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Golshifteh Farahani

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.

Filmography

2025
Alpha

as Maman

Movie
2025
William Tell

as Suna

Movie
2023
Extraction 2

as Nik Khan

Movie
2020
Extraction

as Nik Khan

Movie
2019
The Upside

as Maggie

Movie
2017
Christmas & Co.

as Amélie

Movie
2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

as Shansa

Movie
2021
Invasion

as Aneesha Malik

TV Show