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Shohreh Aghdashloo

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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
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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