Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for
House of Saddam, Shohreh Aghdashloo, 59, is the first Iranian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in
House of Sand and Fog. She also won acclaim for her role on the fourth season of Fox’s “24”. Aghdashloo was born in Tehran in 1952, where at age 20, she achieved national stardom for her work on stage and screen. During the 1978 Islamic revolution, Aghdashloo left Iran for England, and has since moved to Los Angeles, where she continues her successful acting career.
