Ava Lalezarzadeh
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.
Acting
TV
Big Mouth
as Nazanin (voice)
2017
TV
The Morning Show
as Roya Nazeri
2019
TV
Before
as Cleo
2024
Movie
Dandelion
as Margaret Levine
2025
Movie
Yasamin
as Mimi
2018
Movie
Winter of '79
as Leila Halousim
2022
Movie
In the Garden of Tulips
as Caroline
2023
Movie
The Pursuit
as Cara
2018
Movie
London Arabia
as Amina
2019
Movie
English
as Goli
2025