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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Oh, What Happy Days!
Character:
Release Date:15/11/2025
Alpha
Character:Maman
Release Date:20/08/2025
William Tell
Character:Suna
Release Date:17/01/2025
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Character:Azar Nafisi
Release Date:21/11/2024
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Character:242B (voice)
Release Date:29/08/2024
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
Character:Narrator (voix)
Release Date:19/06/2024
Can Creativity Save the World?
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2024
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Character:Herself
Release Date:13/02/2024
Hood Witch
Character:Nour
Release Date:10/10/2023
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2023
Extraction 2
Character:Nik Khan
Release Date:09/06/2023
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2023
Romantique
Character:Salomé
Release Date:16/11/2022
My Father's Dragon
Character:Dela Elevator (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2022
Brother and Sister
Character:Faunia Vuillard
Release Date:20/05/2022
Cocorica
Character:(voice)
Release Date:09/12/2021
Extraction
Character:Nik Khan
Release Date:23/04/2020
Arab Blues
Character:Selma
Release Date:12/02/2020
Blind Spot
Character:Elham
Release Date:16/10/2019
The Song of Scorpions
Character:Nooran
Release Date:19/09/2019
The Upside
Character:Maggie
Release Date:10/01/2019
The Night Eats the World
Character:Sarah
Release Date:07/03/2018
Girls of the Sun
Character:Bahar
Release Date:14/02/2018
Christmas & Co.
Character:Amélie
Release Date:06/12/2017
Shelter
Character:Lina/Mona
Release Date:19/10/2017
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Character:Shansa
Release Date:23/05/2017
Paterson
Character:Laura
Release Date:17/11/2016
Go Home
Character:Nada
Release Date:12/10/2016
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2016
Sophie's Misfortunes
Character:Madame de Réan
Release Date:20/04/2016
Finding Altamira
Character:Conchita
Release Date:01/04/2016
Two Friends
Character:Mona
Release Date:23/09/2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Character:Nefertari
Release Date:03/12/2014
Eden
Character:Yasmin
Release Date:19/11/2014
Rosewater
Character:Maryam
Release Date:07/11/2014
My Sweet Pepper Land
Character:Govend
Release Date:20/03/2014
Just Like a Woman
Character:Mona
Release Date:07/03/2013
The Patience Stone
Character:The woman
Release Date:20/02/2013
The Rule of Three
Character:Marie
Release Date:08/06/2012
Chicken with Plums
Character:Irâne
Release Date:26/10/2011
There Be Dragons
Character:Leila
Release Date:25/03/2011
If You Die, I'll Kill You
Character:Sibe
Release Date:23/03/2011
About Elly
Character:Sepideh
Release Date:06/06/2009
Shirin
Character:
Release Date:18/04/2009
Body of Lies
Character:Aisha
Release Date:09/10/2008
The Wall
Character:Setareh
Release Date:22/07/2008
There's Always a Woman in Between
Character:
Release Date:06/02/2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Character:Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Release Date:31/10/2007
The Music Man
Character:Hanieh
Release Date:01/04/2007
The Fish Fall in Love
Character:Touka
Release Date:11/01/2007
Bab'Aziz
Character:Nour
Release Date:15/11/2006
M for Mother
Character:Sepideh
Release Date:24/10/2006
Half Moon
Character:Niwemang
Release Date:21/08/2006
In the Name of the Father
Character:Habibe
Release Date:08/07/2006
The Disgraced
Character:Maryam
Release Date:01/06/2006
The Tear of the Cold
Character:Ronak
Release Date:01/01/2004
Two Angels
Character:Azar
Release Date:19/11/2003
Somewhere Else
Character:
Release Date:22/10/2003
Boutique
Character:Eti
Release Date:23/08/2003
Zamaneh
Character:Zamaneh
Release Date:01/01/2002
Seven Acts
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Pear Tree
Character:M
Release Date:18/10/1998
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