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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo shows the dark side of life for Iranian women in the explosive film The Stoning of Soraya M., and hopes to inspire a new generation of Muslim women.

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Shohreh arrives for the 76th annual Academy Awards in 2004, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in House of Sand and Fog

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Aghdashloo in The Stoning of Soraya M. adapted from journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1994 novel of the same name.

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Shohreh attends the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 16, 2005 for the nominated television series 24.

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Aghdashloo in The Stoning Of Soraya M.

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Shohreh walks the runway at the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection during Fashion Week at Bryant Park on February 4, 2005.

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Debra Messing and guest star Shohreh Aghdashloo in a 2006 episode of Will & Grace

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Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Ahdout, and Shohreh in the 2003 dramatic film The House of Sand and Fog

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Shohreh Aghdashloo stars in the dramatic film The Stoning of Soraya M., which had its world premiere during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, where it came in second place for the Audience Choice Award.

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In 2001, Shohreh portrayed an undercover Muslim terrorist in 12 episodes of the television series 24 with Kiefer Sutherland.

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Shohreh at the ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood, California.

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Shohreh portrayed Elizabeth, a cousin of the Virgin Mary, in the 2006 film The Nativity Story.

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Shohreh accepts the award for best supporting female for her role in House of Sand and Fog during the 2004 IFP Independent Spirit Awards February 28, 2004.

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In the 2008 HBO series House of Saddam Shohreh portrayed Sajida Khairallah Talfah, Saddam Hussein's first wife.

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Shohreh during the Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2005 Collection, held at the Diane Von Furstenberg Studios, in February 2005.

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