Persian: جایزه حافظ) is an annual awards ceremony which honors achievements in Iranian cinema. The awards, first presented in 1997, are presented by Picture World Magazine (Aka. Donyaye Tassvir in Persian) which is why the ...

and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

Career

Parinaz Izadyar studied

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and made her movie debut in 2007 with ''One Man, One City'', and one year later she appeared in Alireza Amini's ''The Same Day'' (2008). She made her first television appearance in Saeed Ebrahimifar's ''Moon In the Shadow'' (2009) TV film. Her first series ''Five Kilometers to Heaven'' aired on

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in 2011 for which she received acclaim. Some of Izadyar's other series include ''Like a Nightmare'' (2011) and ''The Times'' (2012), and '' Shahrzad'' (2015–2018). Izadyar has appeared in a number of movies, including ''Villa Dwellers'' (2017), ''Searing Summer'' (2017), '' Just 6.5'' (2019), and ''

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'' (2019). She received the

of the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her appearance in '' Life and a Day'' (2016) from the 34th

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Filmography

Film

Web

Television

Music video

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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