Parinaz Izadyar

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

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).

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.

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).

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.