Golshifteh Farahani
Acting
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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movieMatchbox
2026
Robbie
tvSuper Plan
2025
Self - Guest
movieAlpha
2025
Mother
movieReading Lolita in Tehran
2024
Azar Nafisi
movieSchirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024
242B (voice)
movieSinjar, naissance des fantômes
2024
Narrator (voix)
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Self - Guest
movieExtraction 2
2023
Nik Khan
tvBeau geste
2023
Self
movieRomantique
2022
Salomé
movieMy Father's Dragon
2022
Dela Elevator (voice)
movieBrother and Sister
2022
Faunia Vuillard
movieCocorica
2021
(voice)
tvSurge
2021
Nora
tvInvasion
2021
Aneesha Malik
tvC ce soir, le débat
2021
Self - Guest
movieExtraction
2020
Nik Khan
movieArab Blues
2020
Selma
movieBlind Spot
2019
Elham
movieThe Upside
2019
Maggie
movieChristmas & Co.
2017
Amélie
movieShelter
2017
Lina/Mona
moviePaterson
2016
Laura
movieGo Home
2016
Nada
movieSophie's Misfortunes
2016
Madame de Réan
movieFinding Altamira
2016
Conchita
movieExodus: Gods and Kings
2014
Nefertari
movieEden
2014
Yasmin
movieRosewater
2014
Maryam
movieThe Patience Stone
2013
The woman
movieAbout Elly
2009
Sepideh
movieThe Wall
2008
Setareh
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
movieThe Music Man
2007
Hanieh
movieM for Mother
2006
Sepideh
movieHalf Moon Arabic
2006
Niwemang
movieThe Disgraced
2006
Maryam
movieZamaneh
2002
Zamaneh
tvCérémonie des César
1976
Self - Presenter
movieDog my Cats!
(voice)
movieExtraction 3
Nik Khan