Ava Lalezarzadeh

Ava Lalezarzadeh is an actor and writer who is a series regular as “Cleo” in the Apple TV+ psychological thriller Before starring Billy Crystal, Judith Light, and Rosie Perez. In 2025, Ava made her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi (Roundabout). She brought back the role of “Goli” which she originated in the Off-Broadway production of English (Atlantic). Lalezarzadeh wrote and starred in the award-winning and Oscar Qualified short In the Garden of Tulips— For Your Consideration: “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).