Shila Ommi

Actress

April 22, 1968 (58 years)

Tehran, Iran

Biography

Shila Vosough Ommi (born April 22, 1968) is an American actress, director, writer and producer who was born in Tehran, Iran, and grew up in Los Angeles. She has directed and produced award winning plays in Los Angeles, and for over a decade she toured internationally under the name Shila Vosough in an Iranian-American theater production company performing plays in Persian. Shila directed the feature film, 'Wake Up Sleeping Beauty', a psychological dramatic film about a young Iranian-American wom…

Filmography

7.6

Elemental

Cinder (voice)

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

7.7

The Bold Type

Shamsi

A glimpse into the outrageous lives of Jane, Kat and Sutton, who are working at the nation's top women's magazine, Scarlet, while navigating their careers, identities and individual voices.

7.6

Tehran

Nahid Kamali

Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran's nuclear reactor. But when her mission fails, Tamar must plan an operation that will place everyone dear to her in jeopardy.

7.3

KAOS

Pas

As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.

6.6

Little America

Yasmin

Observe the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring, and surprising stories of immigrants in America.

N/A

Lili & Lola

Mother (Voice)

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9.0

The First Family

Mrs. Olson

The First Family is an American sitcom that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States on September 22, 2012. Created by Byron Allen and produced by Allen's production company Entertainment Studios, the series is the first situation comedy to air in first-run syndication since the 2000 cancellation of Malibu, CA.

6.5

Charlie Wilson's War

Refugee Mother

A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.

N/A

Little Shrink

Jacqueline Hill

Jasmine Fischer is a child psychologist - clever and witty. Although she's a teenager, she developed an ability to quickly diagnose people and situations and manipulate them both. However wise beyond her years, she must also deal with normal teenage angst such as bullies, rivals, teenage crush, etc...

N/A

Mixed Nutz

Layla

Being from an unpopular country, naturally insecure or picked-on, can make the life of any 9-year-old complicated. Meet Babak, the self-conscious kid from Iran and his friends.

N/A

The Last King

Sima

A world famous Iranian detective Shahriar and his ward Vahid are called upon the murder of a shipping magnate. His list of suspects, short but close to him, his three daughters and wife stand by as they tell their version of the events leading up to the patriarchs death.

10.0

The Illegal

Sara

A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.

N/A

Forgive Me

Marjan

A forbidden love story in a forbidden place.

N/A

Liberation

Farah Diba Pahlavi

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed on television. A powerful examination of dictatorship and its psychological effects on a man, LIBERATION explores a key turning point in Middle-East History and the origins of the Iran we know today.

N/A

Sisters

Nazanin

Lou and Esther are the best of friends. They do absolutely everything together, speak their own language through inside jokes and code words, and share a dreamy curiosity about what their lives would be like had they grown up with a sister. When Lou’s father unexpectedly passes away, she discovers that she has a very real, and very chic, long-lost half-sister, Priya. As Lou begins to explore her relationship with Priya, her and Esther’s codependent bliss is rudely interrupted, creating a rift between them. As the rift threatens to grow beyond repair, Lou must learn to redefine what family is, or risk losing Esther for good.

N/A

Starwatch

Dr. Dorothy Reynolds

A trial is held in the asteroid belt in the year 2075 to determine the fate of humanity.

N/A

Roya

Roya, a traditional Iranian-American mother, freaks out when her daughter dyes her hair blue right before an engagement party.

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