Shila Ommi

Shila Ommi


in Tehran, Iran
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.

Movies for Shila Ommi...

Sisters
Title: Sisters
Released: May 25, 2024
Type: Movie
Lou and Esther are the best of friends. They do absolutely everything together, speak their own language through inside jokes and code words, and share a dreamy curiosity about what their lives would be like had they grown up with a sister. When Lou’s father unexpectedly passes away, she discovers that she has a very real, and very chic, long-lost half-sister, Priya. As Lou begins to explore her relationship with Priya, her and Esther’s codependent bliss is rudely interrupted, creating a rift between them. As the rift threatens to grow beyond repair, Lou must learn to redefine what family is, or risk losing Esther for good.
bee
Elemental
Title: Elemental
Character: Cinder Lumen (voice)
Released: June 14, 2023
Type: Movie
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
bee
Title: Tehran
Character: Nahid Kamali
Released: June 22, 2020
Type: TV
Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran's nuclear reactor. But when her mission fails, Tamar must plan an operation that will place everyone dear to her in jeopardy.
bee
Title: Little America
Character: Yasmin
Released: January 17, 2020
Type: TV
An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in America at a time when they are more relevant than ever.
bee
Forgive Me
Title: Forgive Me
Character: Marjan
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
A forbidden love story in a forbidden place.
bee
The Illegal
Title: The Illegal
Character: Sara
Released: September 21, 2019
Type: Movie
A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.
bee
Roya
Title: Roya
Character: Roya
Released: July 29, 2018
Type: Movie
Roya, a traditional Iranian-American mother, freaks out when her daughter dyes her hair blue right before an engagement party.
bee
Title: The Bold Type
Character: Shamsi
Released: June 20, 2017
Type: TV
A glimpse into the outrageous lives of Jane, Kat and Sutton, who are working at the nation's top women's magazine, Scarlet, while navigating their careers, identities and individual voices.
bee
Starwatch
Title: Starwatch
Character: Dr. Dorothy Reynolds
Released: February 27, 2017
Type: Movie
A trial is held in the asteroid belt in the year 2075 to determine the fate of humanity.
bee
Title: Lili & Lola
Character: Mother (Voice)
Released: February 22, 2015
Type: TV
bee
Title: The First Family
Character: Mrs. Olson
Released: September 22, 2012
Type: TV
The First Family is an American sitcom that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States on September 22, 2012. Created by Byron Allen and produced by Allen's production company Entertainment Studios, the series is the first situation comedy to air in first-run syndication since the 2000 cancellation of Malibu, CA.
bee
Title: Little Shrink
Character: Jacqueline Hill
Released: March 8, 2012
Type: TV
Jasmine Fischer is a child psychologist - clever and witty. Although she's a teenager, she developed an ability to quickly diagnose people and situations and manipulate them both. However wise beyond her years, she must also deal with normal teenage angst such as bullies, rivals, teenage crush, etc...
bee
Title: Mixed Nutz
Character: Layla
Released: December 12, 2009
Type: TV
Being from an unpopular country, naturally insecure or picked-on, can make the life of any 9-year-old complicated. Meet Babak, the self-conscious kid from Iran and his friends.
bee
Liberation
Title: Liberation
Character: Farah Diba Pahlavi
Released: July 26, 2009
Type: Movie
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed on television. A powerful examination of dictatorship and its psychological effects on a man, LIBERATION explores a key turning point in Middle-East History and the origins of the Iran we know today.
bee
Charlie Wilson's War
Title: Charlie Wilson's War
Character: Refugee Mother
Released: December 19, 2007
Type: Movie
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.