Golshifteh Farahani
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1983
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
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.
Filmography
Extraction 3 TBA
as Nik Khan
Dog my Cats! TBA
as (voice)
- Conference of the Birds
Conference of the Birds TBA
Actor
- The Thing That Hurts
The Thing That Hurts TBA
Actor
One Minute to Midnight 2026
as Tina
- When She Hears the Bells
When She Hears the Bells 2026
as Leila
Matchbox the Movie 2026
as Robbie
A War on Women 2026
as Self
Oh, What Happy Days! 2025
Actor
Alpha 2025
as Mother
William Tell 2025
as Suna
Reading Lolita in Tehran 2024
as Azar Nafisi
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust 2024
as 242B (voice)
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes 2024
as Narrator (voix)
Can Creativity Save the World? 2024
as Self
- Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Free to Create - Artists in Exile 2024
as Herself
Hood Witch 2023
as Nour
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution 2023
as Self
Extraction 2 2023
as Nik Khan
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate 2023
as Self
Romantique 2022
as Salomé
My Father's Dragon 2022
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires 2022
as Self
Brother and Sister 2022
as Faunia Vuillard
Cocorica 2021
as (voice)
Extraction 2020
as Nik Khan
Arab Blues 2020
as Selma
Blind Spot 2019
as Elham
The Song of Scorpions 2019
as Nooran
The Upside 2019
as Maggie
The Night Eats the World 2018
as Sarah
Girls of the Sun 2018
as Bahar
Christmas & Co. 2017
as Amélie
Shelter 2017
as Lina/Mona
Behrouz: A Legend on Screen 2017
as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017
as Shansa
Paterson 2016
as Laura
Go Home 2016
as Nada
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report 2016
as Self
Sophie's Misfortunes 2016
as Madame de Réan
Finding Altamira 2016
as Conchita
Two Friends 2015
as Mona
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' 2015
as Self
Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014
as Nefertari
Eden 2014
as Yasmin
Rosewater 2014
as Maryam
My Sweet Pepper Land 2014
as Govend
Just Like a Woman 2013
as Mona
The Patience Stone 2013
as The woman
Rule of Three 2012
as Marie
Chicken with Plums 2011
as Irâne
There Be Dragons 2011
as Leila
If You Die, I'll Kill You 2011
as Sibe
About Elly 2009
as Sepideh
Shirin 2009
Actor
Body of Lies 2008
as Aisha
The Wall 2008
as Setareh
There's Always a Woman in Between 2008
Actor
To Each His Own Cinema 2007
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
The Music Man 2007
as Hanieh
The Fish Fall in Love 2007
as Touka
Bab'Aziz 2006
as Nour
M for Mother 2006
as Sepideh
Half Moon 2006
as Niwemang
In the Name of the Father 2006
as Habibe
The Disgraced 2006
as Maryam
The Tear of the Cold 2004
as Ronak
Two Angels 2003
as Azar
Somewhere Else 2003
Actor
Boutique 2003
as Eti
Zamaneh 2002
as Zamaneh
Seven Acts 2000
Actor
The Pear Tree 1998
as M
Credits from TMDB.