Shohreh Aghdashloo

Actor, Film actor

1952 –

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Who is Shohreh Aghdashloo?

Shohreh Aghdashloo is an Iranian and 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 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 the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her work in the HBO original miniseries House of Saddam.

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Born
May 11, 1952
Tehran
Also known as
  • Pari Vaziri-Tabar
  • Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar
  • Shohreh Vaziri
  • Shohreh
  • Shoreh Aghdashloo
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Shia Islam
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Iranian American
  • Iranian peoples
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Iran
Profession
Lived in
  • Tehran
  • Windermere, Cumbria
  • Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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