Golshifteh Farahani photos for Cartier

Farahani was born Rahavard Farahani on 10 July 1983, the daughter of Behzad Farahani, a theatre director and actor, and Fahimeh Rahim Nia. Her sister is actress Shaghayegh Farahani. Golshifteh began studying music and piano at age five, and later entered a music school. At 14, she was cast as the lead in Dariush Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree, a role for which she won the Crystal Roc for Best Actress from the International Section of the 16th Fajr International Film Festival.