Editing Shohreh Aghdashloo

{{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]]''.

== Early life ==
Aghdashloo earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[international relations]] at [[Brunel University]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.realegitim.com/brunel-university/ |title=Brunel University |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412213428/https://www.realegitim.com/brunel-university/ |url-status=live }}</ref> because of her interest in politics after having to leave her home country. She was already familiar with England, as her parents had taken her to London as a child. She then continued to pursue her acting career, which brought her to [[Los Angeles]]. She has since performed in a number of Touzie's plays, successfully taking them to national and international stages, primarily in the [[Iranian diaspora]].<ref>source: ''House Of Sand And Fog'' DVD&nbsp;– Biographies</ref> Though born to a [[Muslim]] family, she has stated that she is non-practicing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-balfour/iranian-actress-shohreh-a_b_221992.html|title=Iranian Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Speaks Out Loudly About The Stoning of Soraya M.|first=Brad|last=Balfour|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=June 28, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914182923/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-balfour/iranian-actress-shohreh-a_b_221992.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:ShohrehAghdashloo08TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|Aghdashloo in 2008]]

Aghdashloo first began working as a theatre actress at the age of 19, when she starred in a theatrical adaptation of the novel ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcKl-8tj6Y|title='Shohreh Aghdashloo – "I had to fight for every right. For my basic right!"|date=December 10, 2017|website=YouTube|language=en-US|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824221114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcKl-8tj6Y|url-status=live}}</ref> Aghdashloo made her American film debut in 1989 in a starring role in ''Guests of Hotel Astoria''. Her television debut came on September 25, 1990, in a guest role in the two-hour episode of the [[NBC]] [[television program|television series]] ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'', titled "Nowhere to Turn: A Matlock Mystery Movie". In the years that followed Aghdashloo appeared on screen sporadically, including in the widely panned ''[[Surviving Paradise (2000 film)|Surviving Paradise]]'' (2000),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-30-ca-46270-story.html|title='Surviving Paradise': Iranian Kids on the Loose|date=June 30, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200652/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-30-ca-46270-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2736336.php|title=FILM CLIPS / Also opening today|last1=Stack|first1=Peter|last2=Guthmann|first2=Edward|date=September 29, 2000|website=SFGate|access-date=December 12, 2019|last3=LaSalle|first3=Mick|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200943/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2736336.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/film/film_results.php3?showid=1205|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707151838/http://www.laweekly.com/film/film_results.php3?showid=1205|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2001|title=Film Search Results|date=July 7, 2001|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> written and directed by [[Kamshad Kooshan]].

In 2001 Aghdashloo was cast opposite [[Ben Kingsley]] and [[Jennifer Connelly]] in director [[Vadim Perelman]]'s ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/cs/houseofsandandfog/a/hsofsa121203.htm |title=House of Sand and Fog Movie&nbsp;– Shohreh Aghdashloo Interview |publisher=[[About.com|Movies.about.com]] |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111193849/http://movies.about.com/cs/houseofsandandfog/a/hsofsa121203.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> for which she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1018068,00.html |title=Q&A: Shohreh Aghdashloo |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] |date=January 24, 2005 |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825224221/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1018068,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following this exposure Aghdashloo had a prominent recurring role in Season 4 of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Bianco |first=Robert |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2010-05-19-24appreciation19_ST_N.htm |title=At the end of the day, Jack Bauer and '24' delivered |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=May 21, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528185649/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2010-05-19-24appreciation19_ST_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> playing [[Dina Araz]], a [[terrorism|terrorist]] undercover in [[Los Angeles]] as a well-to-do housewife and mother. In an interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, Aghdashloo stated that although she had previously resisted reinforcing the stereotype of [[Muslim]]s as terrorists, the strength and complexity of the role convinced her to accept it. In the period that followed, Aghdashloo made guest appearances on several well-known television series, such as ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. She also played supporting roles in films such as ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' as Dr. [[Kavita Rao]], ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'', ''[[The Nativity Story]]'' as [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elizabeth]], and ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]''.

