Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo has one of the most instantly recognizable voices in the business, that low, smoky timbre you never forget, and she earned her place the hard way. Leaving Tehran after the revolution and rebuilding a career in a foreign industry, she climbed from stage to film and television all the way to an Emmy and an Oscar nomination. What I value most is her refusal to be flattened into stock Middle Eastern roles. She brings gravity and intelligence to everything, carving out a space that simply did not exist before her. That is artistry and persistence in equal measure.

Name (English)

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Name (Japanese)

ショーレ・アグダシュルー

Reading

しょーれ・あぐだしゅるー

Born

May 11, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor / voice actor

Awards & achievements

• Emmy Award
• 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/saghdashloo/
• Xhttps://x.com/SAghdashloo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohreh%20Aghdashloo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B0%E3%83%80%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229766

Tags

• Tehran Province
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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