Parinaz Izadyar

Parinaz Izadyar (Persian: پریناز ایزدیار; born August 30, 1985) is an Iranian actress. She was born in Babol. 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 Crystal Simorgh, two Hafez Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

Parinaz Izadyar
پریناز ایزدیار
Izadyar at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1985-08-30) August 30, 1985 (age 39) Babol, Iran, Mazandaran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

Career

Parinaz Izadyar studied graphic design 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).^[1][2]

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 IRIB TV3 in 2011 for which she received acclaim.^[3]

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 The Warden (2019).^[4]

She received the Crystal Simorgh of the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her appearance in Life and a Day (2016) from the 34th Fajr Film Festival.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2007	One Man, One City	Colonel's daughter	Hossein Hedayat
2010	Along the City	Parinaz	Ali Atshani
2011	No Men Allowed	Sahar	Rambod Javan
2013	The Exclusive Line	Marjan	Mostafa Kiaee
2014	Buried Alive		Ali Jenab
	This Apple Is For You	Shayesteh	Sirus Alvand
	360 Degree	Mahtab	Sam Gharibian
2016	Life and a Day	Somayyeh	Saeed Roustaee
	A Special Day	Soudabeh	Homayoun As'adian
2017	Villa Dwellers	Mrs. Kheyri	Monir Gheidi
	Searing Summer	Nasrin	Ebrahim Irajzad
2018	Hat-trick	Lida	Ramtin Lavafipour
	The Residents of Nowhere		Shahab Hosseini	Released in 2023
	Pig	Annie	Mani Haghighi
2019	Just 6.5	Elham	Saeed Roustaee
	The Warden	Sousan Karimi	Nima Javidi
2020	Latyan	Salma	Ali Teymoori
	3 Puffs	Nasim	Saman Salur
	Bone Marrow	Bahar Sarikhani	Hamid Reza Ghorbani
2022	Conjugal Visit	Parvaneh	Omid Shams
2025	Saddam	Soraya	Pedram Pouramiri
	Woman and Child		Saeed Roustaee

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Notes
2015–2018	Shahrzad	Shirin Divansalar	Hassan Fathi	Lotus Play	Main role
2022–2023	Jeyran	Jeyran	Hassan Fathi	Filimo	Main role
2022	Party	Herself	Iraj Tahmasb	Namava	Guest appearance; 1 episode
2025	Azaazil	Shouka Mehrjui	Hassan Fathi	Namava	Main role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Network
2009	Moon in the Shadow	Student	Saeed Ebrahimifar	Television film
	The Same Day	Shohreh	Alireza Amini	Television film, supporting role
	Goor Be Goor	Negar	Behrang Tofighi	Television film, leading role
2010	Tasseography	Targol	Farzad Motamen	Television film
2011	Like a Nightmare	Negar	Shahram Shah Hosseini	Main role, 20 episodes	IRIB TV1
	Five Kilometers to Heaven	Mina	Alireza Afkhami	Main role, 24 episode	IRIB TV3
2012–2013	The Times	Arghavan Azarnia	Hassan Fathi	Main role, 49 episodes	IRIB TV3
2013	Being on Parole	Forough	Masoud Abparvar	Television film, leading role
2014	Swimming Pool	Mania	Esmaeel Fallah Pour	Television film, leading role

Music video

Year	Title	Artist
2017	Havam Dobare Pase	Mohsen Chavoshi

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Director
2014	A Little Click		Ahmad Soleimani
2018	Les Misérables	Fantine	Hossein Parsaie

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref(s)
Pesaro International Film Festival	2022	Best Actress in a Leading Role	3 Puffs	Won	[6]
Appreciation Award Ceremony of Iranian Cinema Producers	2022	Most Popular Actress	Herself	Won	[7]
Association of Persian Language Critics	2022	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Conjugal Visit	Won	[8]
Dhaka International Film Festival	2017	Best Actress	Searing Summer	Won	[9]
Fajr Film Festival	2016	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Life and a Day	Won
	2017		Searing Summer	Nominated
	2020		3 Puffs	Nominated
Hafez Awards	2014	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	The Times	Nominated
	2016	Best Actress – Motion Picture	Life and a Day	Won
		Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Shahrzad	Nominated
	2018			Nominated
		Best Actress – Motion Picture	Villa Dwellers	Won
	2019		Just 6.5	Nominated
	2020		The Warden	Nominated	[10]
	2022	Best Actress – Theatre	Les Misérables	Nominated
	2023	Best Actress – Motion Picture	Conjugal Visit	Nominated	[11]
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	2016	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Life and a Day	Won	[12]
Urban International Film Festival	2017	Best Actress	Life and a Day	Nominated
	2019		Searing Summer	Nominated
	2022		Conjugal Visit	Nominated
Resistance International Film Festival	2018	Best Actress	Villa Dwellers	Nominated	[13]

See also

• Iranian women
• List of Mazandaranis
• Iranian cinema
• List of famous Persian women
• List of Iranian actresses