BIO
Ava Lalezarzadeh is an actor and writer from Southern California.
She stars in the AppleTV+ Limited Series "Before" as a Series Regular (Cleo) opposite Billy Crystal. Worldwide release on October 25th. In 2025, Ava is set to make her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi (Roundabout). She brings back the role of Goli which she originated in the Off-Broadway production of English (Atlantic). The production also received an Obie Award and Lucille Lortel award for Best Play. Lalezarzadeh both wrote and starred in the award winning and Oscar Qualified short In the Garden of Tulips in consideration for “Best Live Action Short Film.” Tulips is a poignant meditation juxtaposing loss and hope. Inspired by Ava’s mother’s coming of age story, the film follows 16-year-old Caroline and her father along their final drive to the Iranian Countryside at the height of the Iran-Iraq War. The full-length feature by the same name is in development. Some of Ava’s additional credits include: The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Wild Life (HBO MAX), New Amsterdam (NBC), and Big Mouth (Netflix). Ava resides in New York City and travels to LA often. Training: BA in Theater from UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television Additional training: British American Drama Academy MIO'18; Ecole Phillipe Gaulier. |