Aahoo Jahansouzshahi born January 10, , known professionally as Sarah Shahi , [ 1 ] is an American actress. She has also appeared in the main role Det. Dani Reese in Life , [ 3 ] and in a supporting role in Alias. In , she appeared in a recurring role in City on a Hill on Showtime , [ 5 ] and appeared in seven episodes of the series The Rookie as romantic interest Jessica Russo. Her father's family left Iran two years before the Iranian Revolution.
Shahi's parents began entering her in beauty pageants at the age of eight. Shahi won the Miss Fort Worth pageant in Later, she moved to Los Angeles.
While working as an extra on the set of Dr. T and the Women in Texas, Shahi met director Robert Altman , who encouraged her to move to Hollywood , [ 1 ] where she received roles in several series, including Alias , Dawson's Creek , Reba and Supernatural. Shahi's two-year contract was not renewed after the end of the fourth season, and her character was written out.
Shahi was named number 90 on the Maxim "Hot of " list, moving up to number 66 in [ 22 ] and 36 in She played Farah in the second season of Sleeper Cell , and also appeared in HBO 's The Sopranos in , 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. In , she secured a small role in Rush Hour 3 as Zoe, a scantily clad rich girl who is pursued by Chris Tucker 's character, Detective Carter.
The series ran for two seasons. Shahi began filming in November The series title was later changed to Fairly Legal. The show was cancelled after two seasons in November Shahi was cast as a recurring love interest for Taylor Kinney 's character Lt. Her co-star on this film was Jason Momoa , who she worked with again in the film Road to Paloma.
