Acting · Tehran, Iran · Born July 10, 1983
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.
Un peu avant minuit
2026
as Tina
MovieMatchbox
2026
as Robbie
MovieOh, What Happy Days!
2025
TVSuper Plan
2025
as Self - Guest
MovieAlpha
2025
as Mother
MovieWilliam Tell
2025
as Suna
MovieReading Lolita in Tehran
2024
as Azar Nafisi
MovieSchirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024
as 242B (voice)
MovieSinjar, naissance des fantômes
2024
as Narrator (voix)
MovieCan Creativity Save the World?
2024
as Self
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
2024
as Herself
MovieHood Witch
2023
as Nour
TVFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieWoman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
2023
as Self
MovieExtraction 2
2023
as Nik Khan
MovieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
2023
as Self
TVBeau geste
2023
as Self
MovieRomantique
2022
as Salomé
MovieMy Father's Dragon
2022
as Dela Elevator (voice)
MovieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
as Self
MovieBrother and Sister
2022
as Faunia Vuillard
MovieCocorica
2021
as (voice)
TVSurge
2021
as Nora
TVInvasion
2021
as Aneesha Malik
TVC ce soir, le débat
2021
as Self - Guest
MovieExtraction
2020
as Nik Khan
MovieArab Blues
2020
as Selma
MovieBlind Spot
2019
as Elham
MovieThe Song of Scorpions
2019
as Nooran
MovieThe Upside
2019
as Maggie
MovieThe Night Eats the World
2018
as Sarah
MovieGirls of the Sun
2018
as Bahar
MovieChristmas & Co.
2017
as Amélie
MovieShelter
2017
as Lina/Mona
MovieBehrouz: A Legend on Screen
2017
as Self
MoviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Shansa
MoviePaterson
2016
as Laura
MovieGo Home
2016
as Nada
MovieMehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
2016
as Self
MovieSophie's Misfortunes
2016
as Madame de Réan
MovieFinding Altamira
2016
as Conchita
MovieTwo Friends
2015
as Mona
MovieKeepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
MovieExodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Nefertari
MovieEden
2014
as Yasmin
MovieRosewater
2014
as Maryam
MovieMy Sweet Pepper Land
2014
as Govend
MovieJust Like a Woman
2013
as Mona
MovieThe Patience Stone
2013
as The woman
MovieRule of Three
2012
as Marie
MovieChicken with Plums
2011
as Irâne
MovieThere Be Dragons
2011
as Leila
MovieIf You Die, I'll Kill You
2011
as Sibe
MovieAbout Elly
2009
as Sepideh
MovieShirin
2009
MovieBody of Lies
2008
as Aisha
MovieThe Wall
2008
as Setareh
MovieThere's Always a Woman in Between
2008
MovieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
MovieThe Music Man
2007
as Hanieh
MovieThe Fish Fall in Love
2007
as Touka
MovieBab'Aziz
2006
as Nour
MovieM for Mother
2006
as Sepideh
MovieHalf Moon Arabic
2006
as Niwemang
MovieIn the Name of the Father
2006
as Habibe
MovieThe Disgraced
2006
as Maryam
MovieThe Tear of the Cold
2004
as Ronak
MovieTwo Angels
2003
as Azar
MovieSomewhere Else
2003
MovieBoutique
2003
as Eti
MovieZamaneh
2002
as Zamaneh
MovieSeven Acts
2000
MovieThe Pear Tree
1998
as M
TVCérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
The Thing That Hurts
Les Clochettes de Kaboul
as Leila
Conference of the Birds
MovieDog my Cats!
as (voice)
MovieExtraction 3
as Nik Khan
Chandshanbeh Ba Sina
as Guest
