Merila Zarei (Persian: مریلا زارعی; born April 14, 1974) is an Iranian actress.

[3] Her first movie was Patak by Ali Asghar Shadravan in 1994.

She received the Crystal Simorgh for the best actress in a supporting role for The Friday's Soldiers (2005, Masoud Kimiai), from the 23rd Fajr International Film Festival.

[2] She is also the winner of best actress of 32nd Fajr International Film Festival.

She has a younger sister, Melika Zarei, who is also an actress.