Table of Biography
Golshifteh Farahani is an Iranian-French Movie Actress. Golshifteh Farahani is an internationally recognized film star who was able to win several Best Actress awards for her performances in Mim Mesle Madar and Ashk-e Sarma. She even was nominated for the Most Promising Actress Award for The Patience Stone at the 2014 César Awards.
Early Life and Childhood
Golshifteh Farahani was born on July 10, 1983, in Tehran, Iran. She is 40 years old and is under the astrological sign of cancer. She holds Iranian and French nationality as well and her birth name is Rahavard Farahani.
Her father’s name is Behzad Farahani and her mother’s name is Fahimeh Rahim Nia. Her father is a theatre director as well as an actor. She has two siblings and their names are Shaghayegh Farahani and Azarakhsh Farahani. She is very close with her siblings and her parents as well.
Education
Regarding Farahani’s educational background and qualifications, she started studying music and piano when she was 5 years old. Later on, she was able to enter a music school in Tehran.
Then, at the age of 14, she was cast as the lead in Dariush Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree. This role helped her win the Crystal Roc for Best Actress from the International Section of the 16th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. Likewise, she graduated from the Azad University of Iran.
Caption: Golshifteh Farahani along with her parents (Source: Instagram)
Career and Professional Life
Golshifteh Farahani was able to star in the drama “About Elly”. This drama went on to win Best Picture at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In the year 2012, she went on to feature in “The Patience Stone”. This movie was inspired by a novel by Atiq Rahimi. The movie was a hit as most of the critics loved it and received a good review. In that same year, she was able to appear in a 2012 César Award video in the Most Promising Actors category.
Likewise, she was able to play Anna Karenina on stage in “Paris” in the year 2016 which received laudatory reviews. Farahani then went on to star opposite the actor, Adam Driver in an American feature film, “Paterson”.
Moreover, in the year 2017, she was able to appear in the fantasy film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” as the sea witch Shansa. She also starred in the action film “Extraction” as Nik Khan.
Golshifteh Farahani is also involved in environmental causes. She is also an advocate who has a great hand in the eradication of tuberculosis in Iran. There, she even was a member of Kooch Neshin (Nomads) which is a band that was able to win the 2nd Tehran Avenue underground rock competition.
Also, after leaving Iran, she went on to team up with another exiled Iranian musician, Mohsen Namjoo. They released their album “Oy” in October 2009. Also, in December of the year 2014, she was able to take 6th place in the annual Independent Critics Beauty List of 2014.
And, she has been able to work with directors like Roland Joffé, Huner Saleem, and Marjane Satrapi, among others since the time she moved to Paris. At the 63rd Locarno Film Festival, she was a member of the international jury. The British rock band Coldplay went out of their way to invite her to perform with them a cover of Shervin Hajipour’s Baraye.
Caption: Golshifteh Farahani’s movie, “Extraction”s poster (Source: Lost Posters)
More About Professional Life
When Golshifteh Farahani appeared in the U.S. film “Body of Lies”, the Iranian government authorities prevented her from leaving Iran was reported. But later on, her colleagues denied it and she came to the movie’s American premiere. Then, in January 2012, it was reported that she would not be welcome in her native Iran after posing nude in the French magazine Madame Figaro.
According to Britain’s Daily Telegraph, Iranian government officials told her, “Iran does not need actors or artists like you. You may offer your artistic services somewhere else”. She even went on to appear topless in a short black-and-white film by Jean-Baptiste Mondino called Corps et Âmes (Bodies and Souls). Farahani posed for fully nude photographs as well. Those photos were taken by Paolo Roversi for an Égoïste cover and editorial.
Furthermore, Golshifteh refused to wear a hijab while acting in international films since the year 2008. She even publicly supported the Mahsa Amini protests.
Relationship Status
Golshifteh Farahani seems to be single as of now. Or she could secretly be in a relationship by not letting the public and the media know about it. However, talking about her past relationships, she first tied the knot with Amin Mahdavi in the year 2003. However, they separated and divorced in 2011.
Then, a year later, she married Louis Garrel in 2012. Their relationship also didn’t last very long and divorced in the year 2014. Likewise, her third marriage was with Christos Dorje Walker who tied the knot in the year 2015. The relationship with Christos also didn’t last very long and ended in 2017.
Caption: Golshifteh Farahani and her ex-husband, Christos Dorje Walker (Source: Twitter)
Golshifteh Farahani – Body Measurements
Golshifteh Farahani has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and her weight is 55 Kg. Her other body measurements such as her chest size, waist size, and hip size are 34-25-34 inches respectively. Moreover, Farahani has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Social Media
Golshifteh Farahani is pretty active on all of her social accounts. She handles her Instagram account under the name “golfarahani” and has garnered 16.3 million followers on it. Likewise, she also owns a Twitter and Facebook account and has 1.1 million and 2.3 million followers respectively until now.
Net Worth 2023
As per celebritynetworth, Golshifteh Farahani has a net worth of $1 million and her main income source is her acting career.