- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1963
- Place of Birth
- Tehran, Iran
Roya Nownahali
Roya Nownahali is an actress of theater, cinema, and television who was born in 1963 in Tehran, Iran. After completing her studies, she was first featured in Khosro Sinai's "Yar dar Khaneh" movie. She won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Role Actress in Fajr Film Festival for "The Marriage of the Blessed" directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. She also became famous with the role played in Mehdi Fakhimzadeh's "Sleep and Awake" television series. She has also been featured in "A Piece of Bread" by Kamal Tabrizi, "The House On Water" by Bahman Farman Ara and "Confessions of My Dangerous Mind" directed by Hooman Seyyedi.
Filmography
Roshanaeie Shab
2026
Wild
2024
tvThe Beheading
2024 · Giso
tvOnce Upon a Time in Iran
2021 · Mehrbanoo
movieA Bumpy Story
2021 · Masti Ebrahimi
tvQueen of Beggars
2021 · La'ya
movieI Want to
2018
movieTale of the Sea
2018
movieHighlight
2017
movieHelen
2017
movieGiti's Problem
2016
movieWhere Are My Shoes?
2016 · Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
movieNimrokh-ha
2016
movieIt Happened at Midnight
2016 · Ziba
tvShahrzad
2015 · Belgheys Divansalar
movieConfessions of My Dangerous Mind
2015
movieSedaha
2009
movieShirin
2009
movieNiloofar
2008
movieMana
2008
movieThe Familiar Soil
2008
movieThe Fish Fall in Love
2007 · Atieh
movieOn a Friday Afternoon
2006
movieA Piece of Bread
2005
tvSleep and Awake
2003 · Natasha
movieWomen's Prison
2002 · Mitra
movieA House Built on Water
2002 · Mrs. Mohammadi
movieSanam
2001 · Sanam
tvSleep and Awake
2001
movieSmell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
2000 · Woman Hitch-Hiker
movieThe Fifth Season
1997
movieThe Mousetrap
1997
movieMarriage of the Blessed
1989
Zaviye Haftom
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