- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1983
- Place of Birth
- Tehran, Iran
Maryam Zaree
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 persecution. From the age of two, Zaree grew up in Frankfurt am Main. From 2004 to 2008, she studied acting at the Konrad Wolf University of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg. While still a student, s…
Filmography
movieNot a Word
2024 · Barban
movieSkin Deep
2023 · Fabienne
tvKing of Stonks
2022 · Eva Mailand
tvDoppelhaushälfte
2022 · Mari Sawadi, Director, Co-Writer
tvLegal Affairs
2021 · Elena Caspari
movieNo Hard Feelings
2020 · Mina
movieLeif in Concert Vol. 2
2020
movieUndine
2020 · Monika
tvLiebe. Jetzt !
2020 · Aylin
tvMaPa
2020 · Matha Rahemi
movieMusic and Apocalypse
2019 · Wendela Wendela
movieBorn in Evin
2019 · Self, Director, Writer, Additional Camera
movieSystem Crasher
2019 · Elli Heller
movieTKKG
2019 · Susanne Carsten
movieTransit
2018 · Melissa
tv4 Blocks
2017 · Kalila, Kalila Hamady
movieClub Europa
2017 · Yasmin
Welcome to Iceland
2016 · Alicia
tvDie Stadt und die Macht
2016 · Reporterin
movieRising Voices
2015 · Esma
movieMarry Me!
2015 · Kissy
movieA Quintet
2014 · Ayala
movieWillkommen bei Habib
2014 · Semra
movieSuperegos
2014 · Jeanne
movieI Am Not Him
2013 · Ayşe / Asiye
movieUnter Feinden
2013
movieMove
2012 · Bibelforscher
movieTod einer Polizistin
2012 · Eden Nasrallah
movieBrothers
2012 · Derya
movieBurnout
2011 · Pelin
movieFaith
2010 · Maryam
movieEngel sucht Liebe
2009 · Gülcen
movieMein Vogel fliegt schneller
2009 · Marie
Dr. Molly & Karl
2008 · Ayzit
tvHamburg Dockland
2007 · Selima Demir
tvKommissarin Lucas
2003 · Qumar Sabuni
tvSOKO Leipzig
2001 · Schwester von Cem Yildiz
tvKölner Treff
1976 · Self
tvPolizeiruf 110
1971 · Nadja
tvScene of the Crime
1970 · Samira, Amina Rahimi, Nasrin Reza, Najla, Edith Kamann
Grimme Award
1964 · Self
Opfer
— · Writer, Director