Acting credits
6
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Nelofer Pazira
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 7Series: 1Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 99946
IMDb ID: nm0969891
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1973
Age: 53
Place of birth: Hyderabad, India
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2025
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q3874514
Other jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Nelofer Pazira is an Afghan-Canadian filmmaker, actress, journalist, and author, born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India. She was raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lived through a decade of Soviet occupation before fleeing to Pakistan in 1989 and immigrating to Canada in 1990. She studied journalism and English literature at Carleton University and earned a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, and religion from Concordia University. In 2001, she starred in the film “Kandahar,” based on her real-life attempt to find a childhood friend. She later co-directed “Return to Kandahar” and authored the memoir “A Bed of Red Flowers.”
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nelofer Pazira.
10.0
In the Room
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
Sima's Song
as Suraya (older)
2024 Movie
7.5
This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
Producer
2019 Movie
7.0
Act of Dishonour
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
7.0
The Giant Buddhas
2005 Movie
The Return to Kandahar
as herself
2003 Movie
6.3
Kandahar
as Nafas
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nelofer Pazira.
