Golshifteh Farahani
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
Biography
Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. 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
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Filmography
The Thing That Hurts
Movie
Conference of the Birds
Movie
Dog my Cats!
Movie · as (voice)
Extraction 3
Movie · as Nik Khan
Chandshanbeh Ba Sina
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
When She Hears the Bells
Movie · as Leila
One Minute to Midnight
Movie · as Tina
Matchbox the Movie
Movie · as Robbie
A War on Women
Movie · as Self
William Tell
Movie · as Suna
Alpha
Movie · as Mother
Oh, What Happy Days!
Movie
Super Plan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Movie · as Azar Nafisi
Can Creativity Save the World?
Movie · as Self
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Movie · as Herself
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
Movie · as Narrator (voix)
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Movie · as 242B (voice)
Extraction 2
Movie · as Nik Khan
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
Movie · as Self
Hood Witch
Movie · as Nour
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
Movie · as Self
Beau geste
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Romantique
Movie · as Salomé
Brother and Sister
Movie · as Faunia Vuillard
My Father's Dragon
Movie · as Dela Elevator (voice)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Movie · as Self
Cocorica
Movie · as (voice)
Invasion
TV · as Aneesha Malik · 30 eps
Surge
TV · as Nora · 5 eps
C ce soir
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Arab Blues
Movie · as Selma
Extraction
Movie · as Nik Khan
The Upside
Movie · as Maggie
The Song of Scorpions
Movie · as Nooran
Blind Spot
Movie · as Elham
The Night Eats the World
Movie · as Sarah
Girls of the Sun
Movie · as Bahar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Movie · as Shansa
Christmas & Co.
Movie · as Amélie
Shelter
Movie · as Lina/Mona
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
Movie · as Self
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Movie · as Self
Finding Altamira
Movie · as Conchita
Sophie's Misfortunes
Movie · as Madame de Réan
Paterson
Movie · as Laura
Go Home
Movie · as Nada
Two Friends
Movie · as Mona
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Movie · as Self
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Movie · as Nefertari
My Sweet Pepper Land
Movie · as Govend
Rosewater
Movie · as Maryam
Eden
Movie · as Yasmin
Just Like a Woman
Movie · as Mona
The Patience Stone
Movie · as The woman
Rule of Three
Movie · as Marie
There Be Dragons
Movie · as Leila
Chicken with Plums
Movie · as Irâne
If You Die, I'll Kill You
Movie · as Sibe
About Elly
Movie · as Sepideh
Shirin
Movie
Body of Lies
Movie · as Aisha
There's Always a Woman in Between
Movie
The Wall
Movie · as Setareh
To Each His Own Cinema
Movie · as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
The Music Man
Movie · as Hanieh
The Fish Fall in Love
Movie · as Touka
Half Moon
Movie · as Niwemang
M for Mother
Movie · as Sepideh
Bab'Aziz
Movie · as Nour
In the Name of the Father
Movie · as Habibe
The Disgraced
Movie · as Maryam
The Tear of the Cold
Movie · as Ronak
Two Angels
Movie · as Azar
Boutique
Movie · as Eti
Somewhere Else
Movie
Zamaneh
Movie · as Zamaneh
Seven Acts
Movie
The Pear Tree
Movie · as M
Cérémonie des César
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep