Roya Nownahali
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Shahrzad
Belgheys Divansalar
2015
Series
Once Upon a Time in Iran
Mehrbanoo
2021
Series
Sleep and Awake
Natasha
2003
Series
Queen of Beggars
La'ya
2021
Film
Marriage of the Blessed
1989
Series
The Beheading
Giso
2024
Film
Helen
2017
Film
Tale of the Sea
2018
Film
The Mousetrap
1997
Film
The Fish Fall in Love
Atieh
2007
Film
Where Are My Shoes?
Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
2016
Roshanaeie Shab
2026
Zaviye Haftom
Film
Shirin
2009
Film
I Want to
2018
Film
Sanam
Sanam
2001
Series
Sleep and Awake
2001
Film
Niloofar
2008
Film
Mana
2008
Film
It Happened at Midnight
Ziba
2016
Film
Tragedy
Zinat
Film
Women's Prison
Mitra
2002
Film
The Fifth Season
1997
Film
Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
2015
Film
On a Friday Afternoon
2006
Film
Nimrokh-ha
2016
Film
A Piece of Bread
2005
Film
Giti's Problem
2016
Film
A Bumpy Story
Masti Ebrahimi
2021
Film
The Familiar Soil
2008
Film
Sedaha
2009
Film
Highlight
2017
Wild
2024
Film
A House Built on Water
Mrs. Mohammadi
2002
Film
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Woman Hitch-Hiker
2000
Film
Morning is Close
Shahrzad
Belgheis Divansalar
2015