Golshifteh Farahani
Acting
Born 1983-07-10 · Tehran, Iran
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
Extraction
2020 · Movie
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Movie
Extraction 2
2023 · Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Movie
Alpha
2025 · Movie
Body of Lies
2008 · Movie
William Tell
2025 · Movie
Paterson
2016 · Movie
The Upside
2019 · Movie
About Elly
2009 · Movie
My Father's Dragon
2022 · Movie
Two Angels
2003 · Movie
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022 · Movie
Christmas & Co.
2017 · Movie
The Night Eats the World
2018 · Movie
Rosewater
2014 · Movie
Chicken with Plums
2011 · Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Movie
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
2024 · Movie
Bab'Aziz
2006 · Movie
The Song of Scorpions
2019 · Movie
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2024 · Movie
Girls of the Sun
2018 · Movie
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
2023 · Movie
The Patience Stone
2013 · Movie
M for Mother
2006 · Movie
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
2023 · Movie
Shirin
2009 · Movie
Finding Altamira
2016 · Movie
Eden
2014 · Movie
Hood Witch
2023 · Movie
Arab Blues
2020 · Movie
My Sweet Pepper Land
2014 · Movie
The Pear Tree
1998 · Movie
Boutique
2003 · Movie
There Be Dragons
2011 · Movie
Shelter
2017 · Movie
Just Like a Woman
2013 · Movie
The Music Man
2007 · Movie
Half Moon
2006 · Movie
If You Die, I'll Kill You
2011 · Movie
Brother and Sister
2022 · Movie
Two Friends
2015 · Movie
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015 · Movie
The Fish Fall in Love
2007 · Movie
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024 · Movie
Extraction 3
— · Movie
In the Name of the Father
2006 · Movie
Blind Spot
2019 · Movie
Rule of Three
2012 · Movie
Sophie's Misfortunes
2016 · Movie
Seven Acts
2000 · Movie
Romantique
2022 · Movie
Go Home
2016 · Movie
Matchbox
Releases Oct 8, 2026
Zamaneh
2002 · Movie
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008 · Movie
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025 · Movie
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024 · Movie
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
2016 · Movie