Golshifteh Farahani

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 10, 1983 (age 42)

Place of Birth

Tehran, Iran

Also Known As

Rahavard Farahani

Golshifte Farahani

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Golshifteh Farahani

Biography

Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. She has dual Iranian and French nationality. Golshifteh Farahani started her acting career in theatre at the age of 6. Since then she has played in more than 40 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Amongst her famous Iranian films are Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, Dariush Mehrjui's Santoori , Rasool Mollagholipour's M for Mother and Asghar Farhadi's About Elly. Starring in Ridley Scotts Body of Lies (2008), alongside Leonardo Di Caprio and Russel Crowe, Golshifteh Farahani became the first Iranian to act in a major Hollywood production. She has also starred in films such as Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) directed by Ridley Scott, Paterson (2016) directed by Jim jarmush, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Extraction (2020), and Alpha (2025) directed by Palme d'Or winning filmmaker Julia Ducournau.

Known For

Filmography

2026FilmMatchboxas Robbie2025FilmOh, What Happy Days!2025TVSuper Planas Self - Guest2025FilmAlphaas Maman2025FilmWilliam Tellas Suna2024FilmReading Lolita in Tehranas Azar Nafisi2024FilmSchirkoa: In Lies We Trustas 242B (voice)2024FilmSinjar, naissance des fantômesas Narrator (voix)2024FilmCan Creativity Save the World?as Self2024FilmFree to Create - Artists in Exileas Herself2023FilmHood Witchas Nour2023TVFaut Voir - L'hebdo cinémaas Self - Guest2023FilmWoman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolutionas Self2023FilmExtraction 2as Nik Khan2023FilmColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plateas Self2023TVBeau gesteas Self2022FilmRomantiqueas Salomé2022FilmMy Father's Dragonas Dela Elevator (voice)2022FilmColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Airesas Self2022FilmBrother and Sisteras Faunia Vuillard2021FilmCocoricaas (voice)2021TVSurgeas Nora2021TVInvasionas Aneesha Malik2021TVC ce soir, le débatas Self - Guest2020FilmExtractionas Nik Khan2020FilmArab Bluesas Selma2019FilmBlind Spotas Elham2019FilmThe Song of Scorpionsas Nooran2019FilmThe Upsideas Maggie2018FilmThe Night Eats the Worldas Sarah2018FilmGirls of the Sunas Bahar2017FilmChristmas & Co.as Amélie2017FilmShelteras Lina/Mona2017FilmBehrouz: A Legend on Screenas Self2017FilmPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesas Shansa2016FilmPatersonas Laura2016FilmGo Homeas Nada2016FilmMehrjui: The Forty-Year Reportas Self2016FilmSophie's Misfortunesas Madame de Réan2016FilmFinding Altamiraas Conchita2015FilmTwo Friendsas Mona2015FilmKeepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'as Self2014FilmExodus: Gods and Kingsas Nefertari2014FilmEdenas Yasmin2014FilmRosewateras Maryam2014FilmMy Sweet Pepper Landas Govend2013FilmJust Like a Womanas Mona2013FilmThe Patience Stoneas The woman2012FilmRule of Threeas Marie2011FilmChicken with Plumsas Irâne2011FilmThere Be Dragonsas Leila2011FilmIf You Die, I'll Kill Youas Sibe2009FilmAbout Ellyas Sepideh2009FilmShirin2008FilmBody of Liesas Aisha2008FilmThe Wallas Setareh2008FilmThere's Always a Woman in Between2007FilmTo Each His Own Cinemaas Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)2007FilmThe Music Manas Hanieh2007FilmThe Fish Fall in Loveas Touka2006FilmBab'Azizas Nour2006FilmM for Motheras Sepideh2006FilmHalf Moonas Niwemang2006FilmIn the Name of the Fatheras Habibe2006FilmThe Disgracedas Maryam2004FilmThe Tear of the Coldas Ronak2003FilmTwo Angelsas Azar2003FilmSomewhere Else2003FilmBoutiqueas Eti2002FilmZamanehas Zamaneh2000FilmSeven Acts1998FilmThe Pear Treeas M1976TVCérémonie des Césaras Self - PresenterFilmThe Thing That HurtsFilmLes Clochettes de Kaboulas LeilaFilmConference of the BirdsFilmUn peu avant minuitFilmDog my Cats!as (voice)

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