Sarah Shahi

Acting

Sarah Shahi

Born January 10, 1980Euless, Texas, USA70 credits

Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, is an American actress and former NFL cheerleader. Shahi cheered for the Dallas Cowboys from 1999–2000. She's best known for her roles as Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama Fairly Legal (2011–12), Carmen on The L Word (2008), and Sameen Shaw on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest. She's also appeared in the Netflix series ...Life.

Known For

Paradise: Official Podcast

Paradise: Official Podcast

TV

2026

Paradise
7.5

Paradise

TV

2025

After Midnight
5.5

After Midnight

TV

2024

Red, White & Royal Blue
7.9

Red, White & Royal Blue

Movie

2023

Black Adam
6.8

Black Adam

Movie

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

Filmography

Paradise: Official Podcast
2026Paradise: Official Podcastas SelfTV
Paradise
2025Paradiseas Dr. Gabriela TorabiTV
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
Red, White & Royal Blue
2023Red, White & Royal Blueas Zahra BankstonMovie
Black Adam
2022Black Adamas Adrianna TomazMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Language Arts
2021Language Artsas Allison Forche-MarlowMovie
Sex/Life
2021Sex/Lifeas Billie ConnellyTV
Bad Therapy
2020Bad Therapyas AnnabelleMovie
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019Dolly Parton's Heartstringsas Lucy JaneTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
City on a Hill
2019City on a Hillas Rachel BenhamTV
The Rookie
2018The Rookieas DHS Agent Jessica RussoTV
Reverie
2018Reverieas Mara KintTV
Hangman
2017Hangmanas Captain Lisa WatsonMovie
Halfway There
2017Halfway Thereas Carrie ClaussenMovie
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Specialas CarmelaMovie
There's Only One America's Team
2016There's Only One America's TeamMovie
Pitch
2016Pitchas Natalie LuongoTV
Drew
2016Drewas Nancy DrewMovie
Guns for Hire
2015Guns for Hireas CarlaMovie
Divine Access
2015Divine Accessas MarianMovie
Road to Paloma
2014Road to Palomaas EvaMovie
The Congress
2013The Congressas MichelleMovie
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovanas HasmigTV
Bullet to the Head
2012Bullet to the Headas Lisa BonomoMovie
Static
2012Staticas Addie DadeMovie
Chicago Fire
2012Chicago Fireas Renée RoyceTV
The Trouble with Bliss
2011The Trouble with Blissas Hattie Skunk / Hattie RockworthMovie
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interestas Sameen ShawTV
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011I Don't Know How She Does Itas Janine LoPietroMovie
Fairly Legal
2011Fairly Legalas Kate ReedTV
Young Justice
2010Young Justiceas Killer Frost (voice)TV
Crossing Over
2009Crossing Overas Pooneh BaraheriMovie
AmericanEast
2008AmericanEastas Salwah MarzokeMovie
Shades of Ray
2008Shades of Rayas Sana KhaliqMovie
Life
2007Lifeas Dani ReeseTV
Rush Hour 3
2007Rush Hour 3as Zoe (uncredited)Movie
For Your Consideration
2006For Your Considerationas SanchezMovie
The Dog Problem
2006The Dog Problemas CandyMovie
Psych
2006Psychas RubyTV
Teachers
2006Teachersas TinaTV
Supernatural
2005SupernaturalTV
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant PatronTV
A Lot Like Love
2005A Lot Like Loveas StarletMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Century City
2004Century CityTV
The L Word
2004The L Wordas Carmen de la Pica MoralesTV
Coupling
2003Couplingas BrendaTV
Old School
2003Old Schoolas EricaMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Monkey Love
2002Monkey Loveas BrendaMovie
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
2002Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)TV
Off Centre
2001Off Centreas AngelicaTV
Reba
2001Rebaas KateTV
Alias
2001Aliasas JennyTV
Extreme Honor
2001Extreme Honoras ShirinMovie
Boston Public
2000Boston Publicas LauraTV
The Sopranos
1999The Sopranosas Sonya AragonTV
Dawson's Creek
1998Dawson's CreekTV
City Guys
1997City Guysas CheerleaderTV
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas BacheloretteTV
ER
1994ERas Tara KingTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras ReservationistTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Nightline
1980Nightlineas SelfTV
T
—The Hollysas Emma HollyMovie
R
—Road to RecoveryMovie
Red, White & Royal Wedding
—Red, White & Royal Weddingas Zahra BankstonMovie