Portrait of Shohreh Aghdashloo

Acting

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Career

Active from 1976 to 2026, with a break from 1978 to 1988, busiest in 2015 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chess of the Wind
Chess of the Wind
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2009 · Won · 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

    House of Saddam

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2004 · Nominated · 76th Academy Awards

    House of Sand and Fog

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

17

The characters Shohreh Aghdashloo played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shohreh Aghdashloo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Based on True Events 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

17 titles · average score 65
Royally Screwed
Royally Screwed (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

as Queen Lenora

Deadly Vows
Deadly Vows (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

as Melody

The Penguin
The Penguin (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Nadia Maroni

Creature Commandos
Creature Commandos (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Madam (voice)

Damsel
Damsel (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dragon (voice)

Renfield
Renfield (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bellafrancesca Lobo

Arcane
Arcane (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Grayson (voice)

The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gozer (voice)

Run Sweetheart Run
Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
GoodWatch score 55

as First Lady

The Cuban
The Cuban (2020)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bano Ayoub

The Flight Attendant
The Flight Attendant (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Brenda

2010s

21 titles · average score 64
A Simple Wedding
A Simple Wedding (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ziba Husseini

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mehrnaz (voice)

Marvel's The Punisher
Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Farah Madani

The Promise
The Promise (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Marta Boghosian

The Expanse
The Expanse (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Chrisjen Avasarala

Last Knights
Last Knights (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

as Maria

Septembers of Shiraz
Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

as Habibeh

Rosewater
Rosewater (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

as Moloojoon

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Evette Onat

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Liliane Bellerose

The Adjustment Bureau
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Thanks

Grimm
Grimm (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Stefania Vaduva Popescu

2000s

23 titles · average score 64
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Zahra

Archer
Archer (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Clandesti-con Event Presenter (voice)

FlashForward
FlashForward (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Nhadra Udaya

House of Saddam
House of Saddam (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Sajida Hussein

The Nativity Story
The Nativity Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Elisabeth

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Helen Crawford

Bones
Bones (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Azita Vaziri

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Afsoun Hamidi

Possessed
Possessed (2003)

as Woman

House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nadi

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mariam Bawali

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Dina Araz

1990s

5 titles · average score 71
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Sunny Qadri

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Pam

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Riza Kardatay

Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ghada Holiday

Martin
Martin (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Malika

1980s

3 titles · average score 69
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mina (voice)

Guests of Hotel Astoria
Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989)

as Pouri

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Sales Lady

1970s

3 titles · average score 74
Desiderium
Desiderium (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

as Aghdas

The Report
The Report (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Azam Firuzkui

Chess of the Wind
Chess of the Wind (1976)
GoodWatch score 87

as Kanizak