Cast

Golshifteh Farahani

1983

Active years (films on this site)

1998–2022

Genres

DramaRomanceMysteryComedy

Schools and movements

Iranian New WaveAmerican Independent CinemaContemporary European Art Cinema

Directors worked with

Dariush Mehrjui1 filmAsghar Farhadi1 filmJim Jarmusch1 filmArnaud Desplechin1 film

Biography

Rahavard Farahani, known professionally as Golshifteh Farahani, is an Iranian actress. She gained recognition for her performances in The Pear Tree (1998), which won her the Best Actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival, Half Moon (2006), which won the Golden Shell award at the 2006 San Sebastián Film Festival, and M for Mother (2006), which won her a Roshd International Film Festival award and was chosen to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Film Category of that year's Academy Awards.

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Awards and honours

International

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

4 films on this site

1. The Pear Tree 1998 · Dariush Mehrjui · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. About Elly 2009 · Asghar Farhadi · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
3. Paterson 2016 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. Brother and Sister 2022 · Arnaud Desplechin · IMDb 5.5 · Cast