She has a daughter named Tara with Houshang Touzie.
She is interested in Farsi literature.
She played the mother of Jonathan Ahdout's character in House of Sand and Fog (2003) and also played the mother of his character in Season Four of the television series "24" (2001).
She was chosen to be the best actress of Iran in year 1978 just a year before Iran's revolution.
The designer of her red dress in Oscar 2004 was a Persian designer named Simin.
The first Iranian and Middle Eastern actress to be nominated for an Oscar.