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. 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
2026
- Matchbox as Robbie
- Un peu avant minuit as Tina
2025
- Super Plan as Self - Guest
- Alpha as Mother
- William Tell as Suna
- Oh, What Happy Days!
2024
- Reading Lolita in Tehran as Azar Nafisi
- Sinjar, naissance des fantômes as Narrator (voix)
- Can Creativity Save the World? as Self
- Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust as 242B (voice)
- Free to Create - Artists in Exile as Herself
2023
- Beau geste as Self
- Extraction 2 as Nik Khan
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Hood Witch as Nour
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate as Self
- Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution as Self
2022
- Brother and Sister as Faunia Vuillard
- My Father's Dragon as Dela Elevator (voice)
- Romantique as Salomé
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires as Self
2021
- Invasion as Aneesha Malik
- C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
- Surge as Nora
- Cocorica as (voice)
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
- The Night Eats the World as Sarah
- Girls of the Sun as Bahar
2017
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Shansa
- Christmas & Co. as Amélie
- Behrouz: A Legend on Screen as Self
- Shelter as Lina/Mona
2016
- Paterson as Laura
- Finding Altamira as Conchita
- Sophie's Misfortunes as Madame de Réan
- Go Home as Nada
- Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report as Self
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
- Just Like a Woman as Mona
- The Patience Stone as The woman
2012
- Rule of Three as Marie
2011
- There Be Dragons as Leila
- Chicken with Plums as Irâne
- 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 Fish Fall in Love as Touka
- To Each His Own Cinema as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
- The Music Man as Hanieh
2006
- Bab'Aziz as Nour
- Half Moon Arabic as Niwemang
- In the Name of the Father as Habibe
- M for Mother as Sepideh
- The Disgraced as Maryam
2004
- The Tear of the Cold as Ronak
2003
- Two Angels as Azar
- Boutique as Eti
- Somewhere Else
2002
- Zamaneh as Zamaneh
2000
1998
- The Pear Tree as M
1976
- Cérémonie des César as Self - Presenter