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
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Nefertari
Extraction 2 (2023)
as Nik Khan
Extraction (2020)
as Nik Khan
Body of Lies (2008)
as Aisha
Matchbox: The Movie (2026)
as Robbie
The Upside (2019)
as Maggie
Alpha (2025)
as Mother
Paterson (2016)
as Laura
William Tell (2025)
as Suna
Reading Lolita in Tehran (2024)
as Azar Nafisi
The Night Eats the World (2018)
as Sarah
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Extraction 3 (—)
as Nik Khan
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Christmas & Co. (2017)
as Amélie
Finding Altamira (2016)
as Conchita
About Elly (2009)
as Sepideh
Brother and Sister (2022)
as Faunia Vuillard
Can Creativity Save the World? (2024)
as Self
Girls of the Sun (2018)
as Bahar
Eden (2014)
as Yasmin
There Be Dragons (2011)
as Leila
Romantique (2022)
as Salomé
Hood Witch (2023)
as Nour
The Patience Stone (2013)
as The woman
Chicken with Plums (2011)
as Irâne
Rosewater (2014)
as Maryam
Arab Blues (2020)
as Selma
The Fish Fall in Love (2007)
as Touka
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)
as Self
The Music Man (2007)
as Hanieh
Two Friends (2015)
as Mona
Two Angels (2003)
as Azar
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015)
as Self
Sophie's Misfortunes (2016)
as Madame de Réan
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (2024)
as 242B (voice)
The Song of Scorpions (2019)
as Nooran
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate (2023)
as Self
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen (2017)
as Self
Cocorica (2021)
as (voice)
My Sweet Pepper Land (2014)
as Govend
Bab'Aziz (2006)
as Nour
Blind Spot (2019)
as Elham
One Minute to Midnight (2026)
as Tina
The Thing That Hurts (—)
Actor
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
as Sibe
Shelter (2017)
as Lina/Mona
Go Home (2016)
as Nada
Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
Actor
Just Like a Woman (2013)
as Mona
Shirin (2009)
Actor
The Pear Tree (1998)
as M
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution (2023)
as Self
Half Moon (2006)
as Niwemang
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes (2024)
as Narrator (voix)
The Disgraced (2006)
as Maryam
Rule of Three (2012)
as Marie
M for Mother (2006)
as Sepideh
Free to Create - Artists in Exile (2024)
as Herself
Seven Acts (2000)
Actor
In the Name of the Father (2006)
as Habibe
Dog my Cats! (—)
as (voice)
Les Clochettes de Kaboul (—)
as Leila
Boutique (2003)
as Eti
Somewhere Else (2003)
Actor
The Tear of the Cold (2004)
as Ronak
There's Always a Woman in Between (2008)
Actor
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report (2016)
as Self
The Wall (2008)
as Setareh
Zamaneh (2002)
as Zamaneh
Conference of the Birds (—)
Actor