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July 10, 1983
Tehran, IranResidence Paris, FranceNationality IranianAlma mater Azad UniversityOccupation
- Actress
- musician
- singer
(m. 2003; div. 2013)
(m. 2015; div. 2017)
Shaghayegh Farahani (sister) Fahimeh Rahiminia (mother)
Golshifteh Farahani (Persian: گلشیفته فراهانی 2016 گلشیفته فراهانی, born 10 July 1983) is an Iranian actress, musician and singer. گلشیفته فراهانی 2016 Golshifteh has acted in 25 films, many of which have received international recognition. گلشیفته فراهانی 2016 She was nominated for the Most Promising Actress Award for The Patience Stone at the 2014 Cesar Awards in France, and won the Best Actress Award for Boutique from the 26th Nantes Three Continents Festival (France). In recent years she has played a leading role in movies by well-known Iranian and international directors, including Asghar Farhadi, Bahman Ghobadi, Rasool Mollagholipoor, Jim Jarmusch, Ridley Scott, Joachim Rønning, and Espen Sandberg. She had a leading role in the drama About Elly, which won Best Picture at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and a won a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. She has not worked in her native Iran since, having courted controversy, and currently resides in France.[1]
Early life
Golshifteh Farahani was born on 10 July 1983 in Tehran, the daughter of Behzad Farahani, a theater director and actor, and Fahimeh Rahim Nia. Her sister is actress Shaghayegh Farahani.[2] Golshifteh, who started studying music and playing the piano at the age of five, later entered a music school in Tehran. At 14, Golshifteh was cast as the lead in Dariush Mehrjui's The Pear Tree. For that work she won the Crystal Roc for Best Actress from the International Section of the 16th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran.[3]
2012–present
The movie The Patience Stone (2012), directed by Atiq Rahimi from his novel, has received a majority of positive reviews[4] upon its release. One of her upcoming movies is Rumi's Kimia.[5] Still in development, it is directed by Dariush Mehrjui and is based on the novel "Kimia Khatoon", by Saideh Ghods. Golshifteh also starred in a 2012 César Award's video in the Most Promising Actors category.
In 2016, Golshifteh played Anna Karenina on stage in Paris and received great reviews from all the French press. In 2017, Golshifteh appeared in the fantasy film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, with Johnny Depp.[6]
Non-film work
Besides acting, Golshifteh is involved in environmental activities; she has also become an ambassador for fighting tuberculosis in Iran.[3] In Iran, Golshifteh was part of an underground rock band named "Kooch Neshin" (Nomads), which won the 2nd Tehran Avenue underground rock competition. Since leaving Iran, she has continued her music career as well, teaming up with another exiled Iranian musician, Mohsen Namjoo. Their album Oy[7] was released in October 2009.
In December 2014, she took the 6th place in the Annual Independent Critics Beauty List of 2014.[8] Golshifteh now lives in Paris, France.[9] Since moving to Paris, she has worked with directors including Roland Joffe, Hiner Saleem and Marjane Satrapi. She has also been a member of the international jury at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival.
Controversy
Following her acting in the U.S. film Body of Lies, she reportedly had been prevented by Iranian authorities from leaving Iran.[2] However, this was denied by her colleagues and she later appeared at the movie's premiere in the U.S.[10] Golshifteh's last film performance in Iran was in About Elly directed by Asghar Farhadi.[1]
In January 2012, it was reported that Golshifteh would not be welcome in her homeland after posing nude in the French Madame Figaro.[11] Britain's Daily Telegraph reported that government officials told Golshifteh that "Iran does not need actors or artists like you. You may offer your artistic services somewhere else."[12] A picture from the shoot on her Facebook page initiated a lively debate about her behavior.[13] She also appeared topless in a short black-and-white film by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, called Corps et Âmes, or Bodies and Souls.[14]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1997 Derakht e Golabie (The Pear Tree) Mim (Mitra) Simorgh Prize for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival 2000 Haft Parde (Seven Acts) The Angel Banned in Iran 2001 Zamaneh (Times) Zamaneh 2002 Jayee Digar (Somewhere Else) Raha 2003 Deux fereshté (Two Angels) Azar Banned in IranSelected for the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes Film Festival Boutique Eti Best Actress at the Nantes Three Continents Festival