In 2008, Aghdashloo served as an official festival judge at the second annual [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] in [[Los Angeles]], while she also played the lead character of Zahra Khanum in the film ''[[The Stoning of Soraya M.]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailymailnews.com/0710/17/ShowBiz/index.php?id=3 |title=Shohreh speaks against stoning |publisher=Dailymailnews.com |date=July 17, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219080110/http://dailymailnews.com/0710/17/ShowBiz/index.php?id=3 |archive-date=December 19, 2010 }}</ref> marking her first leading role in a feature-length American film. Film scholar [[Hamid Naficy]] criticized her role in the film as "discredit[ing] her vow not to play in films that stereotype Middle Easterners, including Iranians."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Naficy |first1=Hamid |title=A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Vol. 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010 |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2012 |page=289}}</ref> In the same year, she also portrayed [[Sajida Talfah]] in the [[HBO]] original miniseries ''[[House of Saddam]]'' for which she received the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]]. Speaking to a crowd of over 1,400 people at [[George Washington University]]'s Lisner Auditorium on September 12, 2009, Aghdashloo, author Dr. [[Azar Nafisi]], and Dr. Dwight Bashir, Associate Director for Policy at the [[United States Commission on International Religious Freedom]], added their voices to those concerned about [[human rights in Iran]] and the [[persecution of Baháʼís]] in Iran.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Azar Nafisi, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Dwight Bashir Join Swelling Chorus in Support of Iranian Baha'is| newspaper = Bahá'í Community of DC,News & Events| publisher = Bahai Faith, Washington DC| date = September 12, 2009| url = http://www.dcbahai.org/news-and-events/74-iranevent09| access-date = September 26, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101223051732/http://dcbahai.org/news-and-events/74-iranevent09| archive-date = December 23, 2010}}</ref> Aghdashloo's talk in particular was posted to [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Aghdashloo | first = Shohreh | title = Shohreh Aghdashloo on Baha'i Human Rights in Iran | publisher = ctcny9 | date = September 21, 2009 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeb_HDTRkbA | access-date = September 26, 2009 | archive-date = September 27, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090927054834/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeb_HDTRkbA | url-status = live }}</ref> On October 9, 2010, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans awarded Aghdashloo their Career Achievement Award during its first annual gala.<ref>[http://www.paaia.org/CMS/announcing-the-first-paaia-annual-gala-.aspx "Announcing the First PAAIA Annual Gala"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927165640/http://www.paaia.org/CMS/announcing-the-first-paaia-annual-gala-.aspx |date=September 27, 2010 }}, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, October 9, 2010</ref>
Agdashloo continues to act in films, such as ''[[The Odd Life of Timothy Green]]'', ''[[Septembers of Shiraz]]'' and ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''; and on television, guest starring on series such as ''[[House, M.D.]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Grimm (TV Series)|Grimm]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''. She also voiced characters for the video games ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', ''[[Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]'' ''[[Destiny 2]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed Mirage]]''; starred in the London revival of the play ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' at the Almeida Theatre as Bernarda Alba; and narrated the audiobook ''[[And the Mountains Echoed]]'', by [[Khaled Hosseini]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Negahban |first1=Navid |title=And the Mountains Echoed |last2=Aghdashloo |first2=Shohreh |date=May 21, 2013 |publisher=Penguin Audio |isbn=978-1-61176-180-1}}</ref>

From 2015 to 2022, Aghdashloo starred in [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s television series ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]'' as [[United Nations|UN]] Deputy Undersecretary of Executive Administration Chrisjen Avasarala, a "smart and passionate member of a political family legacy who has risen high in the ranks of Earth's governing body without once standing for election".<ref name="Entertainment Weekly" /> In 2025, she portrayed [[Elaida a'Roihan]] in season three of the Amazon series ''[[The Wheel of Time (TV series)|The Wheel of Time]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-wheel-of-time-shohreh-aghdashloo-season-3-cast-1236199972/|title='''The Wheel of Time'' Adds Shohreh Aghdashloo to Season 3 Cast|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/wheel-of-time-season-3-cast-shohreh-aghdashloo-1236245090/|title=''Wheel of Time'' Season 3 Casts Shohreh Aghdashloo|first=Joe|last=Otterson|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

