Shohreh Aghdashloo — Iranian Actress born on May 11, 1952,

Shohreh Aghdashloo ( listen (help·info) Persian: شهره آغداشلو‎‎, IPA: ; born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian-American actress... (wikipedia)

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.
Cinema is a reflection of its own society.
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.
I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be meaningful.
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.