Tala Ashe

Talayeh Ashrafi (طلایه اشرفی), known professionally as Tala Ashe, is an Iranian-American actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2024 and known for her roles on the television series Smash, The Girls on the Bus, Adults, American Odyssey, and As the World Turns, as well as her regular role as Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi on The CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow. Ashe has acted in many musical and play productions, including Broadway's English, for which she received nominations at the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and at the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.