Ava Lalezarzadeh
Actor
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.
Known for
Acting7
- 2025English as Goli
- 2025Dandelion as Margaret Levine
- 2023In the Garden of Tulips as Caroline
- 2022Winter of '79 as Leila Halousim
- 2019London Arabia as Amina
- 2018The Pursuit as Cara
- 2018Yasamin as Mimi
Behind the camera1
- 2023In the Garden of Tulips Writer