== Works ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"  style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope=row|1976
| ''[[The Chess Game of the Wind]]''
| Lady’s Maid
| First film role in Iran, directed by Mohammed Reza Aslani
|-
! scope=row|1977
| ''[[The Report (1977 film)|The Report]]''
| Azam Firuzkui
|
|-
! scope=row|1978
| ''[[Sooteh-Delan]]''
| Aghdas
|
|-
! scope=row|1989
| ''Guests of Hotel Astoria''
| Mrs. Pori Karemnia
| First American film role
|-
! scope=row|1991
| ''Raha''
| Raha
|
|-
! scope=row|1993
| ''[[Twenty Bucks]]''
| Ghada Holiday
|
|-
! scope=row|2000
| ''[[Surviving Paradise (2000 film)|Surviving Paradise]] ''
| Pari
| First English language Iranian-American feature film distributed theatrically in the United States, written and directed by [[Kamshad Kooshan]]
|-
! scope=row|2001
| ''America So Beautiful''
| Exiled Actress
|
|-
! scope=row|2002
| ''[[Maryam (2002 film)|Maryam]]''
| Mrs. Homa Armin
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="4" | 2003
| ''Possessed''
| Woman
| rowspan=2|Short film by [[Shirin Neshat]]
|-
| ''Pulse''
| Woman
|-
| ''Mystic Iran''
| Narrator
| Documentary film by [[Aryana Farshad]]
|-
| ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]''
| Nadereh 'Nadi' Behrani
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female]]<br />[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br />[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress]] <small>(3rd place)</small><br />[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br />[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br />Nominated–[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br />Nominated–[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]''
| Dr. Sadira Adani
|
|-
| ''[[Babak and Friends]] – A First Norooz''
| Farah
| Animated film
|-
! scope=row rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[American Dreamz]]''
| Mrs. Nazneen Riza
|
|-
| ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]''
| Dr. Anna Klyczynski
|
|-
| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
| Dr. [[Kavita Rao]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Nativity Story]]''
| [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elizabeth]]
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]''
| Professor Nasrin Mehani
|
|-
| ''[[The Stoning of Soraya M.]]''
| Zahra Khanum
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture]]
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[The Adjustment Bureau]]''
| The Chairman
| Scenes deleted
|-
| ''The No Game''
| Aunt Laila
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Iranium]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary film by Alex Traiman
|-
| ''[[On the Inside (film)|On the Inside]]''
| Dr. Lofton
|
|-
! scope=row| 2012
| ''[[The Odd Life of Timothy Green]]''
| Evette Onat
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''
| The Oracle
| Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Shohreh Aghdashloo (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shohreh-Aghdashloo/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| ''Silk''
| Rani
| Short film by [[Catherine Dent]]
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Rosewater (film)|Rosewater]]''
| Moloojoon
|
|-
| ''Still Here''
| Farzaneh
| Short film by [[Ethan Rains]]
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Last Knights]]''
| Maria
|
|-
| ''[[Septembers of Shiraz]]''
| Habibeh
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3" | 2016
| ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''
| Commodore Paris
|
|-
| ''[[Window Horses]]''
| Mehrnaz
| Animated film
|-
| ''[[The Promise (2016 American film)|The Promise]]''
| Marta Boghosian
|
|-
! scope=row| 2018
| ''[[A Simple Wedding]]''
| Ziba Husseini
|Also executive producer
|-
! scope=row| 2019
| ''[[The Cuban]]''
| Bano Ayoub
|Film directed by [[Sergio Navarretta]]
|-
! scope=row| 2020
| ''[[Run Sweetheart Run]]''
| “First Lady” Dinah
|
|-
! scope=row| 2021
| ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]''
| [[Gozer the Gozerian]]
| Voice role; role shared with [[Olivia Wilde]] and [[Emma Portner]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-gozer-olivia-wilde|title=Who Plays Gozer In ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (Is It Olivia Wilde?)|first=Michael|last=Kennedy|date=November 20, 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120004022/https://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-gozer-olivia-wilde/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2023
| ''[[Renfield (film)|Renfield]]''
| Bellafrancesca Lobo
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2024
| ''[[Damsel (2024 film)|Damsel]]''
| Dragon (voice)
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2022-04-12 |title='Damsel': Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter & Shohreh Aghdashloo Join Netflix Millie Bobby Brown Fantasy Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/damsel-robin-wright-ray-winstone-nick-robinson-brooke-carter-shohreh-aghdashloo-join-netflix-millie-bobby-brown-fantasy-pic-1235000956/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps]]''
| The Wise Woman
| 
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''The Alchemist''
|
| Post-production<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/paulo-coelho-the-alchemist-movie-september-morocco-sebastian-de-souza-tom-hollander-shohreh-aghdashloo-1234788652/|title=Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' Gets Fall Morocco Production Start; Sebastian De Souza, Tom Hollander, Shohreh Aghdashloo Star For Director Kevin Frakes|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=8 July 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226012930/https://deadline.com/2021/07/paulo-coelho-the-alchemist-movie-september-morocco-sebastian-de-souza-tom-hollander-shohreh-aghdashloo-1234788652/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"  style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope=row|1990
| ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
| Saleslady
| Episode: "Nowhere to Turn"
|-
! scope=row|1993
| ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
| Malika
| Episode: "Jerome's in the House"
|-
! scope=row|1994
| ''[[The Bold & The Beautiful]]''
| Greesa Abineer
| Episode #1865
|-
! scope=row|2001
| {{Sort|Honduran Suburbs|''The Honduran Suburbs''}}
| Zereshk
| 2 episodes<ref name="TVguide" />
|-
! scope=row|2004
| {{Sort|Secret Service|''The Secret Service''}}
| Lila Ravan
| Television film
|-
! scope=row|2005
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| Dina Araz
| 12 episodes: [[24 (season 4)|Day 4]]<br />Gold Derby TV Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress<br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
