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Shari Vasseghi

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Shari Vasseghi
In order to survive, a father-daughter relationship turns into a business partnership crossing two countries. A dictating father in Afghanistan and his obedient daughter LAYLA in Los Angeles enter the high-stakes, high-risk world of drug smuggling. LAYLA's loyalty is questioned when she betrays a local drug distributor
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Layla (2009)
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Shari Vasseghi is known for Day One (2015), Open House (2015) and Gradation (2019).
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Day One (2015)
    Day One
    6.8
    Short
    • Nazaneen
    • 2015
    Open House (2015)
    Open House
    Short
    • Sweet Persian Lady
    • 2015
    Mike Breyer, Lynne Newton, Dwight Turner, and Paul Hamel in Gradation (2019)
    Gradation
    8.4
    • Prekascious
    • 2019

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    Actress

    • My Brother's War
      • Alleyah Khan
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Saga of Enipheres (2022)
      The Saga of Enipheres
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Nebula6
      • 2022
    • Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Alia Shawkat in The Old Man (2022)
      The Old Man
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Old Woman #1
      • 2022
    • The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
      The L Word: Generation Q
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Huma
      • 2021
    • Illumination Paradox the Beginning (2021)
      Illumination Paradox the Beginning
      Short
      • Nebula6
      • 2021
    • Clothesline (2021)
      Clothesline
      Short
      • Aunt Idha
      • 2021
    • Enipheres (2020)
      Enipheres
      6.1
      • Nebula6
      • 2020
    • Mic'd Up (2019)
      Mic'd Up
      Short
      • Shari
      • 2019
    • Mike Breyer, Lynne Newton, Dwight Turner, and Paul Hamel in Gradation (2019)
      Gradation
      8.4
      • Prekascious
      • 2019
    • Rahul Parikh and Ana Plavec in Roti (2017)
      Roti
      Short
      • Anita (Mom)
      • 2017
    • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
      Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Sunjna Nadeer
      • 2017
    • Danielle Bisutti and Amber Henley in Still Single (2016)
      Still Single
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Nanny 2
      • 2016
    • Fake (2015)
      Fake
      8.4
      • Eula Mae
      • 2015
    • Open House (2015)
      Open House
      Short
      • Sweet Persian Lady
      • 2015
    • Day One (2015)
      Day One
      6.8
      Short
      • Nazaneen
      • 2015
    • Fake (2013)
      Fake
      8.0
      • Eula Mae
      • 2013

    Writer

    • Open House (2015)
      Open House
      Short
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Shari Vasseghi, Leroy Carver III, and Christopher Newsome in SPL Goes Undercover (2013)
      SPL Goes Undercover
      Short
      • created by (creator)
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Open House (2015)
      Open House
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Shari Vasseghi, Leroy Carver III, and Christopher Newsome in SPL Goes Undercover (2013)
      SPL Goes Undercover
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Slicing Time
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos4

    Drama Reel
    Demo Reel 8:06
    Drama Reel
    CSI: Middle East (PILOT)
    Demo Reel 6:58
    CSI: Middle East (PILOT)
    CSI: Middle East (PILOT)
    Demo Reel 6:58
    CSI: Middle East (PILOT)
    Shari Vasseghi - Characters' Reel
    Demo Reel 5:03
    Shari Vasseghi - Characters' Reel
    Layla
    Trailer 0:59
    Layla

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