Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, 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.