Cast & creator
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy
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.
Also known as: شهره آغداشلو
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sunny Qadri
1999
The Simpsons
Mina (voice)
1989
Grey's Anatomy
Helen Crawford
2005
NCIS
Mariam Bawali
2003
Bones
Azita Vaziri
2005
House
Afsoun Hamidi
2004
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self - Guest
2005
24
Dina Araz
2001
Grimm
Stefania Vaduva Popescu
2011
Elementary
Liliane Bellerose
2012
The Expanse
Chrisjen Avasarala
2015
ER
Riza Kardatay
1994
Scorpion
Dr. Cassandra Davis
2014
Marvel's The Punisher
Farah Madani
2017
Will & Grace
Pam
1998
Archer
Clandesti-con Event Presenter (voice)
2009
Matlock
Sales Lady
1986
Arcane
Grayson (voice)
2021
The Wheel of Time
Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan
2021The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Martin
Malika
1992
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Forouzan (voice)
2022
Portlandia
Nelofar Jamshidi
2011
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Penguin
Nadia Maroni
2024
Impulse
Fatima
2018
FlashForward
Nhadra Udaya
2009
The Flight Attendant
Brenda
2020
Creature Commandos
Madam (voice)
2024
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Gozer (voice)
2021
Damsel
Dragon (voice)
2024
WondLa
Darius (voice)
2024
Star Trek Beyond
Commodore Paris
2016
Renfield
Bellafrancesca Lobo
2023
The Adjustment Bureau
Thanks
2011
Mrs. Davis
Maria
2023
Run Sweetheart Run
First Lady
2020
Last Knights
Maria
2015
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Dr. Adani
2005
The Lake House
Dr. Anna Klyczynski
2006
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Evette Onat
2012
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Oracle (voice)
2013
Smith
2006Smith
Charlie
2006
The Promise
Marta Boghosian
2016
The Nativity Story
Elisabeth
2006
House of Saddam
Sajida Hussein
2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Professor Nasrin Mehani
2008
House of Sand and Fog
Nadi
2003
The Expanse: One Ship
Chrisjen Avasarala
2021
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Zahra
2009
Septembers of Shiraz
Habibeh
2015
American Dreamz
Nazneen Riza
2006
Twenty Bucks
Ghada Holiday
1993
Royally Screwed
Queen Lenora
2026
The Voice of Dust and Ash
2022
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Mehrnaz (voice)
2017
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
The Wise Woman
2024
Rosewater
Moloojoon
2014
Maryam
Homa Armin
2002
On the Inside
Dr. Lofton
2011
Guests of Hotel Astoria
Pouri
1989
A Simple Wedding
Ziba Husseini
2018A Simple Wedding
Executive Producer
2018
Deadly Vows
Melody
2025
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Self
2013
The Cuban
Bano Ayoub
2020
Googoosh: Made of Fire
Self
2024
Chess of the Wind
Kanizak
1976Possessed
Woman
2003
The Dregs
Iranium
Narrator
2011
Lie 12
2019
The Report
Azam Firuzkui
1977
For Neda
Narrator
2010
Desiderium
Aghdas
1977
X-Men: The Last Stand
Dr. Kavita Rao
2006
Still Here
Farzaneh
2014
Spring Behind the Window
1973
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
2016
Surviving Paradise
Pari
2000America So Beautiful
Exiled actress
2001Babak & Friends: A First Norooz
Farah
2005
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World
Narrator
2002