Maryam Zaree
Known for
Acting
Born
July 22, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran
Biography
Maryam Zaree (Persian: مریم زارع; born July 22, 1983, in Tehran, Iran) is a German actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has appeared in various European film productions and gained recognition for lead roles in films such as *Shahada*, as well as for her award-winning performance in the series *4 Blocks*, for which she received the Grimme Prize in 2018. She made her directorial debut with the documentary *Born in Evin*, which explores her birth inside Evin Prison and won the German Film Award for Best Documentary in 2020.
Maryam Zaree was born in Evin Prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran. In 1985, her mother, Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg, fled with her to Germany to escape political persecuti...
Best known work
System Crasher
2019
Undine
2020
Transit
2018
4 Blocks
2017
Scene of the Crime
1970
Move
2012
TKKG
2019
King of Stonks
2022
Doppelhaushälfte
2022
I Am Not Him
2013Filmography
TBA
OpferWriter, Director
2024
Not a Wordas Barban
2023
Skin Deepas Fabienne
2022
2022
2021
2020
No Hard Feelingsas Mina
2020
2020
Undineas Monika
2020
2020
2019
Music and Apocalypseas Wendela Wendela
2019
Born in Evinas Self, Director, Writer, Additional Camera
2019
System Crasheras Elli Heller
2019
TKKGas Susanne Carsten
2018
Transitas Melissa
2017
2017
Club Europaas Yasmin
2016
Welcome to Icelandas Alicia
2016
2015
Rising Voicesas Esma
2015
Marry Me!as Kissy
2014
A Quintetas Ayala
2014
Willkommen bei Habibas Semra
2014
Superegosas Jeanne