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She was Iran’s biggest film star. But when she bared her breast in a French video, she was banished from the country and became a lightning rod for the divisions in Iranian society Golshifteh Farahani ( Romanized as Golŝifte Farāhāni and Golšifteh Farāhāni, born 10 July 1983 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress, musician and singer who lives in France.

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. Golshifteh, who started studying music and playing the piano at the age of five, later entered a music school in Tehran.