14 Facts About Sheila Vand

Sheila Vand is known for her role in Ben Affleck's 2012 Oscar-winning film Argo.

Sheila Vand has worked with filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour on several projects, including Pashmaloo which premiered at the Berlinale in 2011 and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Sheila Vand has an ongoing collaboration with 2013 TED speaker Alexa Meade.

Sheila Vand is the creator of experimental performance piece Sneaky Nietzsche.

Sheila Vand was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, but grew up in Palo Alto, California.

Sheila Vand graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she studied acting and directing.

In 2009, Sheila Vand originated the role of Hadia in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in 2011.

Sheila Vand played the role of Sahar the Iranian housekeeper in Argo and she narrates the beginning of the film.

Sheila Vand's performance was highlighted in the LA Times annual piece "Small Roles, Powerful Performances" and she was a recipient of a SAG Outstanding Ensemble Award in 2013.

Sheila Vand played the female lead in the 2013 CBS pilot for Beverly Hills Cop, but the show was not picked up to series.

Sheila Vand made her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in 2013, performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the world premiere of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels under the baton of Maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Sheila Vand played the role of Lucy opposite Diva Zappa.

Sheila Vand plays the title role in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Sheila Vand played Fredi Kincaid in the Minority Report episode "Fredi", who is thought to be a potential murder victim in Dash's vision.