Iranian actress, musician and singer Golshifteh Farahani, 27, is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Iranian actress and pianist. Born in Tehran, she has acted in 20 films, many of which have received international awards. Golshifteh is highly involved in environmental activities and has also become the ambassador for fighting tuberculosis in Iran. She has also acted in the American film ‘Body of Lies’. She now lives in Paris, France with her husband Amin Mahdavi.
Since leaving Iran, Golshifteh continued her music career as well. She has teamed up with the exiled Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo and their new album ‘Oy’ was released in October 2009. Since Golshifteh moved to Paris she has been working with directors Roland Joffe, Hiner Saleem and Marjan Satrapi. She has also been a member of the international jury at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Young Iranian women at a rally
Two young Iranian women at the Mousavi rally, uploaded by BBC World Service on 12 Jun 09, 2007.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
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