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