BIO

Ava Lalezarzadeh is an actor and writer in the original cast of the Tony Nominated and Pulitzer Prize winning play English by Sanaz Toossi (Roundabout Theater Co.). She brought back the role of Goli which she originated in the Off-Broadway production of English (Atlantic Theater Co. & Roundabout Theater Co.) which received an Obie Award and Lucille Lortel award for Best Play.

She stars in the AppleTV+ Limited Series Before as a Series Regular (Cleo) opposite Billy Crystal.  

Lalezarzadeh introduces herself as writer, actor, and producer in the award winning and Oscar Qualified short In the Garden of Tulips, 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 is bicoastal to New York City and LA. 

Training: BA in Theater from UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television Additional training: British American Drama Academy MIO'18; Ecole Phillipe Gaulier.