Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. In the 1970s at age 20, she achieved nationwide stardom in her homeland of Iran, starring in some prominent pictures such as _Gozaresh in the lead roles, they were looking for a relatively unknown Iranian actress to play Kingsley's wife, Nadi. Shohreh Aghdashloo was duly cast. She stole the limelight and earned herself an Academy Award nomination as best supporting actress amongst many other prestigious awards, including the Independent Spirit Sward as best supporting actress in a feature film, the New York and Los Angeles film critics award and others.
Received her Bachelors degree in International Relations.
Daughter of Anushiravan and Effie Vaziri-Taban. Has three brothers: Shahram Vaziri-Tabar, Shahryar Vaziri-Tabar and Shahrokh Vaziri-Tabar.
She played the mother of Jonathan Ahdout s character in House of Sand and Fog and also played the mother of his character in Season Four of the television series "24" .
Guests of Hotel Astoria was the first movie she made outside of Iran.
Has had rhinoplasty.
She did her first nude scene at age 36 in Guests of Hotel Astoria .
Began her acting career with Theater Workshops in Iran, where she performed in numerous plays.
"Shohreh" means "famous girl" in Farsi language, and its a popular name for Persian women.
In 2005, she appeared on the television series "24" playing the murderous matriarch of a Turkish/Muslim family terrorist cell. Though normally reluctant to play terrorists, Aghdashloo was attracted to the complexity of the character, which was exemplified by the contradiction between being a ruthless killer and a loving mother. Though her playing a terrorist did attract criticism, particularly from the Persian and Muslim community, Shohreh steadfastly defended the role.
Is the first Iranian actress to crossover into mainstream Hollywood cinema.
Is the first Iranian and Middle Eastern actress to be nominated for an Oscar.
Her first husband, Aydin Aghdashloo is a famous Persian artist.
The designer of her red dress in the 2004 Oscars was a Persian designer named Simin.
In Persian movies, she played the leading roles most of the time.
Has one daughter with her second husband Houshang Touzie : Tara Touzie (born 1989).
As far as her "24" character goes, she said that her job as an actress is to not judge the character but to portray her as objectively and honestly as possible.
Always introduces her ex-husband Aydin Aghdashloo as one of the best artists in the world.
She was chosen to be the best actress of Iran in year 1978 just a year before Irans revolution.
Benazir Bhutto has always been one of her role models in her life and she wants to play her role in the future.
Close friends with Marcia Gay Harden.
I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be,meaningful.
I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.
I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue,higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran,politically, not only in Iran, but in the Middle East.
Cinema is a reflection of its own society.
