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

  • Alpha

    Alpha

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • William Tell

    William Tell

  • Finding Altamira

    Finding Altamira

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • The Upside

    The Upside

  • Hood Witch

    Hood Witch

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Christmas & Co.

    Christmas & Co.

  • Two Angels

    Two Angels

  • Cocorica

    Cocorica

  • M for Mother

    M for Mother

  • The Thing That Hurts

    The Thing That Hurts

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

  • Paterson

    Paterson

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • The Patience Stone

    The Patience Stone

  • Matchbox

    Matchbox

  • C ce soir, le débat

    C ce soir, le débat

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • The Night Eats the World

    The Night Eats the World

  • About Elly

    About Elly

  • Sinjar, naissance des fantômes

    Sinjar, naissance des fantômes

  • Reading Lolita in Tehran

    Reading Lolita in Tehran

  • Go Home

    Go Home

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • The Tear of the Cold

    The Tear of the Cold

  • Les Clochettes de Kaboul

    Les Clochettes de Kaboul

  • Somewhere Else

    Somewhere Else

  • Girls of the Sun

    Girls of the Sun

  • Chicken with Plums

    Chicken with Plums

  • Zamaneh

    Zamaneh

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • Two Friends

    Two Friends

  • Conference of the Birds

    Conference of the Birds

  • Oh, What Happy Days!

    Oh, What Happy Days!

  • Bab'Aziz

    Bab'Aziz

  • Un peu avant minuit

    Un peu avant minuit

  • Shirin

    Shirin

  • Arab Blues

    Arab Blues

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Surge

    Surge

  • Super Plan

    Super Plan

  • Romantique

    Romantique

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

    Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

  • Sophie's Misfortunes

    Sophie's Misfortunes

  • Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

    Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

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

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

  • The Pear Tree

    The Pear Tree

  • If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

  • The Song of Scorpions

    The Song of Scorpions

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

    Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate

  • My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

  • Boutique

    Boutique

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • There's Always a Woman in Between

    There's Always a Woman in Between

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

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

  • Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

    Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

  • The Rule of Three

    The Rule of Three

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • Half Moon

    Half Moon

  • The Fish Fall in Love

    The Fish Fall in Love

  • Behrouz: A Legend on Screen

    Behrouz: A Legend on Screen

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • The Disgraced

    The Disgraced

  • Free to Create - Artists in Exile

    Free to Create - Artists in Exile

  • Seven Acts

    Seven Acts

  • Dog my Cats!

    Dog my Cats!