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