

She then continued to pursue her acting career, which brought her to Los Angeles. She was already familiar with England, as her parents had taken her to London as a child. Once Aghdashloo arrived in England, she earned a bachelor's degree in international relations at Brunel University because of her interest in politics after having to leave her home country. They did not have children and were divorced in 1979, when she left Iran for England at the start of the Iranian Revolution.

She had always wanted to be an actress, and soon began playing leading roles in Iranian theatre and film. After their marriage in 1972 when she was 19 and he was 31, she began attending theatre workshops, against the wishes of her family. Her stage name is from the family name of her first husband, painter Aydin Aghdashloo. She has three brothers: Shahram, Shahriar and Shahrokh. Īghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar ( Persian: شهره وزیریتبار) in Tehran, the daughter of Effie ( née al-Sadat) and Anushiravan Vaziri-Tabar. In 2013, she released her autobiography titled The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines.
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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 television, she is best known for her roles as Dina Araz in the fourth season of 24 and as Chrisjen Avasarala on The Expanse (2015–2022). 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). After several years playing small 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. Her next two films The Report (1977) and Sooteh Delan (1977) garnered critical acclaim and established Aghdashloo as one of Iran's leading actresses, although the films were banned in Iran itself.Īghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and then to the United States, subsequently becoming a U.S. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in The Chess Game of the Wind (1976). This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.Shohreh Aghdashloo ( Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar ( شهره وزیریتبار) May 11, 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Year should not be greater than current year If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. You can still file a request but no one will be notified.

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