Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar (شهره وزیری‌تبار); May 11, 1952) is an Iranian-American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in Shatranje Bad (The Chess Game of the Wind) (1976), directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani. Her next two films Gozāresh (The Report) (1977), directed by Abbas Kiarostami and Sooteh Delan (Broken-Hearted), directed by Ali Hatami, received critical acclaim and established her as one of Iran's leading actresses.

After establishing a theatre and film career in Iran, Aghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, subsequently becoming a U.S. citizen. After several years playing small roles in television and film, her performance in House of Sand and Fog (2003) brought her several film critics' awards and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film appearances include The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand, The Nativity Story (both 2006), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

In television, she is best known for her roles as Dina Araz in the fourth season of 24 and as Chrisjen Avasarala on The Expanse (2015–2022). For her role as Sajida Talfah in the HBO miniseries House of Saddam (2008), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In 2013, she released her autobiography titled The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines.