Shila Ommi, Star of Pixar's ELEMENTAL, is Live and in Our House Today!

Iranian-born actress Shila Ommi stars in the new Pixar Film ELEMENTAL as Cinder Lumen, the mother of one of the lead characters. Cinder ia the resident matchmaker of the town, utilizing her natural gift that allows her to smell true love in a Fire person’s smoke, whether they know it or not. She boasts numerous matches throughout her tenure—she’s proud of her track record—but this brusque, no-nonsense and traditional mom has yet to find a match for her daughter.

Shila also co-stars in Tehran, the espionage thriller on Apple+ TV.. Whether in a fantasy love story, or an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, Shila proudly exudes her heritage and experience, born in Tehran, and living in Los Angeles since onslaught of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.  Her mother was a poet and her father a philanthropist, real estate mogul, and the founder and CEO of Iran’s largest construction company, Vima Co.  At an early age, Shila witnessed the wrath of the Islamic regime. Her father was also on their hit list, but her family had the chance to flee the country, leaving behind their wealth and all their belongings to begin a new life in the United States. 

Disney and Pixar’s ELEMENTAL is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. 

With co-host Brody Levesque