Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, (born January 10, 1980) 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.

Filmography

• Paradise — Dr. Gabriela Torabi
• 2023Red, White & Royal Blue — Zahra Bankston
• 2022Black Adam — Adrianna Tomaz
• The Jennifer Hudson Show
• 2021Language Arts — Allison Forche-Marlow
• Sex/Life — Billie Connelly
• 2020Bad Therapy — Annabelle
• City on a Hill — Rachel Benham
• Dolly Parton's Heartstrings — Lucy Jane
• Reverie — Mara Kint
• The Rookie — DHS Agent Jessica Russo
• 2017Halfway There — Carrie Claussen
• 2017Hangman — Captain Lisa Watson
• 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — Carmela
• 2016Drew — Nancy Drew
• Pitch — Natalie Luongo
• 2016There's Only One America's Team
• 2015Divine Access — Marian
• 2015Guns for Hire — Carla
• 2014Road to Paloma — Eva
• Ray Donovan — Hasmig
• 2013The Congress — Michelle
• 2012Bullet to the Head — Lisa Bonomo
• Chicago Fire — Renée Royce
• 2012Static — Addie Dade
• Fairly Legal — Kate Reed
• 2011I Don't Know How She Does It — Janine LoPietro
• Person of Interest — Sameen Shaw
• 2011The Trouble with Bliss — Hattie Skunk / Hattie Rockworth
• Young Justice — Killer Frost (voice)
• 2009Crossing Over — Pooneh Baraheri
• 2008AmericanEast — Salwah Marzoke
• 2008Shades of Ray — Sana Khaliq
• Life — Dani Reese
• 2007Rush Hour 3 — Zoe (uncredited)
• 2006For Your Consideration — Sanchez
• Psych — Ruby
• Teachers — Tina
• 2006The Dog Problem — Candy
• 2005A Lot Like Love — Starlet
• Supernatural — Constance Welch
• Century City — Ms Morris
• The L Word — Carmen de la Pica Morales
• Coupling — Brenda
• 2003Old School — Erica
• 2002Monkey Love — Brenda
• Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) — TV Diva
• Alias — Jenny
• 2001Extreme Honor — Shirin
• Off Centre — Angelica
• Reba — Kate, Bridget
• Boston Public — Laura
• 2000Dr. T & the Women — Cheerleader Extra (uncredited)
• The Sopranos — Sonya Aragon
• Dawson's Creek — Sadia Shaw
• City Guys — Cheerleader
• Spin City — Bachelorette
• ER — Tara King
• Frasier — Reservationist
• Red, White & Royal Wedding — Zahra Bankston
• Road to Recovery
• The Hollys — Emma Holly, Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (11)

• Paradise: Official Podcast — Self
• After Midnight — Self
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The View — Self
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
• Nightline — Self