Aahoo Jahansouz "Sarah" Shahi (; born January 10, 1980) is an American television actress and former
NFL Cheerleader. She played Kate Reed in the
USA Network legal drama
Fairly Legal in 2011–12, she played Carmen on the LWord in 2008, and currently stars as Sameen Shaw on the CBS crime drama
Person of Interest. She has also appeared as the main female role Det. Dani Reese in
Life, and in supporting roles in
The L Word and
Alias.