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Shohreh Aghdashloo
Career
Active 1956 – present
Biography
About Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo stands 5'5" with black hair and brown eyes, an average build that has carried her through seven decades of screen and stage work. Born May 11, 1952 in Tehran, she is Iranian and Middle Eastern by ethnicity, though she later became a U.S. citizen. Her career began at age four in 1956, and she has remained active ever since, with a body of work that spans Iranian cinema, Hollywood films, and acclaimed television series.
Her film debut came in Chess of the Wind (1976), followed by The Report (1977) and Sooteh Delan (1977), both critically praised though banned in Iran. She moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, then to the United States, where her breakthrough role in House of Sand and Fog (2003) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film appearances include The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), The Nativity Story (2006), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
On television, she is best known as Dina Araz in 24 and as Chrisjen Avasarala in The Expanse (2015–2022). For her role in the HBO miniseries House of Saddam (2008), she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also voiced characters in Arcane (2021), Damsel (2024), and Assassin's Creed Mirage. Her autobiography, The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines, was published in 2013. Her birth name was Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar, and her stage surname comes from her first husband, painter Aydin Aghdashloo.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1956-present (70 years active)
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Ethnicity
- Middle Eastern
Body
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 130 lbs (or 59 kg)
- Measurements
- 38–26–36 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.72
- Bra/Cup Size
- 36F show conversions - UK: 36E, EU: 80F, AU: 14F, JP: 80F
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 820k (as of April 2026)
Frequently asked
How did she get the name Aghdashloo?
Her stage name comes from her first husband, painter Aydin Aghdashloo, whom she married in 1972.
What awards has she won or been nominated for?
She won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for House of Sand and Fog.
Which of her roles won the Emmy?
She won the Emmy for her role as Sajida Talfah in the HBO miniseries House of Saddam (2008).
Did you know
- Her first two critically acclaimed films, The Report and Sooteh Delan, were banned in Iran.
- She left Iran for England in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, and later became a U.S. citizen.
- Her measurements are 38-26-36, with a bra cup size of 36F.
- She has voiced characters in video games, including Roshan in Assassin's Creed Mirage.
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