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Shohreh Aghdashloo: Biography

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Birth Place: Tehran, Iran
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/11/1952, Taurus
Profession: Actor

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Shohreh Aghdashloo Fast Facts:

Although she was a well-known performer in her native Iran, she fled the country in 1978 after an acting workshop she was attending was closed by religious fundamentalists.
Studied journalism in England, earning a B.A. in 1983.
Returned to acting in the mid-'80s in a Farsi-language play and met the man who would become her second husband: actor, playwright and fellow Iranian expatriate Houshang Touzie.
With Touzie, she opened Drama Workshop '79, a Los Angeles-based theater company devoted to producing works in Farsi.
A 25-year ban on citing her name in Iranian media was lifted after her Oscar nomination for 2003's House of Sand and Fog.

Shohreh Aghdashloo Relationships:
Aydin Aghdashloo - Ex-husband
Houshang Touzie - Husband
Tara Jane - Daughter
Shohreh Aghdashloo Awards:
2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner

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Shohreh Aghdashloo, Carlos Bernard, Kim Raver courtesy Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

Grey s Anatomy, TR Knight, Roger Rees, Patrick Dempsey, Shohreh Aghdashloo courtesy Ron Tom/ABC

Grey s Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey, TR Knight, Shohreh Aghdashloo courtesy Ron Tom/ABC

Smith, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ray Liotta courtesy Robert Voets/CBS

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