Golshifteh Farahani
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
74 titles
Eden
Brother and Sister
There Be Dragons
Just Like a Woman
Shelter
Girls of the Sun
Arab Blues
Chicken with Plums
The Patience Stone
Hood Witch
Sophie's Misfortunes
If You Die, I'll Kill You
Two Friends
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Surge
My Sweet Pepper Land
Romantique
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Shirin
Oh, What Happy Days!
Can Creativity Save the World?
Blind Spot
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
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