Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Age 42 — born July 10, 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.

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32Credits2 TV · 30 films
1998–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedTwo Angels
7.1 Average ratingacross 32 titles

Top TV shows 2best Golshifteh Farahani shows

  1. 1Surge posterSurgeNora · 5 eps · 20217.5
  2. 2Invasion posterInvasionAneesha Malik · 30 eps · 20217.1

Top movies 30best Golshifteh Farahani movies

  1. 1Two Angels posterTwo AngelsAzar · 200310.0
  2. 2Sinjar, naissance des fantômes posterSinjar, naissance des fantômesNarrator (voix) · 20249.0
  3. 3The Song of Scorpions posterThe Song of ScorpionsNooran · 20198.0
  4. 4M for Mother posterM for MotherSepideh · 20067.9
  5. 5About Elly posterAbout EllySepideh · 20097.5
  6. 6Extraction 2 posterExtraction 2Nik Khan · 2023 · Action7.4
  7. 7Reading Lolita in Tehran posterReading Lolita in TehranAzar Nafisi · 20247.3
  8. 8Bab'Aziz posterBab'AzizNour · 20067.3
  9. 9Extraction posterExtractionNik Khan · 2020 · Action7.3
  10. 10The Upside posterThe UpsideMaggie · 20197.1
  11. 11Paterson posterPatersonLaura · 20167.1
  12. 12Boutique posterBoutiqueEti · 20037.1
  13. 13My Father's Dragon posterMy Father's DragonDela Elevator (voice) · 20227.1
  14. 14Chicken with Plums posterChicken with PlumsIrâne · 20117.0
  15. 15The Patience Stone posterThe Patience StoneThe woman · 20137.0
  16. 16Girls of the Sun posterGirls of the SunBahar · 20187.0
  17. 17My Sweet Pepper Land posterMy Sweet Pepper LandGovend · 20147.0
  18. 18The Music Man posterThe Music ManHanieh · 20076.8
  19. 19The Pear Tree posterThe Pear TreeM · 19986.8
  20. 20Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales posterPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesShansa · 2017 · Adventure6.7
  21. 21Body of Lies posterBody of LiesAisha · 2008 · Action6.6
  22. 22To Each His Own Cinema posterTo Each His Own CinemaWoman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?) · 20076.5
  23. 23Half Moon posterHalf MoonNiwemang · 20066.4
  24. 24Rosewater posterRosewaterMaryam · 20146.4
  25. 25Alpha posterAlphaMother · 20256.3
  26. 26Christmas & Co. posterChristmas & Co.Amélie · 20176.3
  27. 27William Tell posterWilliam TellSuna · 20256.2
  28. 28Shirin posterShirin20096.2
  29. 29Arab Blues posterArab BluesSelma · 20206.1
  30. 30Exodus: Gods and Kings posterExodus: Gods and KingsNefertari · 2014 · Adventure5.9

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