Golshifteh Farahani
Biography
Golshifteh Farahani is an international Iranian actress born on July 10, 1983, in Tehran, Iran. Also known as Rahavard Farahani Golshif, she is the daughter of actor and director Behzad Farahani. Farahani is recognized for her extensive work in film and theatre, maintaining a career that spans both Iranian and international productions. With a professional history that includes 80 known credits, she has established herself as a prominent figure in global cinema. Her background includes early training and performance experience that began during her childhood in Iran, eventually leading to a diverse filmography that has reached audiences worldwide through various international festivals and major studio releases.
Career overview
Farahani began her acting career in theatre at the age of six. Over the course of her professional life, she has appeared in more than 40 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Her notable Iranian filmography includes roles in Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, Dariush Mehrjui's Santoori, Rasool Mollagholipour's M for Mother, and Asghar Farhadi's About Elly. These projects helped establish her reputation within the Iranian film industry before she expanded her work into global markets.
In 2008, Farahani achieved a significant milestone by starring in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. This role marked her as the first Iranian actress to appear in a major Hollywood production. Following this, she continued to work on international projects, including a role in the film Exodus: Gods and Kings. With 80 known credits to her name, her career reflects a consistent transition from early stage work to a wide range of film roles across different cultural and industrial landscapes.
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- Matchbox (2026) as Robbie
- Un peu avant minuit (2026) as Tina
- Alpha (2025) as Mother
- Super Plan (2025) as Self - Guest
- William Tell (2025) as Suna
- Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
- Reading Lolita in Tehran (2024) as Azar Nafisi
- Sinjar, naissance des fantômes (2024) as Narrator (voix)
- Can Creativity Save the World? (2024) as Self
- Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (2024) as 242B (voice)
- Free to Create - Artists in Exile (2024) as Herself
- Beau geste (2023) as Self
- Extraction 2 (2023) as Nik Khan
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
- Hood Witch (2023) as Nour
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate (2023) as Self
- Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution (2023) as Self
- My Father's Dragon (2022) as Dela Elevator (voice)
- Brother and Sister (2022) as Faunia Vuillard
- Romantique (2022) as Salomé
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022) as Self
- Invasion (2021) as Aneesha Malik
- C ce soir, le débat (2021) as Self - Guest
- Cocorica (2021) as (voice)
- Surge (2021) as Nora
- Extraction (2020) as Nik Khan
- Arab Blues (2020) as Selma
- The Upside (2019) as Maggie
- The Song of Scorpions (2019) as Nooran
- Blind Spot (2019) as Elham
- The Night Eats the World (2018) as Sarah
- Girls of the Sun (2018) as Bahar
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Shansa
- Behrouz: A Legend on Screen (2017) as Self
- Christmas & Co. (2017) as Amélie
- Shelter (2017) as Lina/Mona
- Paterson (2016) as Laura
- Finding Altamira (2016) as Conchita
- Sophie's Misfortunes (2016) as Madame de Réan
- Go Home (2016) as Nada
- Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report (2016) as Self
- Two Friends (2015) as Mona
- Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015) as Self
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) as Nefertari
- Eden (2014) as Yasmin
- My Sweet Pepper Land (2014) as Govend
- Rosewater (2014) as Maryam
- The Patience Stone (2013) as The woman
- Just Like a Woman (2013) as Mona
- Rule of Three (2012) as Marie
- There Be Dragons (2011) as Leila
- Chicken with Plums (2011) as Irâne
- If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011) as Sibe
- About Elly (2009) as Sepideh
- Shirin (2009)
- Body of Lies (2008) as Aisha
- The Wall (2008) as Setareh
- There's Always a Woman in Between (2008)
- The Fish Fall in Love (2007) as Touka
- The Music Man (2007) as Hanieh
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
- Bab'Aziz (2006) as Nour
- Half Moon Arabic (2006) as Niwemang
- M for Mother (2006) as Sepideh
- The Disgraced (2006) as Maryam
- In the Name of the Father (2006) as Habibe
- The Tear of the Cold (2004) as Ronak
- Two Angels (2003) as Azar
- Boutique (2003) as Eti
- Somewhere Else (2003)
- Zamaneh (2002) as Zamaneh
- Seven Acts (2000)
- The Pear Tree (1998) as M
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - Presenter
- Extraction 3 as Nik Khan
- The Thing That Hurts
- Chandshanbeh Ba Sina as Guest
- Conference of the Birds
- Dog my Cats! as (voice)
- Les Clochettes de Kaboul as Leila