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Golshifteh Farahani
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Biography
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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Paterson
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
As Shansa
Exodus: Gods and Kings
As Nefertari
Extraction 2
As Nik Khan
Extraction
As Nik Khan
Body of Lies
As Aisha
The Night Eats the World
As Sarah
To Each His Own Cinema
As Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
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Acted
Extraction 2
2023 · Nik Khan
Extraction
2020 · Nik Khan
The Night Eats the World
2018 · Sarah
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Shansa
Paterson
2016 · Laura
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Nefertari
Body of Lies
2008 · Aisha
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)