Shamila Shirzad (Persian: شمیلا شیرزاد; born 2006) is an Afghan Iranian actress originally from Afghanistan. She became famous by acting in the movie Sun Children.[1][2]

Shamila Shirzad شمیلا شیرزاد
Born	2006 (age 15–16) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Hazaras
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Sun Children

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Early life

Shamila Shirzad was born in 2006 as the first child of an Afghan family from the Hazara ethnic group in Tehran, she has only one younger brother Abulfazl Shirzad, and her parents are immigrants from Kabul to Tehran.[1][2]

Sun Children

In 2019, when she was 13 years old, Shamila Shirzad acted with her brother Abulfazl Shirzad in the movie Sun Children, directed by Majid Majidi, alongside Javad Ezzati and Tanaz Tabatabai. This film was recognized as the best film of the Fajr International Film Festival.[1][2]

See also

• Sun Children
• Afghanistanis in Iran

References

External links

• Shamila Shirzad at IMDb

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