Sahar Zakaria (; born 19 December 1973) is an Iranian television and film actress. Zakaria was born in Arak. She rose to prominence through various Mehran Modiri's shows and soap operas such as Pavarchin, Marde Dohezar Chehreh, and Ghahve-ye Talkh.
Career Sahar Zakaria made her acting debut with the series Under Your Protection (1995), before trying her hand at stage acting. She played in the movie A Man Made of Glass (1998).
Sahar has also appeared in movies including Boys of the Moonlight (An Army in the Dark) (2002), The Second Woman (2007), Fatherly Secrets (2009), and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (2010). Among the series she has starred in Tiptoe (2002), The Man of Two Thousand Faces (2008), Bitter Coffee (2009), The Billionaire (2012) and In Hashieh (2014–2015) are better-known works.
Controversies
Activity ban In February 2021, following the death of Ali Ansarian, Sahar Zakaria expressed criticism on her personal social media page regarding the failure to procure COVID-19 vaccines, prompting a sharp response from the television program 20:30. In April 2021, she announced in a video that she had been banned from working due to this protest.
Non-payment of wages In April 2021, Sahar Zakaria released a video stating that she had not been paid for her role in the series Bitter Coffee. She also shared evidence on her Instagram page of threats allegedly made by individuals associated with Mehran Modiri.
Removal of hijab During the 2022 Iranian protests, Zakaria removed her hijab and wrote, "It’s been about a month since I shaved my hair. I didn’t want to announce it because I was embarrassed, but if it can help alleviate any pain, I’m here."
Summons to court In December 2023, Sahar Zakaria, along with Saba Kamali and Danial Moghadam, was summoned to court due to the release of the song Houri.
Filmography Most notable works: Pavarchin Marde Dohezar Chehreh Ghahveye Talkh
Television YearTitleDirectorNotes1995In Your ShelterHamid LabkhandehNetwork 21997Eternal TrainBehrooz Baghaei, Reza AttaranNetwork 31998Sweet World of the SeaBehrooz BaghaeiNetwork 11999Scorpion 33Mehdi ShamsaeiNetwork 32000CompanionGhasem JafariNetwork 32000Today's YouthYousef Seyed MahdaviNetwork 32001Unknown CasesJamal ShourjehNetwork 22002Rain of LoveAhmad Amini, Fereydoun HassanpourNetwork 52002PavarchinMehran ModiriNetwork 52003O PositiveAli ShahhatamiNetwork 1, Aired during Nowruz 20042004Red PearlShapur Gharib, Masoud RasamNetwork 52005For the Last TimeAkbar Mansour FallahNetwork 5, Aired during Ramadan2008Road Under RepairHossein TabriziNetwork 22008Man of Two Thousand FacesMehran ModiriNetwork 32012BillionaireAlireza AminiNetwork 12014On the Sidelines 1Mehran ModiriNetwork 3, In two seasons2015On the Sidelines 2Mehran ModiriNetwork 32017–2018Time to LaughNetwork 32025Six-Month-OldMehran ModiriNetwork 3
Cinema YearTitleDirector1998Man of CrystalSaeed Soheili2002Sons of Moonlight (Soldier in the Dark)Mehdi Vedadi2005TrapSiroos Alvand2006If You Can, Catch MeShahram Ahmadlou2007Second WifeSiroos Alvand2007If You Can, Kill MeShahram Ahmadlou2007Something Like a Miracle2008BelovedQodratollah Solh Mirzai2009StubbornnessSeyed Mehdi Barqei2009Paternal Secrets2010Venusian Women, Martian MenKazem Rastgoftar2011About LifeMohsen Rabiei2013Fake RealityRoozbeh Rouhipour2018BazivooAmir Hossein Qehqarai2018JananKamran Qadakchian
Web YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes2010Bitter CoffeeActorMehran ModiriThis television series was produced and aired in 2010 and 2011.2012Calm TowerActorMasoud AtyabiThis film was not released in theaters and was distributed to the home video network in 2013.2013I Was KiddingActorMehran ModiriAfter the broadcast of all episodes, the program was aired on Network 5 with edits and censorship.
References
External links
Sahar Zakaria On SourehCinema (in Persian) Sahar Zakaria on namnak Sahar Zakaria on beytoote Sahar Zakaria on aparat