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)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
as Dr. Adani
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
as Commodore Paris
Damsel (2024)
as Dragon (voice)
Renfield (2023)
as Bellafrancesca Lobo
Last Knights (2015)
as Maria
The Lake House (2006)
as Dr. Anna Klyczynski
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
as Oracle (voice)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Evette Onat
The Promise (2016)
as Marta Boghosian
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
as Nadi
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Professor Nasrin Mehani
The Nativity Story (2006)
as Elisabeth
Royally Screwed (2026)
as Queen Lenora
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
as Zahra
Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
as Habibeh
Twenty Bucks (1993)
as Ghada Holiday
Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
as First Lady
American Dreamz (2006)
as Nazneen Riza
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
as The Wise Woman
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report (2013)
as Self
Rosewater (2014)
as Moloojoon
Maryam (2002)
as Homa Armin
On the Inside (2011)
as Dr. Lofton
Desiderium (1977)
as Aghdas
The Cuban (2020)
as Bano Ayoub
Deadly Vows (2025)
as Melody
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
as Mehrnaz (voice)
A Simple Wedding (2018)
as Ziba Husseini
Chess of the Wind (1976)
as Kanizak
Possessed (2003)
as Woman
The Dregs (—)
Actor
Lie 12 (2019)
Actor
Googoosh: Made of Fire (2024)
as Self
For Neda (2010)
as Narrator
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as Dr. Kavita Rao
Iranium (2011)
as Narrator
The Report (1977)
as Azam Firuzkui
Still Here (2014)
as Farzaneh
Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989)
as Pouri
Spring Behind the Window (1973)
Actor
America So Beautiful (2001)
as Exiled actress
The Voice of Dust and Ash (2022)
Actor
Surviving Paradise (2000)
as Pari
Sweet Smell of Love (2017)
Actor
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
as Self
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World (2002)
as Narrator
Babak & Friends: A First Norooz (2005)
as Farah