Person

Ava Lalezarzadeh

Acting · USA

Ava Lalezarzadeh is an actress and writer/poet from Southern California. She made her Off-Broadway debut originating the role of Goli in Atlantic Theater Co/Roundabout Theater Co’s English—recipient of an Obie award 2023 and Lucille Lortel award for Best Play. Credits include a series regular role in the pilot Wild Life (HBO/Imagine Ent), a guest star in New Amsterdam (NBC), and voices a new character in the upcoming season of Big Mouth (Netflix). Ava’s screenplay In the Garden of Tulips won the screenwriting competition at HollyShorts Film Festival 2022. Currently, World Premiering at the Oscar Qualifying Aspen Shortfest is her proof of concept short film, In the Garden of Tulips.

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  The Morning Show

  Roya Nazeri

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  Big Mouth

  Nazanin (voice)

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  Before

  Cleo

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  Dandelion

  Margaret Levine

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  In the Garden of Tulips

  Caroline

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  English

  Goli

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  London Arabia

  Amina

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  The Pursuit

  Cara

• Yasamin

  Mimi

• Winter of '79

  Leila Halousim

• 2025EnglishGoli
• 2025DandelionMargaret Levine
• 2024BeforeCleo
• 2023In the Garden of TulipsCaroline
• 2022Winter of '79Leila Halousim
• 2019The Morning ShowRoya Nazeri
• 2019London ArabiaAmina
• 2018The PursuitCara
• 2018YasaminMimi
• 2017Big MouthNazanin (voice)