Tala Ashe

• Name — Tala Ashe • Birth Name — Talayeh Ashrafi • Spouse — Raffi Barsoumian • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Education — Boston University (BFA) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2008–present • Website — 1=https: www.instagram.com/talaashe/?hl=en

Ashe was born in Tehran, Iran. She immigrated to the United States when she was nine months old. Ashe grew up in Powell, Ohio, just outside of the state capital Columbus. She participated in her high school theatre productions as both an actress and director. Ashe received a BFA from Boston University's School of Theatre. She also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

Ashe has performed in numerous regional and Off-Broadway stage productions. Ashe's first screen credit is for her role as Nadia in the 2008 film Waiting in Beijing. She was credited as Tala Ashrafi, but is credited as Tala Ashe in all subsequent roles. She has made guest appearances on the series Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 30 Rock, and Covert Affairs. Ashe has also had recurring roles on Smash and American Odyssey. She was also a cast member on As the World Turns. In 2017, Ashe joined the main cast of Legends of Tomorrow as Zari Tomaz. She took the lead for a bottle episode titled "Here I Go Again" and drew praise from critics and fans alike for her performance. In 2022, Ashe was cast for the lead role of Elham on Off-Broadway debut play English at the Linda Gross Theatre. After playing the role in a number of theatres in the US, the play debuted on Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes Theatre in January 2025. Her performance gave her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

Ashe is Iranian-American and holds dual citizenship. Her name, Talayeh, means "pioneer" in Persian and comes from the Shahnameh. In addition to English, she speaks fluent Persian. Along with her fellow Arrowverse actresses, Ashe is a founding member of Shethority, a project aimed at inspiring and uplifting women (inclusively defined).

Television and film roles • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Waiting in Beijing — Nadia — Film; credited as Tala Ashrafi • 2008 — Law & Order — Madison — Episode: "Angelgrove" • 2008 — As the World Turns — Ameera Ali Aziz — Recurring role, 26 episodes • 2011 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Rebecca Landon — Episode: "Boots on the Ground" • 2012 — Smash — R.J. Quigley — Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes • 2015 — American Odyssey — Anna Stone — Recurring role, 7 episodes • 2017–2022 — Legends of Tomorrow — Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi — Main role (season 3–7), 74 episodes • 2024 — The Girls on the Bus — Althea Abdi — Recurring role • 2025 — Adults — Hilary — Episode: "Roast Chicken" • 2026 — CIA — Leila Karimi — Episode: "Deep Cover" (S1E5)

In addition to the following, Ashe has also performed in productions of Love's Labour's Lost (as Tala Ashrafi; Huntington Theatre Company), Age of Innocence (New York Arena), Autophagy (Drama League Director's Project), Twelfth Night (Actors' Shakespeare Project), and Pearls from Salt (Olney Theatre), among others.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2014 — The Who & the What — Mahwish — Claire Tow Theater • 2025 — English — Elham — Roundabout Theatre Company

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2011 — Urge for Going — Jamila — The Public Theater • 2016 — Troilus and Cressida — Helen, Andromache — Delacorte Theater • 2017 — The Profane — Emina — Playwrights Horizons • 2020; 2022 — The Vagrant Trilogy — Abir — The Public Theater • 2023 — Lunch Bunch — Mitra — The Play Company Theater • 2024 — Breaking the Story — Nikki — Tony Kiser Theater

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2009 — Aftermath — Naimah — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City • 2010 — Welcome to Arroyo's — Lelly Santiago — Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California • 2011 — Again and Against — Dahlia — LAByrinth Summer Intensive, New York • 2012 — Troilus and Cressida — Cressida, Cassandra — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon • 2015 — Head over Heels — Philoclea — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon • The Happiest Song Plays Last — Shar — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon

Tala Ashe was recorded at birth as Tala Ashrafi. The authorities additionally record the headings Tala Ashrafi and Talayeh Ashrafi. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Islam.