Biography

Diana Simonzadeh is an award winning, Chicago based actress. Along with an Equity Jeff Award for her portrayal of characters, Nawal Marwan and Nazira in Wajdi Mouawad's powerful and stunning play, Scorched at Silk Road Rising Theater, she is a proud recipient of numerous, prestigious acting reviews of her diverse stage work that spans decades. She received Best Actress Wins for leading role, Ruby Finnegan in award-winning indie, The Solution by 54 Scripts Productions at the 2026 Asheville Film Festival in Asheville, NC, and 2026 Wolf Tree Film Festival in Marshall, Michigan. Additionally, she received 2026 Best Actress Nominations for the same role at Flathead Lake International Cinemafest in Polson, Montana, Third Culture Film Festival in Tauranga, New Zealand, and Alternative Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Upcoming films you can see Diana's work in include, Sharing Air (2026 Feature) by Deep Dive Productions, The Great Balloon (2026 Short) by Remsy Atassi, Pretty Weeds (2026 Feature) by Emily Lape, and Chasing June (2026 Feature) by Interlunar Pictures @chasingjunefilm @interlunarpictures .
- IMDb mini biography by: Diana Simonzadeh

She was awarded the 2011 Equity Jeff Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad at Silk Road Rising in Chicago, Illinois.