Golshifteh Farahani
Acting
Born: July 10, 1983 (age 43) · Tehran, Iran
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
Extraction
2020
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
Body of Lies
2008
Extraction 2
2023
Paterson
2016
The Upside
2019
Invasion
2021
The Night Eats the World
2018
Christmas & Co.
2017
About Elly
2009
William Tell
2025
Photos (14)
Movies (58)
Matchbox the Movie
Robbie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Shansa
Body of Lies
Aisha
Extraction 2
Nik Khan
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Nefertari
The Upside
Maggie
Extraction
Nik Khan
My Father's Dragon
Dela Elevator (voice)
William Tell
Suna
Alpha
Mother
The Night Eats the World
Sarah
Paterson
Laura
Christmas & Co.
Amélie
Arab Blues
Selma
Brother and Sister
Faunia Vuillard
About Elly
Sepideh
If You Die, I'll Kill You
Sibe
There Be Dragons
Leila
Finding Altamira
Conchita
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
To Each His Own Cinema
Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
Chicken with Plums
Irâne
Girls of the Sun
Bahar
Eden
Yasmin
Romantique
Salomé
My Sweet Pepper Land
Govend
Rosewater
Maryam
Two Friends
Mona
The Patience Stone
The woman
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
242B (voice)
Two Angels
Azar
Just Like a Woman
Mona
Bab'Aziz
Nour
Hood Witch
Nour
Sophie's Misfortunes
Madame de Réan
Shelter
Lina/Mona
Rule of Three
Marie
The Song of Scorpions
Nooran
Blind Spot
Elham
Shirin
2009
The Pear Tree
M
Half Moon
Niwemang
The Music Man
Hanieh
Cocorica
(voice)
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
Narrator (voix)
The Fish Fall in Love
Touka
M for Mother
Sepideh
Go Home
Nada
Boutique
Eti
There's Always a Woman in Between
2008
In the Name of the Father
Habibe
Somewhere Else
2003
The Tear of the Cold
Ronak
The Wall
Setareh
Zamaneh
Zamaneh
The Disgraced
Maryam
Seven Acts
2000
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (12)
C ce soir
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Beau geste
Self · 2 eps
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Super Plan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen
Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
Self
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
Self
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Self
