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Early Life and Career

Sarah Shahi was born in Grapevine, Texas, to Abbas and Mahmonir Jahansouzshahi^[5]. She attended Trinity High School and Dallas' Southern Methodist University, majoring in English and Opera ^[6]. Shahi started her career as a beauty queen during her teen years. She won the Miss Fort Worth USA pageant in 1997. After studying opera, she joined the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 1999-2000 squad. She appeared on the cover of their 2000 calendar. Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... The DCC on board the USS Harry S Truman on December 16, 2000 The DCC visit U.S. sailors on board the USS Nimitz on June 19, 2003 The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), a National Football League cheerleading squad from Texas, are one of the most famous cheerleading organizations in... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Acting career

While working as an extra on the set of Dr. T and the Women, she met director Robert Altman, who encouraged her to move to Hollywood. Sarah then packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles. Once in L.A., she got various recurrent roles in several famous series, such as Alias, where she played Jenny, and Dawson's Creek, where she was Sadia Shaw. Shahi was also the first ghost in Supernatural, the CW paranormal drama series. Dr. T & the Women is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Hollywood redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... This article is about the US TV series. ... “The CW” redirects here. ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ...

She is best known for her role as the Mexican-American DJ Carmen de la Pica Morales in the Showtime drama television series The L Word, which she joined in its second season. Her character was written out before the start of the fourth season. Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican ancestry. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Promotional Shot of Sarah Shahi as Carmen. ... This article is about the pay TV channel. ... The L Word is a television drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives, loves and learnings of a group of lesbian and bisexual women and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ...

She also appeared in HBO's The Sopranos, in the Season 6b episode "Kennedy and Heidi," as Sonya Aragon, a stripper and college student who spends a weekend with Tony after a death in his family. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television series. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Information Aliases Ron Spears, Kevin Finnerty, Mr. ...

Sarah speaks English, Farsi, and some Spanish, and has a Brown belt in Karate. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Farsi may refer to: The name of the the Persian language among native speakers Farsi Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf The Jafari Shia Tajiks of Central Asia Salman al-Farsi, one of the prophet Muhammads companions Al-Farisi (1260-1320), Persian mathematician and physicist Jalaleddin Farsi... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Sarah's currently starring as one of the leads alongside Damian Lewis in the new hit show Life which started airing in the U.S. in late September. For other uses, see Life (disambiguation). ...

Filmography

• Dr. T and the Women (2000) as an uncredited cheerleader
• City Guys: "Shock Treatment" (2000-11-04) as Cheerleader
• Spin City: "Blind Faith" (2000-11-15) as Bachelorette
• Boston Public: "Chapter Eleven" (2001-01-22) as Laura
• Off Centre: "A Cute Triangle" (2001-11-18) as Angelica
• Maybe It's Me: "The Exchange-Student" (2001-12-07) as Rosa
• Alias (2001–2002, seven episodes) as Jenny, a budding journalist.
• Class of '06 (2002, undeveloped pilot) as Meg
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Becky, a Delta-Nu sister
• Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central): "Chinese Baby" (2002-06-05) as TV Diva
• Frasier: "Door Jam" (2003-01-07) as Reservationist
• Old School (2003) as Erica
• Dawson's Creek (2003, four episodes) as Sadia Shaw, a journalist.
• ER: "The Greater Good" (2003-11-06) as Tara King
• Reba: "To Tell You the Truth" (2004-01-23) as Kate
• Century City: "Sweet Child of Mine" (2004-04-06) as Ms. Morris
• A Lot Like Love (2005) as Starlet
• Plan B (2005, undeveloped pilot) as Bronwyn
• Supernatural: "Pilot" (2005-09-13) as The Woman in White/Constance Welsh
• The L Word (2005–2007) as Carmen de la Pica Morales
• Teachers (2006, six episodes) as Tina
• Damages (2006, undeveloped pilot) as Jennifer Carillo
• The Dog Problem (2006) as Candy
• For Your Consideration (2006) as Wake Up Host
• Sleeper Cell (2006) as Farah
• Reba: "Cheyenne's Rival" (2007-01-28) as Bridget
• The Sopranos: "Kennedy and Heidi" (2007-05-13) as Sonya Aragon
• Life (2007—) as Dani Reese
• AmericanEast (2007) as Salwah Marzoke
• Shades of Ray (2007) as Sana Khaliq
• The Adventures of Beatle Boyin (2007) as Carla

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The L Word is a television drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives, loves and learnings of a group of lesbian and bisexual women and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ... Promotional Shot of Sarah Shahi as Carmen. ... Teachers was an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for 6 episodes until its cancellation on May 2nd, 2006. ... The Dog Problem is a 2006 comedy film directed and written by Scott Caan. ... For Your Consideration is a feature film directed (and co-written) by Christopher Guest. ... Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. ... Reba is an American sitcom starring country music singer Reba McEntire. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television series. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Life is an American television drama created by Rand Ravich, who also serves as executive producer alongside Far Shariat, David Semel and Daniel Sackheim for Universal Media Studios. ... AmericanEast is a timely, poignant drama about Arab-Americans living in post-9/11 Los Angeles. ...

Print work

• Curve
• Maxim
• Muscular Development
• Men's Fitness

Curve is the best-selling lesbian magazine in the United States. ... Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ... Muscular Development Victor Martinez on the cover of Muscular Development magazine Muscular Development is an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine first published in 1964. ... Mens Fitness is a monthly mens magazine that focuses on fitness. ...

References

External links

• Sarah Shahi at the Internet Movie Database
• Sarah Shahi Feature Story
• The LWord Online Biography