Golshifteh Farahani
Acting
Born Jul 10, 1983 (age 43) · Tehran, Iran
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.
as Shansa
as Nik Khan
as Nefertari
as Aisha
as Nik Khan
as Laura
as Maggie
as Sarah
as Amélie
as Sepideh
as Robbie
as Suna
as Selma
as Maryam
as Irâne
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
as Yasmin
as Conchita
as Leila
as Mona
as Mother
as Dela Elevator (voice)
as Faunia Vuillard
as The woman
as Govend
as Madame de Réan
as Bahar
as Azar Nafisi
as Nour
as Tina
Out Wed, Dec 2
