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Shohreh Aghdashloo

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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 11, 1952 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Tehran, Iran

Biography

Shohreh Aghdashloo (born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian American actress. After establishing a theatre and film career in Iran, Aghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and subsequently became a citizen of the United States. After several years playing supporting roles in television and film, her performance in House of Sand and Fog (2003) brought her several film critics' awards and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has continued to play supporting and character roles in film and television and won an Emmy Award for her work in the television drama House of Saddam (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia Shohreh Aghdashloo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Royally ScrewedQueen Lenora
2025Deadly VowsMelody
2024DamselDragon (voice)
2024Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand StepsThe Wise Woman
2024Googoosh: Made of FireSelf
2024WondLaDarius (voice)
2024The PenguinNadia Maroni
2024Creature CommandosMadam (voice)
2023RenfieldBellafrancesca Lobo
2023Mrs. DavisMaria
2022The Voice of Dust and Ash
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightForouzan (voice)
2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeGozer (voice)
2021ArcaneGrayson (voice)
2021The Expanse: One ShipChrisjen Avasarala
2021The Wheel of TimeElaida do Avriny a’Roihan
2020The CubanBano Ayoub
2020Run Sweetheart RunFirst Lady
2020The Flight AttendantBrenda
2019Lie 12
2018A Simple WeddingZiba Husseini
2018ImpulseFatima
2017Sweet Smell of Love
2017Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie MingMehrnaz (voice)
2017Marvel's The PunisherFarah Madani
2016The PromiseMarta Boghosian
2016Star Trek BeyondCommodore Paris
2016Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesSelf
2015Last KnightsMaria
2015Septembers of ShirazHabibeh
2015The ExpanseChrisjen Avasarala
2014RosewaterMoloojoon
2014Still HereFarzaneh
2014ScorpionDr. Cassandra Davis
2013Abbas Kiarostami: A ReportSelf
2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersOracle (voice)
2012The Odd Life of Timothy GreenEvette Onat
2012ElementaryLiliane Bellerose
2011On the InsideDr. Lofton
2011IraniumNarrator
2011GrimmStefania Vaduva Popescu
2011PortlandiaNelofar Jamshidi
2010For NedaNarrator
2009The Stoning of Soraya M.Zahra
2009FlashForwardNhadra Udaya
2009ArcherClandesti-con Event Presenter (voice)
2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Professor Nasrin Mehani
2008House of SaddamSajida Hussein
2006The Lake HouseDr. Anna Klyczynski
2006The Nativity StoryElisabeth
2006American DreamzNazneen Riza
2006X-Men: The Last StandDr. Kavita Rao
2006Smith
2006SmithCharlie
2005The Exorcism of Emily RoseDr. Adani
2005Babak & Friends: A First NoroozFarah
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2005Grey's AnatomyHelen Crawford
2005BonesAzita Vaziri
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
2004HouseAfsoun Hamidi
2003House of Sand and FogNadi
2003PossessedWoman
2003NCISMariam Bawali
2002MaryamHoma Armin
2002Mystic Iran: The Unseen WorldNarrator
2001America So BeautifulExiled actress
200124Dina Araz
2000Surviving ParadisePari
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSunny Qadri
1998Will & GracePam
1994ERRiza Kardatay
1993Twenty BucksGhada Holiday
1992MartinMalika
1989Guests of Hotel AstoriaPori Karemnia
1989The SimpsonsMina (voice)
1986MatlockSales Lady
1977The ReportAzam Firuzkui
1977DesideriumAghdas
1976Chess of the WindKanizak
1973Spring Behind the Window
1953The OscarsSelf
-The Dregs
Production
2018A Simple WeddingExecutive Producer
Crew
2011The Adjustment BureauThanks