Golshifteh Farahani facts for kids
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Golshifteh Farahani
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Farahani in 2024
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Rahavard Farahani
10 July 1983 Tehran, Iran
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| Alma mater | University of Applied Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Relatives | Shaghayegh Farahani (sister) |
Golshifteh Farahani (born on July 10, 1983) is a talented actress from Iran and France. Her birth name is Rahavard Farahani. She is well-known for her roles in many movies and TV shows, including M for Mother (2006), Body of Lies (2008), About Elly (2009), The Patience Stone (2012), Paterson (2016), Girls of the Sun (2018), Extraction (2020) and its sequel Extraction 2 (2023), and the TV series Invasion (2021–present). She was even nominated for a special award called Most Promising Actress for her work in The Patience Stone.
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Early Life and First Steps in Acting
Golshifteh Farahani was born in Tehran, Iran. Her father, Behzad Farahani, is a theater director and actor, and her mother, Fahimeh Rahiminia, is also an actress. Her sister, Shaghayegh Farahani, is an actress too.
Her father created the name Golshifteh, which means "loving flower." Her legal name, Rahavard, means "gift of the road." Golshifteh started learning music and playing the piano when she was just five years old. Later, she went to a music school in Tehran.
When she was 14, she got her first main role in a movie called The Pear Tree. For this role, she won an award for Best Actress at the 16th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. This was a great start to her acting career!
Acting Career and Moving to France
Golshifteh Farahani starred in the drama About Elly, which won top awards at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.
After appearing in the Hollywood movie Body of Lies, Golshifteh faced difficulties in Iran. Because of rules about how women should appear in films, she was not allowed to return and work in Iran after 2009. Since then, she has lived in France.
Since moving to Paris, she has worked with many famous directors like Jim Jarmusch and Ridley Scott. She was also a judge at the 13th Marrakech International Film Festival.
Notable Roles
Golshifteh has played many interesting characters. In 2012, she starred in The Patience Stone, which was praised by many critics. She also played Laura in the American film Paterson in 2016, alongside actor Adam Driver. This movie was very popular and received excellent reviews.
In 2017, she appeared in the fantasy adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as a sea witch named Shansa.
More recently, she was in the action movie Extraction in 2020, playing the character Nik Khan. She returned to this role in the sequel, Extraction 2, released in 2023. In 2023, she was also chosen to be a judge for the main competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Other Work and Activism
Beyond acting, Golshifteh Farahani cares about the environment. She also supports efforts to stop tuberculosis in Iran.
She was part of a band called Kooch Neshin (Nomads) in Iran. After leaving Iran, she worked with another Iranian musician, Mohsen Namjoo, and they released an album called Oy in 2009.
Golshifteh has openly supported the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran. In October 2022, the British rock band Coldplay invited her to sing with them at their concert in Buenos Aires. They performed a song called Baraye, which became an anthem for the protests. This concert was shown live in many movie theaters around the world.
Personal Life
Golshifteh Farahani married Amin Mahdavi in 2003, but they later separated. She was also in a relationship with French actor Louis Garrel. In 2015, she shared that she had married Christos Dorje Walker, an Australian. Later, in 2018, she was in a relationship with someone she met at the Burning Man festival.
After living in Paris for eight years, she moved to Ibiza in November 2017. She now divides her time between Ibiza and Porto, Portugal.
Film and Television Appearances
Golshifteh Farahani has been in many films and television shows. Here are some of her notable works:
- 1998: The Pear Tree
- 2006: M for Mother
- 2008: Body of Lies
- 2009: About Elly
- 2012: The Patience Stone
- 2016: Paterson
- 2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- 2018: Girls of the Sun
- 2020: Extraction
- 2021–present: Invasion (TV series)
- 2023: Extraction 2
- 2025: Alpha
Awards and Recognitions
Golshifteh Farahani has received several awards and nominations for her acting:
- 1998: Won Best Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival for The Pear Tree.
- 2004: Won Best Actress at the Nantes Three Continents Festival for Boutique.
- 2005: Won Best Actress at the Hafez Awards for The Tear of the Cold.
- 2012: Won Best Actress at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and Gijón International Film Festival for The Patience Stone.
- 2014: Nominated for Most Promising Actress at the César Awards for The Patience Stone.
See also
In Spanish: Golshifteh Farahani para niños