! scope=row rowspan="4"|2006
| ''[[Smith (TV series)|Smith]]''
| Charlie
| 7 episodes
|-
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Pam
| Episode: "Cowboys and Iranians"
|-
| ''[[Curious George (TV series)|Curious George]]''
| Hat Salesperson
| Episode: "The Clean, Perfect Yellow Hat"
|-
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Mrs. Riza Kardatay
| Episode: "Lost in America"
|-
! scope=row|2007
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Dr. Helen Crawford
| Episode: "Scars and Souvenirs"
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[House of Saddam]]''
| [[Sajida Talfah]]
| 4 episodes<br />[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]]<br />Nominated—Gold Derby TV Award for Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actress
|-
| {{Sort|Simpsons|''[[The Simpsons]]''}}
| Mina
| Voice, episode: "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]"
|-
! scope=row|2009
| ''[[FlashForward]]''
| Nhadra Udaya
| 3 episodes
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"|2011
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Detective Saliyah "Sunny" Qadri
| Episode: "Dirty"
|-
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| Afsoun Hamidi
| Episode: "[[Moving On (House)|Moving On]]"
|-
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Mariam Bawali
| Episode: "Safe Harbor"
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''
| Nelofar Jamshidi
| Episode: "Cool Wedding"
|-
| {{Sort|Mob Doctor|''[[The Mob Doctor]]''}}
| Dr. Lauren Baylor
| 3 episodes
|-
! scope=row rowspan="1"|2013
| ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]''
| Stefania Vaduva Popescu
| 7 episodes
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"|2014
| ''[[Believe (TV series)|Believe]]''
| Mrs. Delkash
| Episode: "Origin"
|-
| ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
| Azita Vaziri
| Episode: "The Cold in the Case"
|-
| ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]''
| Dr. Cassandra Davis
| Episode: "True Colors"
|-
! scope=row|2015
| ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
| Donya Esfandiari
| Episode: "Tag, You're Me"
|-
! scope=row|2015–2022
| {{Sort|Expanse|''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]''}}
| Chrisjen Avasarala
| Main role <br /> 6 seasons
|-
! scope=row rowspan="1"|2016
| ''Pearl''
| Arlene
| TV film
|-
! scope=row rowspan="1"|2017
| {{Sort|Punisher|''[[The Punisher (TV series)|The Punisher]]''}}
| Farah Madani
| 4 episodes
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2019
| {{Sort|Lion Guard|''[[The Lion Guard]]''}}
| Queen Janna
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Impulse (TV series)|Impulse]]''
| Fatima
| 3 episodes<ref>{{cite episode |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hgC4TyJdCw |title=Seven of Hearts |series=[[Impulse (TV series)|Impulse]] |network=[[YouTube Premium]] |date=October 16, 2019 |season=2 |number=206 |minutes=2:20 |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824221114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hgC4TyJdCw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5DeAuQ4TyY |title=Making Amends |series=[[Impulse (TV series)|Impulse]] |network=[[YouTube Premium]] |date=October 16, 2019 |season=2 |number=210 |minutes=53:55 |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109075010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5DeAuQ4TyY&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2021
| ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
|  Enforcer Grayson
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[List of The Expanse episodes|The Expanse: One Ship]]''
|  Chrisjen Avasarala
| Webisodes; 1 episode
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2022
| ''[[The Flight Attendant]]''
|  Brenda
| 5 episodes
|-
|''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| ClandestiCon Host
| Voice, episode: "The Big Con"
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight]]''
| Forouzan
| Voice, 13 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Mrs. Davis]]''
| ''[[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]]''
| Episode: "Great Gatsby 2001: A Space Odyssey"
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"|2024
| ''[[Chad (TV series)|Chad]]''
| Zahra
| Episode: "Maman Bozorg"
|-
| ''[[WondLa (TV series)|WondLa]]''
| Darius
| Voice, episode: "Chapter 4: Ghosts"
|-
| ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]''
| Nadia Maroni
| Miniseries<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2024-06-20 |title='The Penguin' Second Trailer: Colin Farrell in New Look at 'The Batman' Spinoff |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/penguin-teaser-trailer-colin-farrell-batman-max-1235927704/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"|2025
| ''[[The Wheel of Time (TV series)|The Wheel of Time]]''
| [[Elaida a'Roihan]]
| Season 3
|-
| ''[[Creature Commandos (TV series)|Creature Commandos]]''
| Madam Gyurov
| Voice role, episode 6 "Priyatel Skelet"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"  style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Game
! scope="col" | Voice role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope=row| 2010
| ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
| rowspan=2|Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
! scope=row| 2012
| ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''
|
|-
! scope=row| 2014
| ''[[Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]''
| rowspan="2" |Lakshmi-2/Maya Sundaresh
|
|-
! scope=row| 2017-2024
| ''[[Destiny 2]]''
|
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''The Tale of Bistun''
| Narrator
|
|-
| ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]'' 
| rowspan="2" | Roshan bint-La'Ahad
| "''Shared History''" DLC
|-
! scope=row rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Assassin's Creed Mirage]]''
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2022-09-10 |title=Assassin's Creed Mirage sets up Basim's origins in Baghdad, decades before Valhalla |url=https://www.polygon.com/23339823/assassins-creed-mirage-ps4-ps5-xbox-series-x-announcement |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Expanse: A Telltale Series]]''
| Chrisjen Avasarala
| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Serin |first=Kaan |date=July 24, 2023 |title=The Expanse: A Telltale Series' bonus episode brings back fan favourite Shohreh Aghdashloo |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-expanse-a-telltale-series-bonus-episode-brings-back-fan-favourite-shohreh-aghdashloo |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2024
| ''[[Ara: History Untold]]''
| Narrator
|
|-
|}

