Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani commands my deep respect for the life behind the work. A genuine star in Iran, she paid for her artistic freedom by losing access to her homeland, rebuilding her career from France and reaching audiences worldwide in films like About Elly, Paterson, and Extraction. Her French and German state honors feel earned not just by talent but by conviction. What draws me to her is a quiet, unbreakable strength; she never bends herself to fit the room. She is also a singer, but it is that integrity I keep returning to. I will champion performers with a spine like hers every time.

Name (English)

Golshifteh Farahani

Name (Japanese)

ゴルシフテ・ファラハニ

Reading

ごるしふて・ふぁらはに

Born

July 10, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

film actor / singer / actor

University

Islamic Azad University

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Knight of the National Order of Merit
• Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Official sitehttps://www.golshiftehfarahani.net
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/golfarahani/
• Xhttps://x.com/Golshifteh
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golshifteh%20Farahani
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%95%E3%83%86%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464712

Tags

• Tehran Province
• film actor
• singer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.