Editing Shohreh Aghdashloo (section)

{{Short description|Iranian–American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Shohreh Aghdashloo
| native_name        = {{lang|fa|شهره آغداشلو}}
| image              = Shohreh Aghdashloo by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Aghdashloo at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019
| birth_name         = Vaziri-Tabar
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|5|11}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/shohreh-aghdashloo-assassins-creed-mirage/|title=Who is Shohreh Aghdashloo? Meet the Roshan voice actor from AC Mirage|work=Radio Times|first=Matt|last=Poskitt|date=October 5, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Tehran]], [[Pahlavi Iran]]
| citizenship        = {{hlist|Iran|United States}}
| nationality        = [[Iran|Iranian]]<br>[[United States|American]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1976–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Aydin Aghdashloo]]|1972|1980|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Houshang Touzie|1987}}
}}
| children           = 1
| alma mater         = [[Brunel University]]
}}

'''Shohreh Aghdashloo''' ({{langx|fa|شهره آغداشلو}}, {{IPA|fa|ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː|pron}}; born '''Vaziri-Tabar''',{{efn|{{langx|fa|وزیری‌تبار|links=no}}}} May 11, 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and a [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]], in addition to a nomination for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].

Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in ''[[Chess of the Wind]]'' (1976). Her next two films ''[[The Report (1977 film)|The Report]]'' (1977) and ''[[Sooteh-Delan|Sooteh Delan]]'' (1977) garnered critical acclaim and established Aghdashloo as one of Iran's leading ladies, although the films were banned in Iran itself. Aghdashloo moved to England during the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979 and then to the United States, subsequently becoming a U.S. citizen. After several years playing small roles in television and film, her performance in ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003) brought her several film critics' awards and a nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Her other film appearances include ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]'' (2005), ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' and ''[[The Nativity Story]]'' (both 2006), ''[[The Odd Life of Timothy Green]]'' (2013) and ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' (2016).

In television, she is best known for her roles as [[Dina Araz]] in the [[24 (season 4)|fourth season]] of [[24 (TV series)|''24'']] and as Chrisjen Avasarala on ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]'' (2015–2022).<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine|last1=Hibberd|first1=James|title=Syfy's 'The Expanse' space drama casts Shohreh Aghdashloo|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/20/the-expanse-aghdashloo/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-date=September 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902061443/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/20/the-expanse-aghdashloo/|url-status=live}}</ref> For her role as [[Sajida Talfah]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[House of Saddam]]'' (2008), she won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]]. In 2013, she released her autobiography titled ''The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Alley-Love-Yellow-Jasmines-Shohreh-Aghdashloo/?isbn=9780062009807|title=The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines|author=World Archipelago|work=HarperCollins US|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118234516/http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Alley-Love-Yellow-Jasmines-Shohreh-Aghdashloo/?isbn=9780062009807|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, she voiced Grayson in [[Netflix]]'s series ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''. In 2024, Aghdashloo voiced the unnamed dragon in the 2024 Netflix film ''[[Damsel (2024 film)|Damsel]].'' She also voices Roshan in ''[[Assassin's Creed Mirage]]''.