# Pardis Saremi
**Pardis Saremi** is an American actress of Iranian descent, born in 1991, known for playing Leila Collier in the Hulu mystery series *Death and Other Details* (2024) and Demi in the horror-comedy slasher *Hell of a Summer* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). Reference sites disagree on her exact birth date, giving 5 December, 14 December, and 15 December 1991, but all place her birth in 1991[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/) • [3](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-1012854/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991, in the United States; of Iranian descent[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/) |
| Breakout role | Leila Collier in *Death and Other Details* (2024), 10 episodes, opposite Mandy Patinkin[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/) |
| Film work | Demi in *Hell of a Summer* (2023); Sofia Bloome in *Chapel* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/) |
| Screen debut | *Literally, Right Before Aaron* (2017)[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/) |
| Television | Guest roles as FBI Special Agent Zara Ushruf in *FBI*; roles in *The Baddest Bad Boy* (2020) and *The Pom Pom Murders* (2020)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/) |
| Education | Duke University[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/) |
| Outside acting | Ran Remi Vintage, an online vintage clothing shop whose sales partly supported the charity School on Wheels, until September 2021[5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi) |
## Early life and education
Saremi was born in the United States in 1991[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). Spanish-language and French film databases describe her as an American actress of Iranian origin, born in Los Angeles[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/) • [5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi). She studied at [Duke University](https://www.edgepedia.org/duke-university) and, after finishing, began actively seeking acting work; she spent a period in advertising before her professional debut[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/).
## Screen career
**Debut and early credits.** Her first professional appearance was the television film *Literally, Right Before Aaron* (2017), which stars [Justin Long](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-long), Cobie Smulders, and [Ryan Hansen](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-hansen)[4](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). In 2020 she appeared as Sofia in the mini-series *The Baddest Bad Boy* and as the receptionist in the television movie *The Pom Pom Murders*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). She also guest-starred in the CBS crime series *FBI*, playing FBI Special Agent Zara Ushruf[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/).
**Hell of a Summer.** In 2023 she played Demi in *Hell of a Summer*, a horror-comedy slasher co-directed by [Finn Wolfhard](https://www.edgepedia.org/finn-wolfhard) and Billy Bryk, who also appear in the cast[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hell-of-a-summer). The film is set at the isolated Camp Pineway, where camp counselors are picked off one by one by a masked figure[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hell-of-a-summer). The French database Cinefil reports that it was presented at the [Toronto International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-international-film-festival)[5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi). The 88-minute, R-rated film reached theaters and streaming on Hulu, with a user rating of 5.3 on IMDb from about 9,600 votes and a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hell-of-a-summer).
**Death and Other Details.** Saremi's most prominent television role to date is Leila Collier in *Death and Other Details* (2024), a murder-mystery series set on a cruise ship in which [Mandy Patinkin](https://www.edgepedia.org/mandy-patinkin) plays the detective probing the case[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/). She appears in all 10 episodes of the series' first season[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). Trade coverage around the show noted its January 2024 trailer and a March 2024 discussion of the season finale by the show's creators[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/).
**Chapel and later work.** In the 2024 film *Chapel* she played Sofia Bloome[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/), described by Cinefil as a nurse caring for a man who wakes from a coma to find himself the chief suspect in a series of murders[5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi). Her castmates in the film included [Taryn Manning](https://www.edgepedia.org/taryn-manning) and Lochlyn Munro[7](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2329524/). Scheduled credits include Lauryn in the 2026 television series *The 'Burbs* and a return to *FBI* in 2026 for a two-episode arc as Zara Ushruf[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/). On Apple TV, her *FBI* guest appearances are listed as the episodes "Shahadah" (S8, E17) and "Long Shot" (S8, E21)[8](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pardis-saremi/umc.cpc.5qujblb1l1unspu91mpvgo8nc).
## Remi Vintage
Outside acting, Saremi directed Remi Vintage, an online shop selling [vintage clothing](https://www.edgepedia.org/vintage-clothing), and directed part of its sales to School on Wheels, a charity supporting disadvantaged children in [Southern California](https://www.edgepedia.org/southern-california); she ended the venture in September 2021[5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi). Cinefil also lists vintage fashion as a personal interest[5](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi).
## Reception
Aggregated reviews of her television work fall in the middle range: Metacritic lists a career average of 59 for her TV appearances, with *Death and Other Details* at 60, *FBI* at 57, and *The 'Burbs* at 61[9](https://www.metacritic.com/person/pardis-saremi/). The Polish film database Filmweb computes an acting rating of 6.3 from 113 votes[10](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Pardis%2BSaremi-2910944/filmography). Because her name is shared by several unrelated professionals in other fields, biographical searches for "Pardis Saremi" return a mix of film-industry and non-industry profiles[11](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Pardis/Saremi).
## References
1. [Pardis Saremi – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11396114/)
2. [Pardis Saremi – TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/pardis-saremi/)
3. [Pardis Saremi – SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-1012854/)
4. [Pardis Saremi: biografía – SensaCine México](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-1012854/biografia/)
5. [Pardis Saremi: sa biographie – Cinéfil](https://www.cinefil.com/star/pardis-saremi)
6. [Hell of a Summer streaming: where to watch online? – JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hell-of-a-summer)
7. [Pardis Saremi – Actor Filmography – elCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2329524/)
8. [Pardis Saremi Movies and Shows – Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pardis-saremi/umc.cpc.5qujblb1l1unspu91mpvgo8nc)
9. [Pardis Saremi – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/pardis-saremi/)
10. [Pardis Saremi – Filmografia – Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Pardis%2BSaremi-2910944/filmography)
11. ["Pardis Saremi" profiles – LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Pardis/Saremi)
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