Person
Roya Nownahali
Acting · Born 1963-02-13 · Tehran, Iran
Biography
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.
Known for
Shahrzad
Belgheys Divansalar
Once Upon a Time in Iran
Mehrbanoo
Roshanaeie Shab
2026
Where Are My Shoes?
Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
The Beheading
Giso
The Fish Fall in Love
Atieh
Queen of Beggars
La'ya
Zaviye Haftom
The Mousetrap
1997
Marriage of the Blessed
1989
Filmography
- 2026Roshanaeie Shab
- 2024Wild
- 2024The BeheadingGiso
- 2021Once Upon a Time in IranMehrbanoo
- 2021A Bumpy StoryMasti Ebrahimi
- 2021Queen of BeggarsLa'ya
- 2018I Want to
- 2018Tale of the Sea
- 2017Highlight
- 2017Helen
- 2016Giti's Problem
- 2016Where Are My Shoes?Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
- 2016Nimrokh-ha
- 2016It Happened at MidnightZiba
- 2015ShahrzadBelgheys Divansalar
- 2015Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
- 2009Sedaha
- 2009Shirin
- 2008Niloofar
- 2008Mana
- 2008The Familiar Soil
- 2007The Fish Fall in LoveAtieh
- 2006On a Friday Afternoon
- 2005A Piece of Bread
- 2003Sleep and AwakeNatasha
- 2002Women's PrisonMitra
- 2002A House Built on WaterMrs. Mohammadi
- 2001SanamSanam
- 2001Sleep and Awake
- 2000Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of JasmineWoman Hitch-Hiker
- 1997The Fifth Season
- 1997The Mousetrap
- 1989Marriage of the Blessed
- —Zaviye Haftom
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