Shila Ommi

Lucky Star International Talent Agency
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Shila Ommi

Lucky Star International Talent Agency
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Shila is currently appearing in Apple TV’s ‘Tehran' as Naahid Kamali, (Season 3 is scheduled for this summer). Also this summer, she will appear as Pas in the new Netflix tv series KAOS.
Ommi is an award winning theater and film director, and is creating the musical ‘Twilight of the Empress’ to be staged May 15 in Los Angeles.
She is the voice of Farsi on Rosetta Stone's Farsi language program.

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Shila Ommi
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54 years•Los Angeles (US), Los Angeles County (US)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1971 (54 years)
Acting age48-58 years
Place of birthIran
NationalityAmerican
Main professionActor
Working permitsUnited States
Housing optionsLos Angeles (US), Alabama (US)
AssociationsSAG-AFTRA
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)168
Weight (in kg)56
Ethnicity and heritageHispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex, Middle Eastern or North African, White or Caucasian
Staturepetite
LanguagesEnglish(native)Persian (Farsi/Dari)(native)
DialectsBoston EnglishStandard American English(native dialect)
AccentsEnglishFrenchRussian
InstrumentsGuitar
SportFencing (stage)Figure skatingHorse ridingMiniature golfMountain hikingWestern riding
PitchAlto
Training

The Ruskin School of Acting in Santa Monica, California teaches a 3 year Meisner program. Ommi studied there under the tutelage of Anthony Hopkins in the Master Class. Graduated in 2003.

Awards
2021
New York International Women Festival (Feature film)
2021
Best Film Awards (nominated) (Feature film)
2021
Paris Film Awards (nominated) (Feature film)
2021
Oniros Film Awards (Feature film)
Film
2017 – 2019
The Illegal (Drama)
Sara (SUP)
Danish Renzu Renzu Films Amazon Prime Video
2019
Koucheye Nastaran (Music video)
Mother (SUP)
Navid Akhavan Ebi Avang
2018
Roya (Short film)
Roya (LR)
Shaina Pakravan Liam Campbell
2014 – 2017
Starwatch (Feature film)
Dr. Dorothy Reynolds (SUP)
Kevin Birnbaum Rich Henrich Quiver Digital
2012
Revolution (Short film)
Behi (SUP)
Abdi Nazemian Erica Kraus Frameline.org
2007 – 2009
Liberation (Short film)
Empress Farah Pahlavi (SUP)
Michael Younessi Darius Shahmir Seventh Art Releasing
2006 – 2007
Charlie Wilson's War (Feature film)
Refugee Mother (SUP)
Mike Nichols Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
Television
2019 – 2022
Tehran (Series)
Naahid Kamali (LR)
Daniel Syrkin Apple TV, Dana Eden Apple TV Michal Koren
2021
The Bold Type (Series)
Shamsi (SUP)
April Winney Wendy Straker Hauser Hulu, Netflix Meredith Tucker
2017 – 2021
Little America (Series)
Yasmin (LR)
Nima Nourizadeh Apple TV, Lee Eisenberg Apple TV Adam Caldwell
Theater
2010 – 2013
Surprise Party (Drama)
Mina (LR)
Houshang Touzie Workshop 79 International Tour
2007 – 2010
The Great Escape (Drama)
Melody (LR)
Houshang Touzie Workshopt 79 International Tour
2004 – 2008
From Satellite, With Love (Drama)
Melody (LR)
Houshang Touzie Workshopt 79 International Tour
Audio
2020 – 2021
Mystic Iran (Narrator)
Narrator (LR)
Arianna Farshad Arianna Farshad world wide release
2010 – 2021
Rosetta Stone Language Programs (Speaker)
Voice of Persian (LR)
Iraj Anvar Rosetta Stone Worldwide
2016 – 2018
The Mammoshians (Other)
Multiple Characters (LR)
Farid Shams Studio Kazoo BBC Persia
2010
Mixed Nuts (Other)
Multiple Characters (LR)
Dustin Elllis PBS