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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo's biography

Shohreh Aghdashloo is 70 years old stage actor born at Tehran. She was born on Sunday 11th of May 1952. According to year of birth 1952 she belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 11th of May means she is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.

She is citizen of Iran. She is an adherent of islam. Her primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know her also as film actor, television actor, actor. She is recently known as voice actor.

Shohreh Aghdashloo's family

Shohreh Aghdashloo's ex spouse

Aydin Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo and Aydin Aghdashloo have been together since 1972 for 8 years.

Shohreh Aghdashloo's career

Her main focus is to be stage actor.

Awards and competitions

Shohreh Aghdashloo's Awards

  • She received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for work House of Saddam in 2009

Shohreh Aghdashloo's Nominations

  • She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work House of Sand and Fog in 2003

What Shohreh Aghdashloo has done for a first time

  • Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989) was the first movie she made outside of Iran.
  • Is the first Iranian actress to crossover into mainstream Hollywood cinema.
  • Is the first Iranian and Middle Eastern actress to be nominated for an Oscar.
  • Her first husband, Aydin Aghdashloo is a famous Persian artist.

Shohreh Aghdashloo's quotes

  • I didn't want to live in an Islamic society because I knew I wasn't going to be a first-class citizen, and I knew I was not going to be able to keep doing what I was doing as an actress.
  • I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be meaningful.
  • I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.
  • I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran politically, not only in Iran, but in the Middle East.
  • Cinema is a reflection of its own society.
  • Iranians call California and Iran 'sister cities', they're very much alike. Iranians feel at home here and the weather is so close to Iranian weather.
  • I proud to say that most of the Iranians love me and love my work. I love them, and I always have them in my mind when I work. There are few people who do not agree with me, but truly, I don't care. I call myself an actress with a mission.
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