Sarah Shahi Biography
Aahoo Jahansouzshahi her real name but professionally known as Sarah Shahi is an American actress and well renowned model. She’s also a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. In all her film Sarah is well acknowledged for her role plays, example in 2020 she was started in the Sex/Life, a Netflix series playing the role of Billie Connelly, the woman at the center of the steamy series.
How old is Sarah Shahi? – Age
She is 42 years as of January 2022. She was born on January 10 1980, in Euless, Texas, United States.
What height is Sarah Shahi?
The American actress stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60m).
Who are Sarah Shahi Parents? – Family
Sarah was born Abbas Jahansouzshahi her father and Mahmonir Soroushazar her mother. Her father is of Iranian ancestry who was working at the American embassy in Iran, was slated for execution when the last Shah’s regime collapsed in 1979, but was able to flee the country. While her mother is an interior designer to the profession. She has two siblings, older brother, Cyrus and a younger sister Samantha, who is a production assistant. Her parents divorced when she was ten.
Is Sarah Shahi dating? – Relationship
Currently Shahi is dating an Australian actor Adam Demos, whom she met on the set of Sex/Life. The relationship started in 2020 after she got divorced with Howey. She was married to actor Steve Howey on February 7, 2009, in Las Vegas. Same year she gave birth to their first child, a son William Wolf Howey. Later on in 2015 she welcomed twins, daughter Violet Moon and son Knox Blue.
Sarah Shahi Career
Shahi met director Robert Altman while working as an extra on the set of Dr. T and the Women in Texas, the director encouraged her to move to Hollywood. There she received roles in several series, including Alias, Dawson’s Creek, Reba and Supernatural. In 2005, she played the role of DJ Carmen de la Pica Morales in The L Word. Having signed a two year contract, she played her character until 2007. The American actress was named number 90 on the Maxim Hot 100 of 2005 list, moving up to number 66 in 2006 and 36 in 2012.
Sarah got the big breakthrough of her career when she had a lead role in the NBC television series Life, co-starring with Damian Lewis. In it, she played the character of homicide detective Dani Reese. The series ran for two seasons before going off-air. October 2009, Shahi landed the lead role in the USA Network pilot, Facing Kate. She began filming in November 2009. The show contemplated the life of Kate Reed, a legal mediator who is frustrated with the bureaucracy and injustice she witness in the legal system. The series title was later changed to Fairly Legal. After two seasons the show was cancelled November 2012. Aahoo was cast in the recurring role of Sameen Shaw on Person of Interest, making her first appearance in the second season episode Relevance, which aired in February 2013.
She had a maternity break and after coming back she was cast as iconic detective Nancy Drew in planned TV series based on the book series of the same name. However the show did not hit the screens. At the same time she continued her appearances as Sameen Shaw on Person of Interest till the show ended in June 2016. In 2019, Shahi joined the cast of Showtime’s City on A Hill as recurring character Rachel Behnam, an investigator for the district attorney. August 2020, the Actress started filming Sex/Life, a Netflix series. She plays Billie, a housewife struggling to remain a devoted wife and mother when tempted by an old flame and the freer days of her youth.
Sarah Shahi Net Worth
She has managed to make a net worth of $5 million as of 2022.
Sarah Shahi Movies
- 2000 – Dr. T and the Women
- 2003 – Old School
- 2003 – Legally Blonde 2
- 2005 – A Lot Like Love
- 2006 – For your Consideration
- 2007 – Rush Hour 3
- 2008 – Shades of Ray
- 2009 – Crossing Over
- 2011 – East Fifth Bliss
- 2011 – I Don’t Know How She Does It
- 2012 – Static
- 2012 – Bullet to the Head
- 2013 – The Congress
- 2014 – Road to Paloma
- 2015 – Divine Access
- 2017 – Hangman
- 2020 – Bad Therapy
- 2020 – American 11
- 2022 – Black Adam
Sarah TV Shows
- 2000 – City Guys
- 2001 – Boston Public
- 2001 – Maybe It’s Me
- 2002 – Alias
- 2003 – Frasier
- 2003 – Dawson’s Creek
- 2004 – Century City
- 2005 – Supernatural
- 2006 – Teachers
- 2007 – The Sopranos
- 2010 – Psych
- 2011 – Young Justice
- 2015 – Ray Donovan