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8. Golshifteh Farahani
Golshifteh Farahani is familiar with making headlines. When she joined the cast of Ridley Scott's 2008 movie Body of Lies, Farahani became the first Iranian star after the 1979 revolution to play a major role in a Hollywood production — a decision that set her on a path to living in exile from her home country. In 2020, Farahani's performance as mercenary Nik Khan in Chris Hemsworth's explosive Netflix hit, Extraction, made us wish for a spin-off movie focused on her character. Farahani will next be seen in "Invasion," a new Apple TV+ series that riffs off of War of the Worlds.
Golshifteh Farahani is familiar with making headlines. When she joined the cast of Ridley Scott's 2008 movie Body of Lies, Farahani became the first Iranian star after the 1979 revolution to play a major role in a Hollywood production — a decision that set her on a path to living in exile from her home country. In 2020, Farahani's performance as mercenary Nik Khan in Chris Hemsworth's explosive Netflix hit, Extraction, made us wish for a spin-off movie focused on her character. Farahani will next be seen in "Invasion," a new Apple TV+ series that riffs off of War of the Worlds.
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