History Creator / SarahShahi

* MsFanservice: Shahi was once a member of the [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders]][[note]]aka ''the'' NFL cheer squad, nicknamed America's Sweethearts[[/note]]), has won numerous [[BeautyContest beauty competitions]], was Miss Fort Worth USA, is frequently ranked as one of the most gorgeous women in the world, and willingly will show nudity. Thus she's played many examples with varying degrees of nudity, sex scenes, skimpy clothes and suggestiveness (see e.g. ''Series/TheLWord'', ''{{Series/Life|2007}}'', ''Series/FairlyLegal'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', ''Series/SexLife'').

* MsFanservice: Shahi was once an [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders NFL cheerleader]], has won numerous [[BeautyContest beauty competitions]], was Miss Fort Worth USA, is frequently ranked as one of the most gorgeous women in the world, and willingly will show nudity. Thus she's played many examples with varying degrees of nudity, sex scenes, skimpy clothes and suggestiveness (see e.g. ''Series/TheLWord'', ''{{Series/Life|2007}}'', ''Series/FairlyLegal'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', ''Series/SexLife'').

She was married to fellow actor Creator/SteveHowey, and they have a son named William Wolf Howey, born in 2009 (necessitating her pregnancy [[HideYourPregnancy being hidden]] on ''{{Series/Life|2007}}'''s second season) and twins Violet and Knox, born in March 2015. She and Howie filed for divorce in May 2020. Their divorce was finalized in January 2021. As of 2021, she is dating her costar on ''Series/SexLife'', Adam Demos.

* ActorSharedBackground: Sarah is the child of an Iranian father and Spanish mother. In three roles so far her character's stated to be half-Iranian (though in both cases it's on her mother's side instead, explaining their Western last names). The first two also speak Farsi, like her.

** Billie in ''Series/SexLife'' turns out to be half-Persian.

* ActorSharedBackground: Sarah is the child of an Iranian father and Spanish mother. In two roles so far her character's stated to be half-Iranian (though in both cases it's on her mother's side instead, explaining their Western last names). Both also speak Farsi, like her.

* 2011 - ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' as Killer Frost (voice)

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''arah '''S'''hahi.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: '''S'''arah '''S'''hahi.

* ActorSharedBackground: [[Series/PersonOfInterest Shaw]] is of Persian descent, like Shahi, and has both a Persian and westernized name; not to mention both have the initials [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal S.S.]] Her frequent use of football metaphors ("I know this went sideways, Finch, but you can't bench me for every mistake." "You go through identities like they're Dixie Cups, but I'm one and done?") are a reference to her former career as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
* ActorSharedBackground: Sarah is the child of an Iranian father and Spanish mother. In two roles so far (Dani Reese of ''{{Series/Life|2007}}'' and Sameen Shaw of ''Series/PersonOfInterest'') her character is stated to be half-Iranian (though in both cases it's on her mother's side instead, explaining their Western last names).

* 2006 - ''Series/{{Teachers}}'' as Tina Torres

* CastingGag: Twice during ''Series/{{Reba}}'' Cheyenne and Van's marriage was tested by another woman. The first time was Kate, a business associate of Van's that Cheyenne was insanely jealous of. The second was a woman named Bridgit, who was a former classmate of theirs (and enemy of Cheyenne) who made a pass at Van to torment Cheyenne. Both characters were played by Shahi, who Steve Howey's (Van's actor) wife (although they were only dating/engaged at the time, and have since divorced).

* ActorAllusion: [[Series/PersonOfInterest Shaw]] is of Persian descent, like Shahi, and has both a Persian and westernized name; not to mention both have the initials [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal S.S.]] Her frequent use of football metaphors ("I know this went sideways, Finch, but you can't bench me for every mistake." "You go through identities like they're Dixie Cups, but I'm one and done?") are a reference to her former career as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

* TheCheerleader: She was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader from 1999 to 2000.

