Shohreh Aghdashloo Bio | Wiki
Shohreh Aghdashloo is a renowned American actress who made her film debut in Chess of the Wind in 1976. She then appeared in The Report (1977) and Sooteh Delan (1977). She moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and then to the United States. Moreover, she has appeared in films like The Exorcism of Emily Rose, X-Men: The Last Stand and The Nativity Story, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and Star Trek Beyond.
Aghdashloo has also appeared in tv shows as Dina Araz in the fourth season of 24 and as Chrisjen Avasarala on The Expanse. Further, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Sajida Talfah in the HBO miniseries House of Saddam. In addition, she voice acted as a high-ranking Piltover Enforcer in Netflix’s acclaimed magepunk series, Arcane in 2021.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Age
She was born on May 11, 1952, in Tehran, Iran. Aghdashloo is 70 years old.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Height
She is a woman of average stature. Aghdashloo stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx 1.65 m).
Shohreh Aghdashloo Family
She was born to her father and mother in Tehran, Iran. Aghdashloo’s parents are Effie and Anushiravan Vaziri-Tabar. She was raised along with three brothers Shahram, Shahriar, and Shahrokh. Further, she holds Iran and United States nationality. Her name Aghdashloo is from the family name of her first husband, painter Aydin Aghdashloo.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Husband
She was first married when he was 19 years old to painter Aydin Aghdashloo from 1972 to 1979. Aydin was 31 when she was married. During her marriage, she began attending theatre workshops, against the wishes of her family. After their divorce, she left Iran for England at the start of the Iranian Revolution.
Aghdashloo later married actor and playwright Houshang Touzie in 1987. The two welcomed their daughter Tara Touzie, born in 1989. She has appeared in a number of Touzie’s plays, successfully taking them to national and international stages. In addition, she stated that she is non-practicing although, she was born to a Muslim family.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Education
Despite being a famous actress, she has kept details regarding her educational qualifications away from the limelight.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- The Chess Game of the Wind / Shatranj-e Baad as Lady’s Maid in 1976
- Sooteh-Delan as Aghdas in 1978
- Surviving Paradise as Pari in 2000
- House of Sand and Fog as Nadereh ‘Nadi’ Behrani in 2003
- The Lake House as Dr. Anna Klyczynski in 2006
- The Stoning of Soraya M. as Zahra Khanum in 2008
- On the Inside as Dr. Lofton in 2011
- Rosewater as Moloojoon in 2014
- Septembers of Shiraz as Habibeh in 2015
- A Simple Wedding as Ziba Husseini in 2018
- Run Sweetheart Run as Blue Ivy in 2020
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Gozer the Gozerian in 2021
- Renfield as Ella in 2023
Tv Shows
- Matlock as Saleslady in 1990
- Martin as Malika in 1993
- 24 as Dina Araz in 2005
- Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Helen Crawford in 2007
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Saliyah “Sunny” Qadri in 2011
- NCIS as Mariam Bawali in 2011
- Grimm as Stefania Vaduva Popescu in 2013
- Elementary as Donya Esfandiari in 2015
- The Expanse as Chrisjen Avasarala from 2015 to 2022
- The Punisher as Farah Madani in 2017
- Impulse as Fatima in 2019
- Arcane as Enforcer Grayson in 2021
- The Flight Attendant as Brenda in 2022
Shohreh Aghdashloo Arcane
Aghdashloo’s voice acted in four episodes as a high-ranking Piltover Enforcer in Netflix’s acclaimed magepunk series, Arcane in 2021. The adult animated action-adventure streaming television series was created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. Moreover, Riot Games and Netflix announced that a second season was in production for a 2023 release.
Shohreh Aghdashloo The Expanse
She had a main role as Chrisjen Avasarala from 2015 to 2022 in the science fiction television series, The Expanse. Chrisjen Avasarala works as a UN Deputy Undersecretary of Executive Administration, later UN Secretary-General. Further, the series is set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System as it follows a disparate band of protagonists. Further, the series contains 62 episodes in six seasons.
Shohreh Aghdashloo 24
She had a prominent recurring role in Season 4 of the Fox television series 24, where she played Dina Araz, a terrorist undercover in Los Angeles as a well-to-do housewife and mother. Moreover, multiple interrelated plots are featured in each episode, which often include Bauer’s contacts in perilous crises. 24 has 192 episodes in nine seasons.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Star Trek
In 2016, she appeared as Commodore Paris, the commanding officer of Starbase Yorktown in the science fiction action film, Star Trek Beyond. The movie is the 13th film in the Star Trek franchise and the third installment in the reboot series.
Shohreh Aghdashloo Net Worth
Aghdashloo is a renowned American actress who began her career in 1976 and has a net worth of $54 Million.
How Old Is Shohreh Aghdashloo
Aghdashloo is70 years old born on May 11, 1952, in Tehran, Iran.
Who Is Shohreh Aghdashloo
Aghdashloo is a renowned American actress who made her film debut in Chess of the Wind in 1976. She then appeared in The Report (1977) and Sooteh Delan (1977). She moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and then to the United States. Moreover, she has appeared in films like The Exorcism of Emily Rose, X-Men: The Last Stand and The Nativity Story, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and Star Trek Beyond.