Shohreh Aghdashloo
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Shohreh Aghdashloo (born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian American actress. After establishing a theatre and film career in Iran, Aghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and subsequently became a citizen of the United States. After several years playing supporting 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. She has continued to play supporting and character roles in film and television and won an Emmy Award for her work in the television drama House of Saddam (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia Shohreh Aghdashloo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
as Gozer (voice)
Damsel (2024)
as Dragon (voice)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
as Commodore Paris
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
as Dr. Adani
Renfield (2023)
as Bellafrancesca Lobo
Last Knights (2015)
as Maria
The Lake House (2006)
as Dr. Anna Klyczynski
Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
as First Lady
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
as Oracle (voice)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Evette Onat
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Professor Nasrin Mehani
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
as Nadi
Twenty Bucks (1993)
as Ghada Holiday
The Promise (2016)
as Marta Boghosian
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
as Mehrnaz (voice)
The Nativity Story (2006)
as Elisabeth
American Dreamz (2006)
as Nazneen Riza
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
as Zahra
Maryam (2002)
as Homa Armin
Rosewater (2014)
as Moloojoon
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
as The Wise Woman
Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
as Habibeh
A Simple Wedding (2018)
as Ziba Husseini
Chess of the Wind (1976)
as Kanizak
Royally Screwed (2026)
as Queen Lenora
Googoosh: Made of Fire (2024)
as Self
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report (2013)
as Self
The Report (1977)
as Azam Firuzkui
The Cuban (2020)
as Bano Ayoub
The Voice of Dust and Ash (2022)
Actor
Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989)
as Pouri
Iranium (2011)
as Narrator
Desiderium (1977)
as Aghdas
Deadly Vows (2025)
as Melody
Still Here (2014)
as Farzaneh
On the Inside (2011)
as Dr. Lofton
The Dregs (—)
Actor
Possessed (2003)
as Woman
Spring Behind the Window (1973)
Actor
Lie 12 (2019)
Actor
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as Dr. Kavita Rao
For Neda (2010)
as Narrator
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
as Self
America So Beautiful (2001)
as Exiled actress
Babak & Friends: A First Norooz (2005)
as Farah
Surviving Paradise (2000)
as Pari
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World (2002)
as Narrator
Sweet Smell of Love (2017)
Actor