Aghdashloo began acting in Iran in the late 1970s before departing during the Revolution. Her breakthrough role came in 2003’s House of Sand and Fog, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later, she guest-starred in season four of 24, and in 2006 she appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand with Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer and Famke Janssen.
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