Golshifteh Farahani
Known For
Acting
Born
1983-07-10 in Tehran, Iran
Biography
Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. She has dual Iranian and French nationality. 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.
Most Known For
Invasion
as Aneesha Malik
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
as Shansa
Extraction
as Nik Khan
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Nefertari
Extraction 2
as Nik Khan
Beau geste
as Self
William Tell
as Suna
C ce soir, le débat
as Self - Guest
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
Alpha
as Maman
Eden
as Yasmin
Finding Altamira
as Conchita
The Upside
as Maggie
Body of Lies
as Aisha
Paterson
as Laura
Cocorica
as (voice)
The Night Eats the World
as Sarah
Two Angels
as Azar
Christmas & Co.
as Amélie
My Father's Dragon
as Dela Elevator (voice)