* CastingGag: Twice during ''Series/{{Reba}}'' Cheyenne and Van's marriage was tested by another woman. The first time was Kate, a business associate of Van's that Cheyenne was insanely jealous of. The second was a woman named Bridgit, who was a former classmate of theirs (and enemy of Cheyenne) who made a pass at Van to torment Cheyenne. Both characters were played by Shahi, who Steve Howey's (Van's actor) wife (although they were only dating/engaged at the time. and have since divorced).

* 2007-2009 – ''Series/{{Life}}'' as Dani Reese

** She was pregnant during the last episodes of season two's ''{{Series/Life}}'', so she was quickly written into a storyline of being interviewed by the FBI and wasn't shown standing up for the rest of the season.

* MsFanservice: Shahi was once an [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders NFL cheerleader]], has won numerous [[BeautyContest beauty competitions]], was Miss Fort Worth USA, is frequently ranked as one of the most gorgeous women in the world, and willingly will show nudity. Thus she's played many examples with varying degrees of nudity, sex scenes, skimpy clothes and suggestiveness (see e.g. ''Series/TheLWord'', ''{{Series/Life}}'', ''Series/FairlyLegal'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', ''Series/SexLife'').

She was married to fellow actor Creator/SteveHowey, and they have a son named William Wolf Howey, born in 2009 (necessitating her pregnancy [[HideYourPregnancy being hidden]] on ''{{Series/Life}}'''s second season) and twins Violet and Knox, born in March 2015. She and Howie filed for divorce in May 2020. Their divorce was finalized in January 2021. As of 2021, she is dating her costar on ''Series/SexLife'', Adam Demos.

* ActorSharedBackground: Sarah is the child of an Iranian father and Spanish mother. In two roles so far (Dani Reese of ''{{Series/Life}}'' and Sameen Shaw of ''Series/PersonOfInterest'') her character is stated to be half-Iranian (though in both cases it's on her mother's side instead, explaining their Western last names).

** An episode of ''Series/{{Life}}'' makes good use of her fluency in Farsi when her character speaks to a mother and daughter who are Persians.

* CastingGag: Twice during ''Series/{{Reba}}'' Cheyenne and Van's marriage was tested by another woman. The first time was Kate, a business associate of Van's that Cheyenne was insanely jealous of. The second was a woman named Bridgit, who was a former classmate of theirs (and enemy of Cheyenne) who made a pass at Van to torment Cheyenne. Both characters were played by Shahi, who is now Steve Howey's (Van's actor) wife (although they were only dating/engaged at the time).

** She was pregnant during the last episodes of season two's ''{{Series/Life}}'', so she was quickly written into a story-line of being interviewed by the FBI and wasn't shown standing up for the rest of the season.

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* 2022 - ''[[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Black Adam]]'' as Adrianna Tomaz / Isis

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She was married to fellow actor Creator/SteveHowey, and they have a son named William Wolf Howey, born in 2009 (necessitating her pregnancy [[HideYourPregnancy being hidden]] on ''{{Series/Life}}'''s second season) and twins Violet and Knox, born in March 2015. She and Howie filed for divorce in May 2020.

* MsFanservice: Shahi was once an [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders NFL cheerleader]], has won numerous [[BeautyContest beauty competitions]], was Miss Fort Worth USA, is frequently ranked as one of the most gorgeous women in the world, and willingly will show nudity. Thus she's played many examples with varying degrees of nudity, sex scenes, skimpy clothes and suggestiveness (see e.g. ''Series/TheLWord'', ''{{Series/Life}}'', ''Series/FairlyLegal'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'').

She is married to fellow actor Creator/SteveHowey, and they have a son named William Wolf Howey, born in 2009 (necessitating her pregnancy [[HideYourPregnancy being hidden]] on ''{{Series/Life}}'''s second season) and twins Violet and Knox, born in March 2015. She and Howie filed for divorce in May 2020.

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