Golshifteh Farahani
Born July 10, 1983 (Age: 42)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
William Tell
2025
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as Suna
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Age: 41
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
2023
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as Self
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Age: 39
Brother and Sister
2022
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as Faunia Vuillard
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Age: 38
The Upside
2019
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as Maggie
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Age: 35
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
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as Shansa
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Age: 33
Paterson
2016
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as Laura
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Age: 33
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
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as Nefertari
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Age: 31
Eden
2014
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as Yasmin
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Age: 31
My Sweet Pepper Land
2014
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as Govend
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Age: 30
Chicken with Plums
2011
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as Irâne
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Age: 28
Body of Lies
2008
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as Aisha
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Age: 25
Seven Acts
2000
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Age: 16