Golshifteh Farahani
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
One Minute to Midnight
as Tina
One Minute to Midnight
as Tina
Matchbox: The Movie
as Robbie
Matchbox: The Movie
as Robbie
Oh, What Happy Days!
Oh, What Happy Days!
Alpha
as Mother
Alpha
as Mother
William Tell
as Suna
William Tell
as Suna
Reading Lolita in Tehran
as Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran
as Azar Nafisi
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
as 242B (voice)
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
as 242B (voice)
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
as Narrator (voix)
Sinjar, naissance des fantômes
as Narrator (voix)
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
as Herself
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
as Herself
Hood Witch
as Nour
Hood Witch
as Nour
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
as Self
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
as Self
Extraction 2
as Nik Khan
Extraction 2
as Nik Khan
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
as Self
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
as Self
Romantique
as Salomé
Romantique
as Salomé
My Father's Dragon
as Dela Elevator (voice)
My Father's Dragon
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self
Brother and Sister
as Faunia Vuillard
Brother and Sister
as Faunia Vuillard
Extraction
as Nik Khan
Extraction
as Nik Khan
Arab Blues
as Selma
Arab Blues
as Selma
The Upside
as Maggie
The Upside
as Maggie
Girls of the Sun
as Bahar
Girls of the Sun
as Bahar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
as Shansa
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
as Shansa
Paterson
as Laura
Paterson
as Laura
Go Home
as Nada
Go Home
as Nada
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
as Self
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
as Self
Sophie's Misfortunes
as Madame de Réan
Sophie's Misfortunes
as Madame de Réan
Finding Altamira
as Conchita
Finding Altamira
as Conchita
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
as Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
as Self
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Nefertari
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Nefertari
Rosewater
as Maryam
Rosewater
as Maryam
My Sweet Pepper Land
as Govend
My Sweet Pepper Land
as Govend
Just Like a Woman
as Mona
Just Like a Woman
as Mona
The Patience Stone
as The woman
The Patience Stone
as The woman
Rule of Three
as Marie
Rule of Three
as Marie
Chicken with Plums
as Irâne
Chicken with Plums
as Irâne
There Be Dragons
as Leila
There Be Dragons
as Leila
If You Die, I'll Kill You
as Sibe
If You Die, I'll Kill You
as Sibe
About Elly
as Sepideh
About Elly
as Sepideh
Shirin
Shirin
Body of Lies
as Aisha
Body of Lies
as Aisha
The Wall
as Setareh
The Wall
as Setareh
To Each His Own Cinema
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
To Each His Own Cinema
as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
The Music Man
as Hanieh
The Music Man
as Hanieh
Bab'Aziz
as Nour
Bab'Aziz
as Nour
M for Mother
as Sepideh
M for Mother
as Sepideh
Half Moon
as Niwemang
Half Moon
as Niwemang
In the Name of the Father
as Habibe
In the Name of the Father
as Habibe
The Tear of the Cold
as Ronak
The Tear of the Cold
as Ronak
Two Angels
as Azar
Two Angels
as Azar
Boutique
as Eti
Boutique
as Eti
Zamaneh
as Zamaneh
Zamaneh
as Zamaneh
The Pear Tree
as M
The Pear Tree
as M
The Thing That Hurts
The Thing That Hurts
Conference of the Birds
Conference of the Birds
Dog my Cats!
as (voice)
Dog my Cats!
as (voice)