Golshifteh Farahani

55%WokeWoke score · lower is better66% personal • 29% work

Published titles: 8
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 8
Profile updated: October 3, 2026
TMDB person ID: 229932

Personal context

Summary

Golshifteh Farahani is an Iranian-French actor and musician whose international work includes About Elly, Paterson, Body of Lies, and the Extraction films. Her screen roles often involve resilient characters facing conflict, exile, or restrictions on their freedom. She has publicly supported the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, spoken about the effects of compulsory hijab laws on women, and called for international solidarity with Iranian protesters. She has also signed a public appeal urging French President Emmanuel Macron to act on rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence.

Known Work

Published titles

William Tell
2025
as Suna
60%
Extraction 2
2023
as Nik Khan
15%
Invasion
2021
as Aneesha Malik
51%
Extraction
2020
as Nik Khan
9%
The Upside
2019
as Maggie
25%
The Night Eats the World
2018
as Sarah
4%
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Shansa
34%
Paterson
2016
as Laura
11%