Scheherazade
| Scheherazadeشهرزاد | |
|---|---|
| One Thousand and One Nights character | |
Scheherazade, 19th century painting by Sophie Anderson | |
| Portrayed by | Mili Avital, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Claude Jade, Anna Karina, María Montez, Cyrine Abdelnour, Sulaf Fawakherji, Annette Haven, Meredith Stepien, Damini Kanwal Shetty |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Queen consort |
| Family |
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| Spouse | Shahryar |
| Children | 3 sons and possibly 1 daughter |
| Other names | Shahrazad, Shahrzad |
Scheherazade (/ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd, -də/) is a major character and the storyteller in the frame narrative of the Middle Eastern collection of tales known as the One Thousand and One Nights.