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3 | Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو ; born May 11, 1952 in UsefulNotes/{{Tehran}}, UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}) is an Iranian-American actress. |
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5 | Aghdashloo is known for her prolific career in film, which began in her native UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} during UsefulNotes/TheSeventies. She left the country in 1979 due to the [[UsefulNotes/IranianRevolution Islamic Revolution]]. |
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7 | It wasn't until [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s]], however, that Aghdashloo began receiving international attention. She appeared in the 2000 film ''Surviving Paradise'' --the first English-language Iranian film to be distributed in the United States-- and her performance in 2003's ''Literature/HouseOfSandAndFog'' earned her an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress. |
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9 | Because of her ethnicity, Hollywood often casts Aghdashloo as [[TokenMinority minor characters]] of [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Middle Eastern]] and/or Persian descent (and [[Film/XMenTheLastStand in one case]], [[InterchangeableAsianCultures Indian]]) but that's steadily changed over time. Many of her roles throughout UsefulNotes/TheNewTens have been in genre-based (usually {{science fiction}}) works like ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', Creator/{{Syfy}}'s ''Series/TheExpanse'', and Creator/{{Netflix}}'s Marvel series ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. |
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11 | She's also known for her deep, sultry voice, which has lead to voice acting roles in projects like the ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' video game franchises, and ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians: Sea of Monsters''. |
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14 | !! Selected filmography: |
15 | * ''Film/TwentyBucks'' (1993) as Ghada Holiday |
16 | * ''Literature/HouseOfSandAndFog'' (2003) as Nadi Behrani [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress[[/note]] |
17 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2005) as Dina Araz |
18 | * ''Film/TheExorcismOfEmilyRose'' (2005) as Dr. Sadira Adani |
19 | * ''Film/TheLakeHouse'' (2006) as Dr. Anna Klyczynski |
20 | * ''Film/AmericanDreamz'' (2006) as Mrs. Nazneen Riza |
21 | * ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' (2006) as Dr. Kavita Rao |
22 | * ''Film/TheNativityStory'' (2006) as Elizabeth |
23 | * ''Series/HouseOfSaddam'' (2008) as Sajida Talfah |
24 | * ''Literature/TheSisterhoodOfTheTravelingPants 2'' (2008) as Professor Nasrin Mehani |
25 | * ''Film/TheStoningOfSorayaM'' (2008) as Zahra Khanum |
26 | * ''Series/{{Flash Forward|2009}}'' (2009) as Nhadra Udaya |
27 | * ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' (2010) as Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay (voice) |
28 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' (2012) |
29 | * ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau'' (2011) as The Chairman [[note]]role removed from final cut[[/note]] |
30 | * ''Film/TheOddLifeOfTimothyGreen'' (2013) as Evette Onat |
31 | * ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' (2013) as Stefania Vaduva Popescu |
32 | * ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians: Sea of Monsters'' (2013) as the Oracle (voice) |
33 | * ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'' (2014) as Moloojoon |
34 | * ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' (2014) as Lakshmi-2 (voice) |
35 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Destiny 2}}'' (2017) |
36 | * ''Series/TheExpanse'' (2015 -- 2021) as Chrisjen Avasarala |
37 | * ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016) as Commodore Paris |
38 | * ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}'' (2017) as Farah Madani |
39 | * ''{{WesternAnimation/Arcane}}'' (2021) as Head Enforcer Grayson (voice) |
40 | * ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' (2021) as Gozer (voice) |
41 | * ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedMirage'' (2023) |
42 | * ''Film/{{Renfield|2023}}'' (2023) as Bellafrancesca Lobo |
43 | * ''Film/{{Damsel}}'' (2024) as Dragon (voice) |
44 | * ''Film/ManAndWitchTheDanceOfAThousandSteps'' (2024) |
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