Golshifteh Farahani
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1983-07-10 (age 42)
- 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. 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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (72)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Shansa
Extraction 2
2023
as Nik Khan
Extraction
2020
as Nik Khan
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Nefertari
Alpha
2025
as Mother
The Upside
2019
as Maggie
Body of Lies
2008
as Aisha
William Tell
2025
as Suna
Matchbox
2026
as Robbie
Extraction 3
as Nik Khan
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Paterson
2016
as Laura
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2024
as Azar Nafisi
The Night Eats the World
2018
as Sarah
Brother and Sister
2022
as Faunia Vuillard
The Patience Stone
2013
as The woman
About Elly
2009
as Sepideh
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Eden
2014
as Yasmin
Hood Witch
2023
as Nour
Finding Altamira
2016
as Conchita
Christmas & Co.
2017
as Amélie
There Be Dragons
2011
as Leila
Two Friends
2015
as Mona
Rosewater
2014
as Maryam
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
Arab Blues
2020
as Selma
The Song of Scorpions
2019
as Nooran
Chicken with Plums
2011
as Irâne
Shelter
2017
as Lina/Mona
Just Like a Woman
2013
as Mona
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024
as 242B (voice)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
as Self
Shirin
2009
Girls of the Sun
2018
as Bahar
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024
as Self
Bab'Aziz
2006
as Nour
Sophie's Misfortunes
2016
as Madame de Réan
My Sweet Pepper Land
2014
as Govend
The Thing That Hurts
Half Moon
2006
as Niwemang
Blind Spot
2019
as Elham
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
2023
as Self
The Pear Tree
1998
as M
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008
The Fish Fall in Love
2007
as Touka
In the Name of the Father
2006
as Habibe
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
2023
as Self
If You Die, I'll Kill You
2011
as Sibe
Romantique
2022
as Salomé
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
2016
as Self
Somewhere Else
2003
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
2017
as Self
The Wall
2008
as Setareh
Dog my Cats!
as (voice)
The Music Man
2007
as Hanieh
Boutique
2003
as Eti
Seven Acts
2000
Zamaneh
2002
as Zamaneh
M for Mother
2006
as Sepideh
Two Angels
2003
as Azar
Go Home
2016
as Nada
Un peu avant minuit
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
2024
as Herself
The Tear of the Cold
2004
as Ronak
The Disgraced
2006
as Maryam
Les Clochettes de Kaboul
as Leila
Cocorica
2021
as (voice)
Rule of Three
2012
as Marie
Conference of the Birds
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
2024
as Narrator (voix)
About Golshifteh Farahani
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… 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
- Extraction (2020) — as Nik Khan
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) — as Nefertari
- Alpha (2025) — as Mother
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