Shila Ommi

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Shila Vosough Ommi 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 woman waking up from cultural trappings and 'curses,' and coming into her own power. It was produced by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. A graduate of UCLA, Ommi received a Departmental Honors for a 'Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology' minoring in Biology, where she wrote a published thesis on 'Parental Investment Among Vervet Monkeys.' She later attended the Ruskin School of Acting where she studied under the tutelage of John Ruskin and Sir Anthony Hopkins. In addition to emceeing charities, hosting award shows, moderating and occasionally performing stand-up comedy, Ommi is also a prolific voice-over artist narrating documentaries and voicing characters in animated TV and web series.


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Elemental

as Cinder Lumen (voice)
Released: 2023-06-14

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a...

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as Refugee Mother
Released: 2007-12-19

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his...

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Sisters

as uncredited
Released: 2024-05-25

Lou and Esther are the best of friends. They do absolutely everything together, speak their own...

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The Illegal

as Sara
Released: 2019-09-21

A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced...

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Forgive Me

as Marjan
Released: 2019-10-25

A forbidden love story in a forbidden place.

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Roya

as Roya
Released: 2018-07-29

Roya, a traditional Iranian-American mother, freaks out when her daughter dyes her hair blue...

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Starwatch

as Dr. Dorothy Reynolds
Released: 2017-02-27

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

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Liberation

as Farah Diba Pahlavi
Released: 2009-07-26

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile,...

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The Bold Type

as Shamsi
First aired: 2017-06-20

A glimpse into the outrageous lives of Jane, Kat and Sutton, who are working at the nation's top...

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Tehran

as Nahid Kamali
First aired: 2020-06-22

Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy...

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Little America

as Yasmin
First aired: 2020-01-17

An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt,...

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The First Family

as Mrs. Olson
First aired: 2012-09-22

The First Family is an American sitcom that debuted in first-run syndication in the United...

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Lili & Lola

as Mother (Voice)
First aired: 2015-02-22

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Little Shrink

as Jacqueline Hill
First aired: 2012-03-08

Jasmine Fischer is a child psychologist - clever and witty. Although she's a teenager, she...

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Mixed Nutz

as Layla
First aired: 2009-12-12

Being from an unpopular country, naturally insecure or picked-on, can make the life of any...

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