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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.

Filmography

2026FilmMatchboxas Robbie 2025FilmOh, What Happy Days!2025TVSuper Planas Self - Guest 2025FilmAlphaas Maman 2025FilmWilliam Tellas Suna 2024FilmReading Lolita in Tehranas Azar Nafisi 2024FilmSchirkoa: In Lies We Trustas 242B (voice)2024FilmSinjar, naissance des fantômesas Narrator (voix)2024FilmCan Creativity Save the World?as Self 2024FilmFree to Create - Artists in Exileas Herself 2023FilmHood Witchas Nour 2023TVFaut Voir - L'hebdo cinémaas Self - Guest 2023FilmWoman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolutionas Self 2023FilmExtraction 2as Nik Khan 2023FilmColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plateas Self 2023TVBeau gesteas Self 2022FilmRomantiqueas Salomé 2022FilmMy Father's Dragonas Dela Elevator (voice)2022FilmColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Airesas Self 2022FilmBrother and Sisteras Faunia Vuillard 2021FilmCocoricaas (voice)2021TVSurgeas Nora 2021TVInvasionas Aneesha Malik 2021TVC ce soir, le débatas Self - Guest 2020FilmExtractionas Nik Khan 2020FilmArab Bluesas Selma 2019FilmBlind Spotas Elham 2019FilmThe Song of Scorpionsas Nooran 2019FilmThe Upsideas Maggie 2018FilmThe Night Eats the Worldas Sarah 2018FilmGirls of the Sunas Bahar 2017FilmChristmas & Co.as Amélie 2017FilmShelteras Lina/Mona 2017FilmBehrouz: A Legend on Screenas Self 2017FilmPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesas Shansa 2016FilmPatersonas Laura 2016FilmGo Homeas Nada 2016FilmMehrjui: The Forty-Year Reportas Self 2016FilmSophie's Misfortunesas Madame de Réan 2016FilmFinding Altamiraas Conchita 2015FilmTwo Friendsas Mona 2015FilmKeepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'as Self 2014FilmExodus: Gods and Kingsas Nefertari 2014FilmEdenas Yasmin 2014FilmRosewateras Maryam 2014FilmMy Sweet Pepper Landas Govend 2013FilmJust Like a Womanas Mona 2013FilmThe Patience Stoneas The woman 2012FilmRule of Threeas Marie 2011FilmChicken with Plumsas Irâne 2011FilmThere Be Dragonsas Leila 2011FilmIf You Die, I'll Kill Youas Sibe 2009FilmAbout Ellyas Sepideh 2009FilmShirin 2008FilmBody of Liesas Aisha 2008FilmThe Wallas Setareh 2008FilmThere's Always a Woman in Between 2007FilmTo Each His Own Cinemaas Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)2007FilmThe Music Manas Hanieh 2007FilmThe Fish Fall in Loveas Touka 2006FilmBab'Azizas Nour 2006FilmM for Motheras Sepideh 2006FilmHalf Moonas Niwemang 2006FilmIn the Name of the Fatheras Habibe 2006FilmThe Disgracedas Maryam 2004FilmThe Tear of the Coldas Ronak 2003FilmTwo Angelsas Azar 2003FilmSomewhere Else 2003FilmBoutiqueas Eti 2002FilmZamanehas Zamaneh 2000FilmSeven Acts 1998FilmThe Pear Treeas M 1976TVCérémonie des Césaras Self - Presenter —FilmThe Thing That Hurts —FilmLes Clochettes de Kaboulas Leila —FilmConference of the Birds —FilmUn peu avant minuit —FilmDog my Cats!as (voice)