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
Aisha
Body of Lies
Nik Khan
Extraction 2
Salomé
Une comédie romantique
Sepideh
درباره الی
Niwemang
نیوه مانگ
Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
Leila
There Be Dragons
Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Faunia Vuillard
Frère et Sœur
Irâne
Poulet aux Prunes
Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
Mona
Just Like a Woman
The woman
Syngué Sabour - Pierre de patience
Nefertari
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Dela Elevator (voice)
My Father's Dragon
M
درخت گلابی
Govend
My Sweet Pepper Land
Self
Femme, vie, liberté : Une révolution iranienne
Marie
La Règle de trois
Hanieh
سنتوری
Self
مهرجویی: کارنامه ۴۰ ساله
Suna
William Tell
(voice)
Cocorica
Shansa
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Self
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Conchita
Altamira
Mona
Les deux amis
Azar
Deux Fereshté
Herself
Die Kunst, frei zu sein - Kreative im Exil
Maryam
Rosewater
The Thing That Hurts
Nour
Roqya
Eti
بوتیک
Madame de Réan
Les Malheurs de Sophie
Maman
Alpha
Laura
Paterson
Leila
Les Clochettes de Kaboul
Narrator (voix)
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
Nada
Go Home
Sibe
Si tu meurs, je te tue
Yasmin
Eden
Sepideh
میم مثل مادر
Touka
ماهیها عاشق میشوند
Nour
بابا عزیز
Maggie
The Upside
Amélie
Santa & Cie
Nooran
The Song of Scorpions
Sarah
La nuit a dévoré le monde
Lina/Mona
Shelter
Bahar
Les Filles du soleil
Habibe
به نام پدر
همیشه پای یک زن درمیان است
Selma
Un divan à Tunis
هفت پرده
Elham
L'Angle mort
Nik Khan
Extraction
Setareh
دیوار
Ronak
اشک سرما
جایی دیگر
Zamaneh
زمانه
Maryam
گیسبریده
Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
242B (voice)
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Conference of the Birds
Self
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
شیرین
آه چه روزهای خوشی بود
Un peu avant minuit
(voice)
Les chiens ne font pas des chats
Self
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
Robbie
Matchbox
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
71
Gender
Female
Birthday
1983-07-10
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
Rahavard Farahani