Golshifteh Farahani News & Updates

Golshifteh Farahani To Receive Locarno’s Excellence Award

Golshifteh Farahani will be feted at Locarno with the Excellence Award Davide Campari. Farahani will...

Jul 23, 2025 • Deadline.com

Reading Lolita in Tehran review: Golshifteh Farahani elevates a thoughtful but uneven literary drama

Golshifteh Farahani shines in Reading Lolita in Tehran, a thoughtful historical drama elevated by po...

Jul 09, 2026 • Screen Rant on MSN

Golshifteh Farahani Talks Role Of Art In Iran: “In A Dictatorship Like Iran, Art Is Essential, It’s Like Oxygen” – Berlin Film Festival

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who is at the Berlin Film Festival as a member of Kristen Stewa...

Feb 15, 2023 • Deadline.com

For Actress Golshifteh Farahani, Art Is Resistance

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Aug 16, 2023 • Yahoo

Berlinale: Golshifteh Farahani to Topline Eva Husson’s ‘Sun’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French-Iranian actress Golshif...

Feb 10, 2017 • Yahoo

Golshifteh Farahani to Receive Excellence Award Davide Campari at Locarno: ‘Charismatic and Multifaceted’

Golshifteh Farahani will receive the Locarno Film Festival’s prestigious Excellence Award Davide C...

Jul 24, 2025 • Variety

Who is Golshifteh Farahani? The alleged 'other' woman behind Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron 'slap-gate' scandal

A viral airplane moment, alleged private messages and now an Iranian-French actress caught at the ce...

May 14, 2026 • MSN

Golshifteh Farahani Discusses New Netflix Feature ‘Dhaka’

PARIS — Golshifteh Farahani is a sucker for a photo booth. The Iranian actress made sure she had s...

Jan 21, 2019 • Women's Wear Daily

Golshifteh Farahani to Receive Locarno Excellence Award Davide Campari

"Charismatic and multifaceted, she has been able to immerse herself in very different contexts and r...

Jul 23, 2025 • The Hollywood Reporter

‘Rebel’ Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani plays a rebel in the upcoming The Girls of the Sun

A ‘rebel’ of sorts in her own life, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani is all set to portray a ...

Jan 16, 2018 • Hindustan Times

Golshifteh Farahani Films

Irrfan Khan’s The Song of Scorpions just got a trailer and Indian release date. Directed by Anup S...

May 24, 2015 • NDTV

Iranian Exile Actress Golshifteh Farahani May Lose a Role Thanks to Trump’s Travel Ban

Four years ago, when W profiled Golshifteh Farahani as a rising star, she recounted her decision to ...

Feb 03, 2017 • W magazine

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: Seeing the Words Clearly

A film adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s celebrated memoir of teaching literature in a repressive Iran s...

Jul 09, 2026 • The New York Times

The Extraction Movies Would Be Nothing Without Golshifteh Farahani

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Jun 15, 2023 • collider

Who is Golshifteh Farahani? Iranian actress who starred alongside Di Caprio at centre of Macron ‘slap’ row

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the st...

May 14, 2026 • The Independent

Meet Golshifteh Farahani, the standout star of fall TV must-watch Invasion

Apple TV + Golshifteh Farahani in 'Invasion' Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani never wanted to do ...

Sep 24, 2021 • Yahoo

Nick Mulvey Shares 'Freedom Now' With Arooj Aftab & Golshifteh Farahani

Nick Mulvey returns with new single “Freedom Now,” a cross-cultural musical collaboration transc...

Feb 12, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Golshifteh Farahani Gets Locarno Honor From Zar Amir, Calls Cinema a “Refuge” in a “Dark World”

The two women brought much love to the Swiss town after Locarno's artistic director denounced "the i...

Aug 06, 2025 • The Hollywood Reporter

'Extraction 2': Golshifteh Farahani & Adam Bessa on Training & Extraction 3

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Jun 18, 2023 • collider

Golshifteh Farahani & Tahar Rahim To Star In Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’; Filmnation & Charades Set To Launch In Cannes

Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani and French actor Tahar Rahim are set to star in Julia Duc...

May 02, 2024 • Deadline.com

Cannes: Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi to Lead Eran Riklis’ Adaptation of Iranian Novel ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’

WestEnd Films is launching sales of the film, based on Azar Nafisi's bestselling Iranian memoir and ...

May 04, 2023 • The Hollywood Reporter

Golshifteh Farahani on Leaving Iran, Hijabs, Music, and Working With Leonardo DiCaprio

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani discussed having to leave Iran, her love for music, and her care...

Aug 07, 2025 • MSN

Iranian ‘Paterson’ Actress Golshifteh Farahani Says She Could Lose a Role Because of the Travel Ban

“Paterson” actress Golshifteh Farahani was exiled from Iran after she appeared in Ridley’s Sco...

Feb 04, 2017 • Yahoo

Official Trailer for 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' with Golshifteh Farahani

"Great books are supposed to make you feel uneasy, and make you question what you take for granted."...

May 27, 2026 • FirstShowing.net

Golshifteh Farahani on Chris Hemsworth, Filming Extraction 2, & Roles Lost | Ask Me Anything | ELLE

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golshifteh Farahani joins ELLE...

Jun 26, 2023 • Yahoo

The actress who starred alongside Di Caprio at centre of Macron row

Who is Golshifteh Farahani? Iranian actress who starred alongside Di Caprio at centre of Macron ‘s...

May 14, 2026 • The Independent on MSN

Golshifteh Farahani: 5 interesting things on actor Brigitte Macron allegedly slapped her husband over

Iranian-born actress Golshifteh Farahani has found herself at the center of a major political scanda...

May 13, 2026 • Hindustan Times

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani in trouble for nude photo shoot?

LOS ANGELES – Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani -- reportedly exiled from the country in 2012 fo...

Feb 11, 2015 • Fox News

Macron-Brigitte airplane shove mystery gets new twist with actress Golshifteh Farahan text claims: Report

A new book claims a text exchange between Emmanuel Macron and actor Golshifteh Farahani triggered th...

May 14, 2026 • The Indian Express

‘Flirty texts’ to X-rated scenes…who is actress Golshifteh Farahani after ‘virtual affair with Macron sparked wife slap’

HOLLYWOOD superstardom may have left her brutally exiled from her home in Iran, but Golshifteh Farah...

May 14, 2026 • The Sun