Golshifteh Farahani
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1983-07-10 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Tehran, Iran
- Also known as
- Rahavard Farahani · Golshifte Farahani · რაჰავარდ ფარაჰანი
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (72)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Shansa
Extraction 2
2023
as Nik Khan
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Nefertari
Extraction 3
as Nik Khan
Extraction
2020
as Nik Khan
Alpha
2025
as Mother
Body of Lies
2008
as Aisha
William Tell
2025
as Suna
Matchbox
2026
as Robbie
The Upside
2019
as Maggie
The Music Man
2007
as Hanieh
Paterson
2016
as Laura
The Fish Fall in Love
2007
as Touka
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2024
as Azar Nafisi
Eden
2014
as Yasmin
The Night Eats the World
2018
as Sarah
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Brother and Sister
2022
as Faunia Vuillard
About Elly
2009
as Sepideh
The Thing That Hurts
Christmas & Co.
2017
as Amélie
Girls of the Sun
2018
as Bahar
Chicken with Plums
2011
as Irâne
Finding Altamira
2016
as Conchita
There Be Dragons
2011
as Leila
Two Angels
2003
as Azar
My Sweet Pepper Land
2014
as Govend
The Song of Scorpions
2019
as Nooran
Un peu avant minuit
2026
as Tina
Arab Blues
2020
as Selma
The Patience Stone
2013
as The woman
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
2017
as Self
Rosewater
2014
as Maryam
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Sophie's Misfortunes
2016
as Madame de Réan
Cocorica
2021
as (voice)
Just Like a Woman
2013
as Mona
Two Friends
2015
as Mona
Hood Witch
2023
as Nour
Shirin
2009
If You Die, I'll Kill You
2011
as Sibe
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
2024
as Narrator (voix)
Bab'Aziz
2006
as Nour
Romantique
2022
as Salomé
Shelter
2017
as Lina/Mona
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025
Conference of the Birds
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
Blind Spot
2019
as Elham
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024
as 242B (voice)
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024
as Self
The Tear of the Cold
2004
as Ronak
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
2016
as Self
The Pear Tree
1998
as M
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
as Self
M for Mother
2006
as Sepideh
Seven Acts
2000
Rule of Three
2012
as Marie
Dog my Cats!
as (voice)
Half Moon Arabic
2006
as Niwemang
In the Name of the Father
2006
as Habibe
The Wall
2008
as Setareh
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
2023
as Self
Boutique
2003
as Eti
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
2023
as Self
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
2024
as Herself
Go Home
2016
as Nada
Les Clochettes de Kaboul
as Leila
Somewhere Else
2003
Zamaneh
2002
as Zamaneh
The Disgraced
2006
as Maryam
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008
About Golshifteh Farahani
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 Russ… With 80 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Golshifteh Farahani has appeared in 72 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Golshifteh Farahani Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — as Shansa
- Extraction 2 (2023) — as Nik Khan
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) — as Nefertari
- Extraction 3 — as Nik Khan
- Extraction (2020) — as Nik Khan
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