Golshifteh Farahani

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

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

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • C ce soir, le débat

    C ce soir, le débat

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • The Upside

    The Upside

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

  • The Patience Stone

    The Patience Stone

  • Christmas & Co.

    Christmas & Co.

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

    Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • Chicken with Plums

    Chicken with Plums

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

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

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

    Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Sophie's Misfortunes

    Sophie's Misfortunes

  • Alpha

    Alpha

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Two Friends

    Two Friends

  • About Elly

    About Elly

  • Go Home

    Go Home

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

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

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Hood Witch

    Hood Witch

  • The Rule of Three

    The Rule of Three

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • Les Clochettes de Kaboul

    Les Clochettes de Kaboul

  • Romantique

    Romantique

  • Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

    Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

  • There's Always a Woman in Between

    There's Always a Woman in Between

  • Paterson

    Paterson

  • Arab Blues

    Arab Blues

  • Bab'Aziz

    Bab'Aziz

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • The Fish Fall in Love

    The Fish Fall in Love

  • The Disgraced

    The Disgraced

  • Finding Altamira

    Finding Altamira

  • Reading Lolita in Tehran

    Reading Lolita in Tehran

  • Conference of the Birds

    Conference of the Birds

  • M for Mother

    M for Mother

  • My Sweet Pepper Land

    My Sweet Pepper Land

  • The Night Eats the World

    The Night Eats the World

  • The Thing That Hurts

    The Thing That Hurts

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • Somewhere Else

    Somewhere Else

  • Boutique

    Boutique

  • The Pear Tree

    The Pear Tree

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • Half Moon

    Half Moon

  • Seven Acts

    Seven Acts

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • Zamaneh

    Zamaneh

  • The Tear of the Cold

    The Tear of the Cold

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

    Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate

  • Girls of the Sun

    Girls of the Sun

  • The Song of Scorpions

    The Song of Scorpions

  • Cocorica

    Cocorica

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • Surge

    Surge

  • La Vie d'une Femme

    La Vie d'une Femme

  • If You Die, I'll Kill You

    If You Die, I'll Kill You

  • Shirin

    Shirin

  • Two Angels

    Two Angels

  • Super Plan

    Super Plan

  • Free to Create - Artists in Exile

    Free to Create - Artists in Exile

  • Sinjar, naissance des fantômes

    Sinjar, naissance des fantômes