Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, (born January 10, 1980) is an American actress and former NFL cheerleader. Shahi cheered for the Dallas Cowboys from 1999–2000. She's best known for her roles as Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama Fairly Legal (2011–12), Carmen on The L Word (2008), and Sameen Shaw on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest. She's also appeared in the Netflix series ...Life.