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Maryam Zakaria was born on September 27, 1985 in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. Maryam Zakaria is credited as a model and film actor. The age as of 2026 is 40.
My Take
Maryam Zakaria fascinates me as a study in reinvention. Born in Tehran, she found her career not at home but across an entire cultural and linguistic divide, working in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema. That takes nerve and a chameleon's adaptability most performers never need to develop. Crossing into Bollywood as an outsider, learning to belong in an industry not your own, is a quiet kind of bravery I genuinely admire. Her filmography may read as scattered titles to some, but to me it is the map of someone who refused to let geography decide her story.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maryam Zakaria
- Name (Japanese)
- マリアム・ザカリア
- Reading
- まりあむ・ざかりあ
- Born
- September 27, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor
2. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/maryamzakaria
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam%20Zakaria
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6781094
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Maryam Zakaria born?
Born September 27, 1985 (age 40).
Where is Maryam Zakaria from?
Maryam Zakaria is from Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.
What does Maryam Zakaria do?
Maryam Zakaria works as actor, model, film actor.
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