Roya Nownahali

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Shirin (2009)
2. Shahrzad (2015) — Belgheys Divansalar
3. Marriage of the Blessed (1989)
4. Women's Prison (2002) — Mitra
5. Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine (2000) — Woman Hitch-Hiker
6. Sanam (2001) — Sanam
7. A Piece of Bread (2005)
8. A House Built on Water (2002) — Mrs. Mohammadi
9. It Happened at Midnight (2016) — Ziba
10. The Fish Fall in Love (2007) — Atieh
11. Once Upon a Time in Iran (2021) — Mehrbanoo
12. Confessions of My Dangerous Mind (2015)
13. Where Are My Shoes? (2016) — Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
14. Tale of the Sea (2018)
15. Nimrokh-ha (2016)
16. On a Friday Afternoon (2006)
17. Sleep and Awake (2003) — Natasha
18. Queen of Beggars (2021) — La'ya
19. The Beheading (2024) — Giso
20. Niloofar (2008)
21. Giti's Problem (2016)
22. The Fifth Season (1997)
23. Wild (2024)
24. Sleep and Awake (2001)
25. Helen (2017)
26. I Want to (2018)
27. The Familiar Soil (2008)
28. The Mousetrap (1997)
29. Highlight (2017)
30. Sedaha (2009)
31. A Bumpy Story (2021) — Masti Ebrahimi
32. Mana (2008)
33. Roshanaeie Shab (2026)
34. Zaviye Haftom