Short Biography

Shohreh Aghdashloo (born May 11, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Iranian-American actress.
Aghdashloo was born in Tehran, Iran as Pari Vaziri-Tabar ("Aghdashloo" is the family name of her former husband, famous Iranian painter Aydin Aghdashloo), to a wealthy Shia Muslim family. Aghdashloo started acting at the age of 20.During the 1979 Revolution, Aghdashloo left Iran for Windermere, Cumbria, England, in 1978, where she completed her education. She earned a Bachelor`s degree in International Relations. She continued to pursue her acting career, however, which brought her to Los Angeles. In 1987 Aghdashloo married actor/playwright Houshang Touzie. They had one daughter in 1989.She has since performed in a number of Touzie`s plays, successfully taking them to national and international stages, primarily in the Iranian community.

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