=== Audio ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"  style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope=row| 2004
| ''[[Carmen bin Laden#Adult life|Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia]]'' 
|Narrator
| Audiobook
|-
! scope=row| 2007
| ''The Blood of Flowers''
| Narrator
| Audiobook
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2008
| ''The Bible of Clay''
| Narrator
| Audiobook
|-
| ''[[And the Mountains Echoed]]''
| Narrator
| Audiobook
|-
! scope=row| 2016
| ''[[Shirin Ebadi#Books published|Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran]]'' 
|Narrator
| Audiobook
|-
! scope=row| 2019–2020
| ''[[The Two Princes]]''
| Queen Attosa
| Audio drama
|}

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"  style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope=row| 1973
| ''A Narrow Road to the Deep North''
| Empress Jun
| [[Edward Bond]]
|-
! scope=row| 1975
| ''[[Madame de Sade]]''
| Reneé Marquise de Sade <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RfIxAJuz4|title=Conversations with Shohreh Aghdashloo of THE EXPANSE|website=YouTube|date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811165220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RfIxAJuz4|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| [[Yukio Mishima]]
|-
! scope=row| 2012
| ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]''
| Bernarda Alba  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/house-bernarda-alba-almeida-theatre|title=The House of Bernarda Alba, Almeida Theatre|website=theartsdesk.com|date=January 28, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629214118/https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/house-bernarda-alba-almeida-theatre|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| [[Federico Garcia Lorca]]
|-
! scope=row| 2024
| ''What Became of Us''
| Q  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atlantictheater.org/production/what-became-of-us/|title=What Became of Us, Atlantic Theater Company|website=atlantictheatre.org}}</ref> 
| Shayan Lotfi
|}

== Other awards ==
* 2007: Arpa Career Achievement Award
* 2013: [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] Achievement Award

==Personal life==
In 1987, Aghdashloo married actor/playwright Houshang Touzie. They have a daughter, Tara Touzie, born in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=January 2018 |url=https://theedenmagazine.com/magazine/january-2018/ |website=theedenmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=My Beloved Daughter Tara Jane Touzie. The Love of my life. 😍 @taratouzie |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bml10dLH1mE/?hl=en |publisher=[[Instagram]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of Iranian actresses]]
* [[List of Iranian women]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist| refs =
<ref name="TVguide">''TV Guide'': The Honduran T.V. series makes cameos for two unusual characters in Hollywood.</ref>
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0013037}}
* {{Tcmdb name|651718{{!}}0}}
* [http://www.wordandfilm.com/2014/11/the-shohreh-aghdashloo-you-need-know/ The Shohreh Aghdashloo You Need to Know]
* [http://www.ghaffaris.com Her heritage and family website]

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