Shamila Shirzad ( fa, شمیلا شیرزاد; born 2006) is an Iranian actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Zahra in the 2020 acclaimed drama film ''
Sun Children
''Sun Children'' ( fa, خورشید, Khoršid), also known as ''The Sun'', is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where c ...
'' which was shortlisted at the
93rd Academy Awards for
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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.
Early life
Shamila Shirzad was born in 2006 as the first child of an
Afghan
Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
*Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity
** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...
family from the
Hazara ethnic group in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, she has only one younger brother
Abulfazl Shirzad, and her parents are immigrants from
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
to Tehran.
Filmography
*''
Sun Children
''Sun Children'' ( fa, خورشید, Khoršid), also known as ''The Sun'', is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where c ...
'' (2020)
In 2020, when she was 13 years old, Shamila Shirzad acted with her brother Abulfazl Shirzad in the movie ''
Sun Children
''Sun Children'' ( fa, خورشید, Khoršid), also known as ''The Sun'', is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where c ...
'', directed by
Majid Majidi, alongside
Javad Ezzati
Mohammad Javad Ezzati ( fa, محمد جواد عزتی, born January 10, 1982) is an Iranian actor. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres. As of 2019, Ezzati's starring films have grossed 150 billion toman and a ...
and
Tanaz Tabatabai. This film was recognized as the best film of the
Fajr International Film Festival.
See also
* ''
Sun Children
''Sun Children'' ( fa, خورشید, Khoršid), also known as ''The Sun'', is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where c ...
''
*
Afghanistanis in Iran
References
External links
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Hazara people
Hazara artists
Iranian people of Afghan descent
People from Tehran
Living people
2006 births
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