Golshifteh Farahani
Born: 1983-07-10 in Tehran, Iran
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- William Tell as Suna
- Alpha as Maman
- Super Plan as Self - Guest
- Oh, What Happy Days!
2024
- Reading Lolita in Tehran as Azar Nafisi
- Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust as 242B (voice)
- Can Creativity Save the World? as Self
- Free to Create - Artists in Exile as Herself
- Sinjar, naissance des fantômes as Narrator (voix)
2023
- Extraction 2 as Nik Khan
- Hood Witch as Nour
- Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Beau geste as Self
- Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution as Self
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate as Self
2022
- Romantique as Salomé
- Brother and Sister as Faunia Vuillard
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires as Self
- My Father's Dragon as Dela Elevator (voice)
2021
- Invasion as Aneesha Malik
- C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
- Cocorica as (voice)
- Surge as Nora
2020
- Extraction as Nik Khan
- Arab Blues as Selma
2019
- The Upside as Maggie
- Blind Spot as Elham
- The Song of Scorpions as Nooran
2018
- Girls of the Sun as Bahar
- The Night Eats the World as Sarah
2017
- Christmas & Co. as Amélie
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Shansa
- Shelter as Lina/Mona
- Behrouz: A Legend on Screen as Self
2016
- Go Home as Nada
- Finding Altamira as Conchita
- Sophie's Misfortunes as Madame de Réan
- Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report as Self
- Paterson as Laura
2015
- Two Friends as Mona
- Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
2014
- Exodus: Gods and Kings as Nefertari
- Eden as Yasmin
- Rosewater as Maryam
- My Sweet Pepper Land as Govend
2013
- The Patience Stone as The woman
- Just Like a Woman as Mona
2012
- The Rule of Three as Marie
2011
- Chicken with Plums as Irâne
- There Be Dragons as Leila
- If You Die, I'll Kill You as Sibe
2009
- About Elly as Sepideh
- Shirin
2008
- Body of Lies as Aisha
- There's Always a Woman in Between
- The Wall as Setareh
2007
- The Music Man as Hanieh
- To Each His Own Cinema as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
- The Fish Fall in Love as Touka
2006
- Bab'Aziz as Nour
- Half Moon as Niwemang
- The Disgraced as Maryam
- In the Name of the Father as Habibe
- M for Mother as Sepideh
2004
- The Tear of the Cold as Ronak
2003
- Somewhere Else
- Boutique as Eti
- Two Angels as Azar
2002
- Zamaneh as Zamaneh
2000
1998
- The Pear Tree as M