Golshifteh Farahani

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1983-07-10 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Tehran, Iran

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

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • William Tell

    William Tell

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • Christmas & Co.

    Christmas & Co.

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • C ce soir, le débat

    C ce soir, le débat

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • The Upside

    The Upside

  • Alpha

    Alpha

  • Go Home

    Go Home

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Reading Lolita in Tehran

    Reading Lolita in Tehran

  • Hood Witch

    Hood Witch

  • Finding Altamira

    Finding Altamira

  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

  • About Elly

    About Elly

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

    Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

  • Cocorica

    Cocorica

  • The Patience Stone

    The Patience Stone

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • Two Angels

    Two Angels

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • Sophie's Misfortunes

    Sophie's Misfortunes

  • Chicken with Plums

    Chicken with Plums

  • Two Friends

    Two Friends

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • Girls of the Sun

    Girls of the Sun

  • Arab Blues

    Arab Blues

  • Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

    Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • The Night Eats the World

    The Night Eats the World

  • Paterson

    Paterson

  • Bab'Aziz

    Bab'Aziz

  • My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

  • Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

    Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

    Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

  • Half Moon

    Half Moon

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • Shirin

    Shirin

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • Romantique

    Romantique

  • There's Always a Woman in Between

    There's Always a Woman in Between

  • The Song of Scorpions

    The Song of Scorpions

  • Dog my Cats!

    Dog my Cats!

  • The Fish Fall in Love

    The Fish Fall in Love

  • Boutique

    Boutique

  • The Disgraced

    The Disgraced

  • Zamaneh

    Zamaneh

  • Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate

    Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate

  • The Thing That Hurts

    The Thing That Hurts

  • Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

    Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

  • The Pear Tree

    The Pear Tree

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • M for Mother

    M for Mother

  • Free to Create - Artists in Exile

    Free to Create - Artists in Exile

  • Surge

    Surge

  • La Vie d'une Femme

    La Vie d'une Femme

  • Un peu avant minuit

    Un peu avant minuit

  • The Rule of Three

    The Rule of Three

  • Somewhere Else

    Somewhere Else

  • Seven Acts

    Seven Acts

  • The Tear of the Cold

    The Tear of the Cold

  • Les Clochettes de Kaboul

    Les Clochettes de Kaboul

  • Conference of the Birds

    Conference of the Birds

  • Super Plan

    Super Plan

  • If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

  • Sinjar, naissance des fantômes

    Sinjar, naissance des fantômes

  • Behrouz: A Legend on Screen

    Behrouz: A Legend on Screen

  • Oh, What Happy Days!

    Oh, What Happy Days!

  • The Wall

    The Wall