Career
Gharibafshar's past film credits include the 20th Century Fox feature The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, directed by Mick Jackson and HBO's original film 61*, directed by Billy Crystal. Shiva also starred in the independent film Black Days and was featured at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival. She has also appeared in the features Myron's Movie and Red Roses and Petrol with Malcolm McDowell, and Silent Madness-Hollywood Babylon in which Gharibafshar plays the legendary silent screen star Louise Brooks. She completed the short film DysEnchanted, playing the role of Snow White, which premiered at Sundance in January 2004.
She starred in the critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film and romantic comedy, David & Layla, which won Prix du Public at the Amour Film Festival 2007 in Europe. David & Layla was awarded over La Vie en Rose, 2 Days in Paris and Lady Chatterley.
Gharibafshar won the Jury & President's Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, for her first lead role in a feature film as "Layla" in David & Layla.
David & Layla was Official Selection at 28 International Film Festivals, winning eight awards. It had a successful roll out distribution in U.S. major cities from summer 2007 onwards, with a Valentine's Day opening at The Quad in New York in 2008, ending at Sundance Kabuki theater in San Francisco in March 2008. It is now scheduled to be available on DVD at both Netflix and Blockbuster.
Her television credits include the Lifetime series "The Division", "Gideon's Crossing" and "The Practice" for ABC. Recently she appeared in CSI: Miami as the recurring character Sonya. She also appeared as herself on an episode of "The Young and the Restless".
Gharibafshar has appeared in numerous productions at the Pacific Resident Theater, including roles in The Swan, Eve Ensler's Necessary Target, and My Antonia. She has also worked at The Berkshire Theater Festival, The Roundabout Theater in New York and The Mark Taper Forum. Her favorite theater credits include: Hennie in Awake and Sing, Therese in Therese Raquin, Joan in Caryl Churchull's Far Away, and Antonia in My Antonia.
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