Best Actress at the House of Cinema Festival (Tehran) 2004 Ashk-e Sarma (The Tear of the Cold) Ronak Best Actress at the Kazan International Film Festival
Best Actress at the House of Cinema Festival (Tehran) Bab'Aziz: Le prince qui contemplait son âme Noor Banned in Iran 2005 The Fish Fall in Love Touka Selected at Rotterdam Film Festival Be Nam-e Pedar (In the Name of the Father) Habibeh 2006 Gis Borideh Maryam Niwemang (Half Moon) Niwemang Banned in Iran
Selected at the Toronto Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival 2007 Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother) Sepideh Best Actress at the Kazan Film Festival To Each His Cinema Self Short film
Banned in Iran
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival Santouri (The Music Man) Hanieh Banned in Iran 2008 Shirin Self Shown at the Venice Film Festival Hamisheh Paye Yek Zan Dar Miyan Ast (There's Always a Woman in Between) Maryam Divar (The Wall) Setareh Selected at the Tokyo Film Festival and the Taormina Film Festival Body of Lies Aisha 2009 About Elly (Darbareye Elly) Sepideh 2010 Si Tu Meurs, Je Te Tue (I'll Kill You If You Die) Siba 2011 There Be Dragons Leila Chicken With Plums (Poulet Aux Prunes) Iran 2012 Just Like a Woman Mona The Patience Stone The Woman 2013 My Sweet Pepperland Govend 2014 Eden Yasmin Exodus: Gods and Kings Nefertari Rosewater Maryam Bahari 2015 Les Deux Amis Mona Go Home Nada Ports of Calls Clara 2016 Altamira Conchita Paterson Laura Sophie's Misfortunes Madame de Réan 2017 The Song of Scorpions Nooran Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Shansa Shelter Mona/Lina Haddad Santa & Cie Amélie 2018 Les filles du soleil (Girls of the Sun) Bahar The Upside The Night Eats the World Sarah Red Snake Rebel
Awards and nominations
Year Event Award Film Result 1997 Fajr International Film Festival Best Actress from the International Section Derakht e Golabie (The Pear Tree) Won 2004 Three Continents Festival (Nantes, France) Prix d'Interpretation Feminine Boutique Won Fajr International Film Festival Best Actress Ashk-e Sarma (The Tear of the Cold) Nominated House of Cinema Festival (Tehran) Best Actress Ashk-e Sarma (The Tear of the Cold)Boutique Won 2005 Fajr International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Mahiha Ashegh Mishavand (The Fish Fall in Love) Nominated 2006 Kazan International Film Festival Best Actress Ashk-e Sarma (The Tear of the Cold) Won 2007 Roshd International Film Festival (Tehran) Special Prize for the Best Actress Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother) Won Kowsar Film Festival (Mashhad) Best Actress Won 2008 Fajr International Film Festival Best Actress Divar (The Wall)
Hamisheh Paye Yek Zan Dar Miyan Ast (There's Always a Woman in Between) Nominated Kazan International Film Festival Best Actress Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother) Won Asolo Film Festival (Italy) Eleonora Duse Award International Recognition for a Prominent Figure in Theater or Cinema Won Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Actress Darbareye Elly (About Elly) Nominated 2012 Gijón International Film Festival Best Actress The Patience Stone Won Abu Dhabi Film Festival Best Actress Won 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Actress My Sweet Pepper Land Nominated Asian Film Awards Best Actress The Patience Stone Nominated Favorite Actress Nominated 2014 Stony Brook Film Festival Outstanding Performance My Sweet Pepper Land Nominated César Awards, France Most Promising Actress The Patience Stone Nominated 2015 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Best Actress Darbareye Elly (About Elly) Nominated 2016 Lumières Awards, France Most Promising New Actress Les Deux Amis (Two Friends) Nominated 2018 Chlotrudis Awards[15] Best Supporting Actress Paterson Nominated
Theater performance
Year Play Role Notes 2003 Maryam and Mardavij Mayan 2004 The Black Narcissus Workshop 2005 Mofatesh (The Inspector) Firoozeh Banned in Iran 2013 A Private Dream Sarah Toured North America (March–April 2013)[16]2016 Anna Karenina Anna Karenina Toured around the France and in Paris at the Théâtre de la Tempête directed by Gaëtan VassartMusic video
Year Song Artist Notes 2014 "Pola" Jabberwocky (featuring Clara Cappgli) [17]Concerts
Date Venue Note August 10, 2009 Sala Verdi, Milan Conservatory With Mohsen Namjoo, presentation of the new album Oy November 9, 2009 Lido, Venice With Mohsen Namjoo, during the Venice Film FestivalSee also
- Iranian women
- List of Iranian actresses
- Cinema of Iran
References
External links
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