|
Category Popular tags View all... Artists View all... |
Sarah ShahiFacts about Sarah Shahi
PicturesBiography for Sarah ShahiAahoo Jahansouz (Persian: آهو جهانسوز), also known as Sarah Shahi (born Jan. 10, 1980 (33 years ago)) is an American actress of Iranian and Spanish descent. A former NFL Cheerleader, Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine (55 walls) "Hot 100 of 2005" list; she moved up to #66 in 2006 (7 years ago). Sarah is married to actor Steve Howey, whom she met on the set of Reba in 2004 (9 years ago). She has starred in The L Word and Life.Early yearsSarah Shahi was born in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father, Abbas Shahi, and a mother from Spain, Mahmonir.. She is a great-great-granddaughter of the 19th century Iranian king Fath Ali Shah Qajar. Her real given name, Aahoo, is the Persian for gazelle. She attended Trinity High School and Dallas' Southern Methodist University, majoring in English and Opera. Shahi started her career as a beauty queen during her teen years. She won the Miss Fort Worth USA pageant in 1997 (16 years ago). She joined the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 1999–2000 squad and appeared on the cover of their 2000 (13 years ago) calendar.She is fluent in English and Persian.CareerWhile working as an extra on the set of Dr. T and the Women, she met director Robert Altman, who encouraged her to move to Hollywood. Once in L.A., she got various recurrent roles in several famous series, such as Alias, where she played Jenny, and Dawson's Creek, where she was Sadia Shaw. Shahi was also the first ghost in Supernatural, the CW paranormal drama series.She is best known for her role as the Mexican-American DJ Carmen de la Pica Morales in the Showtime drama TV series The L Word, which she joined in its second season. Shahi did not renew her contract with the series for the fourth season, and consequently her character was written out. She makes a guest appearance on the last episode of the series. She also played the role of Farah in the second season of Sleeper Cell. She also appeared in HBO's The Sopranos, in the Season 6b episode "Kennedy and Heidi", as Sonya Aragon, a stripper and college student who spends a weekend with Tony after a death in his family. She costarred in the NBC series Life along with British actor Damien Lewis as detective Charlie Crews. Shahi played homicide detective Dani Reese. Personal lifeShahi speaks English, Persian, and some Spanish. She lived with her mother after her parents divorced, and has a brown belt in karate.Sarah and husband Steve Howey first child, a son, William Wolf Howey, was born on Jul. 9, 2009 (4 years ago). Filmography
Source: en.wikipedia.org External links to Sarah Shahi
Add a new link
These wallpapers are free for personal use on computer screens only.
Images belong to their respective copyright holders. They may not be redistributed, offered for sale, included on CDs, or used for printed material. For more info read Privacy Policy |
|