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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
HBOeSat, May 10, 2:45 PMThe Lake HouseBuy
HBOeTue, May 13, 10:45 AMThe Lake HouseBuy
HBO2eFri, May 16, 10:00 PMX-Men: The Last StandBuy
HBOSGeSat, May 17, 8:45 AMThe Lake HouseBuy
HBO2eSat, May 17, 9:30 AMAmerican DreamzBuy
HBOSGeSat, May 17, 9:00 PMThe Lake HouseBuy
HBO2eTue, May 20, 10:30 AMX-Men: The Last StandBuy
HBO2eTue, May 20, 4:30 PMAmerican DreamzBuy
HBOSGeThu, May 22, 7:15 PMThe Lake HouseBuy

Shohreh Aghdashloo Biography

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  • Birth Place: Tehran, Iran
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/11/1952, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor
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
  • Tara Jane - Daughter
  • Houshang Touzie - Husband

  • Shohreh Aghdashloo Awards:
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee

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