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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Acting

Born: May 11, 1952Tehran, Iran

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
Filmography
Royally Screwed

Royally Screwed

Queen Lenora

2026
Deadly Vows

Deadly Vows

Melody

2025
Googoosh: Made of Fire

Googoosh: Made of Fire

Self

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

The Wise Woman

2024
Damsel

Damsel

Dragon (voice)

2024
Renfield

Renfield

Bellafrancesca Lobo

2023
The Voice of Dust and Ash

The Voice of Dust and Ash

2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Gozer (voice)

2021
The Cuban

The Cuban

Bano Ayoub

2020
Run Sweetheart Run

Run Sweetheart Run

First Lady

2020
Lie 12

Lie 12

2019
A Simple Wedding

A Simple Wedding

Ziba Husseini

2018
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

Mehrnaz (voice)

2017

Sweet Smell of Love

2017
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses

Self

2016
The Promise

The Promise

Marta Boghosian

2016
Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

Commodore Paris

2016
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

Habibeh

2015
Last Knights

Last Knights

Maria

2015
Rosewater

Rosewater

Moloojoon

2014
Still Here

Still Here

Farzaneh

2014
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Oracle (voice)

2013
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report

Abbas Kiarostami: A Report

Self

2013
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Evette Onat

2012
On the Inside

On the Inside

Dr. Lofton

2011
Iranium

Iranium

Narrator

2011
For Neda

For Neda

Narrator

2010
The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Zahra

2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Professor Nasrin Mehani

2008
The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

Elisabeth

2006
The Lake House

The Lake House

Dr. Anna Klyczynski

2006
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

Dr. Kavita Rao

2006
American Dreamz

American Dreamz

Nazneen Riza

2006
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Dr. Adani

2005

Babak & Friends: A First Norooz

Farah

2005
House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

Nadi

2003

Possessed

Woman

2003
Maryam

Maryam

Homa Armin

2002
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World

Mystic Iran: The Unseen World

Narrator

2002

America So Beautiful

Exiled actress

2001
Surviving Paradise

Surviving Paradise

Pari

2000
Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

Ghada Holiday

1993
Guests of Hotel Astoria

Guests of Hotel Astoria

Pori Karemnia

1989
Desiderium

Desiderium

Aghdas

1977
The Report

The Report

Azam Firuzkui

1977
Chess of the Wind

Chess of the Wind

Kanizak

1976
Spring Behind the Window

Spring Behind the Window

1973