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Golshifteh Farahani

Born 10 July 1983 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026One Minute to Midnight1h 47mTina
  2. 2026When She Hears the Bells1h 23mLeila
  3. 2026A War on Women1h 42mSelf
  4. 2026Matchbox the Movie2h 7mRobbie
  5. 2025Oh, What Happy Days!1h 47m
  6. 2025Alpha2h 8mMother
  7. 2025William Tell2h 13mSuna
  8. 2024Reading Lolita in Tehran1h 47mAzar Nafisi
  9. 2024Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust1h 43m242B (voice)
  10. 2024Sinjar, naissance des fantômesNarrator (voix)
  11. 2024Free to Create - Artists in Exile53mHerself
  12. 2024Can Creativity Save the World?1h 10mSelf
  13. 2023Extraction 22h 2mNik Khan
  14. 2023Hood Witch1h 35mNour
  15. 2023Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate2h 20mSelf
  16. 2023Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution53mSelf
  17. 2022Romantique1h 38mSalomé
  18. 2022My Father's Dragon1h 39mDela Elevator (voice)
  19. 2022Brother and Sister1h 48mFaunia Vuillard
  20. 2022Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires2h 45mSelf
  21. 2021Invasion3 seasonsAneesha Malik
  22. 2021Surge1 seasonNora
  23. 2021Cocorica4m(voice)
  24. 2020Arab Blues1h 28mSelma
  25. 2020Extraction1h 56mNik Khan
  26. 2019The Song of Scorpions2hNooran
  27. 2019Blind Spot1h 44mElham
  28. 2019The Upside2h 6mMaggie
  29. 2018Girls of the Sun1h 51mBahar
  30. 2018The Night Eats the World1h 34mSarah
  31. 2017Shelter1h 33mLina/Mona
  32. 2017Christmas & Co.1h 40mAmélie
  33. 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2h 9mShansa
  34. 2017Behrouz: A Legend on Screen1h 26mSelf
  35. 2016Sophie's Misfortunes1h 46mMadame de Réan
  36. 2016Go Home1h 38mNada
  37. 2016Paterson1h 58mLaura
  38. 2016Finding Altamira1h 37mConchita
  39. 2016Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report1h 48mSelf
  40. 2015Two Friends1h 40mMona
  41. 2015Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'2h 33mSelf
  42. 2014My Sweet Pepper Land1h 26mGovend
  43. 2014Eden2h 11mYasmin
  44. 2014Exodus: Gods and Kings2h 30mNefertari
  45. 2014Rosewater1h 43mMaryam
  46. 2013Just Like a Woman1h 45mMona
  47. 2013The Patience Stone1h 42mThe woman
  48. 2012Rule of Three18mMarie
  49. 2011Chicken with Plums1h 32mIrâne
  50. 2011If You Die, I'll Kill You1h 35mSibe
  51. 2011There Be Dragons1h 52mLeila
  52. 2009About Elly1h 59mSepideh
  53. 2009Shirin1h 32m
  54. 2008The Wall1h 30mSetareh
  55. 2008There's Always a Woman in Between1h 37m
  56. 2008Body of Lies2h 8mAisha
  57. 2007To Each His Own Cinema1h 40mWoman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
  58. 2007The Music Man1h 47mHanieh
  59. 2007The Fish Fall in Love1h 36mTouka
  60. 2006Half Moon1h 48mNiwemang
  61. 2006M for Mother1h 53mSepideh
  62. 2006Bab'Aziz1h 36mNour
  63. 2006In the Name of the Father1h 36mHabibe
  64. 2006The Disgraced1h 38mMaryam
  65. 2004The Tear of the Cold1h 36mRonak
  66. 2003Two Angels1h 20mAzar
  67. 2003Somewhere Else1h 24m
  68. 2003Boutique1h 53mEti
  69. 2002Zamaneh1h 26mZamaneh
  70. 2000Seven Acts1h 30m
  71. 1998The Pear Tree1h 35mM
  72. Extraction 3Nik Khan
  73. The Thing That Hurts
  74. Conference of the Birds
  75. Chandshanbeh Ba Sina1 seasonGuest
  76. Dog my Cats!1h 25m(voice)