# Parinaz Izadyar

Parinaz Izadyar (Persian: پریناز ایزدیار; born August 30, 1985) is an Iranian actress. 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.

## 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.

## 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 Kiayee | |
| 2014 | Buried Alive | | Ali Jenab | |
| 2014 | This Apple Is For You | Shayesteh | Sirus Alvand | |
| 2014 | 360 Degree | Mahtab | Sam Gharibian | |
| 2016 | Life and a Day | Somayyeh | Saeed Roustaee | |
| 2016 | A Special Day | Soudabeh | Homayoun As'adian | |
| 2017 | Villa Dwellers | Mrs. Kheyri | Monir Gheidi | |
| 2017 | Searing Summer | Nasrin | Ebrahim Irajzad | |
| 2018 | Hat-trick | Lida | Ramtin Lavafipour | |
| 2018 | The Residents of Nowhere | | Shahab Hosseini | Released in 2023 |
| 2018 | Pig | Annie | Mani Haghighi | |
| 2019 | Just 6.5 | Elham | Saeed Roustaee | |
| 2019 | The Warden | Sousan Karimi | Nima Javidi | |
| 2020 | Latyan | Salma | Ali Teymoori | |
| 2020 | 3 Puffs | Nasim | Saman Salur | |
| 2020 | Bone Marrow | Bahar Sarikhani | Hamid Reza Ghorbani | |
| 2022 | Conjugal Visit | Parvaneh | Omid Shams | |
| 2025 | Saddam | | Pedram Pouramiri | |
| TBA | The Woman and the Child | | Saeed Roustaee | Filming |

### 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 | Should Mehrjui | Hassan Fathi | Namava | Main role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
| 2009 | Moon in the Shadow | Student | Saeed Ebrahimifar | Television film | |
| 2009 | The Same Day | Shohreh | Alireza Amini | Television film, supporting role | |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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

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