Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh AghdashlooPersian: شهره آغداشلو, IPA: ; born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian-American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, her first major film role was in The Reportdirected by Abbas Kiarostami, which won the Critics Award at the Moscow Film Festival. Her next film was Shatranje Bad, directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani, which screened at several film festivals. Both films were banned in her home country; but, in 1978, Aghdashloo won acclaim for her performance in Sooteh Delan, directed...
NationalityIranian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth11 May 1952
CityTehran, Iran
I proud to say that most of the Iranians love me and love my work. I love them, and I always have them in my mind when I work. There are few people who do not agree with me, but truly, I don't care. I call myself an actress with a mission.
Iranians call California and Iran 'sister cities;' they're very much alike. Iranians feel at home here and the weather is so close to Iranian weather.
I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran politically, not only in Iran, but in the Middle East.
I didn't want to live in an Islamic society because I knew I wasn't going to be a first-class citizen, and I knew I was not going to be able to keep doing what I was doing as an actress.
Cinema is a reflection of its own society.