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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.

Known For

Marriage of the Blessed
Marriage of the Blessed
Women's Prison
Women's Prison
Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
Where Are My Shoes?
Where Are My Shoes?
Helen
Helen
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
I Want to
I Want to
The Familiar Soil
The Familiar Soil
Tale of the Sea
Tale of the Sea

Filmography

2024 The Beheading
as Giso
2021 Once Upon a Time in Iran
as Mehrbanoo
2021 Queen of Beggars
as La'ya
2018 I Want to
as
2018 Tale of the Sea
as
2017 Highlight
as
2017 Helen
as
2016 Giti's Problem
as
2016 Where Are My Shoes?
as Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
2016 Nimrokh-ha
as
2016 It Happened at Midnight
as Ziba
2015 Shahrzad
as Belgheys Divansalar
2015 Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
as
2009 Sedaha
as
2009 Shirin
as
2008 Niloofar
as
2008 The Familiar Soil
as
2007 The Fish Fall in Love
as Atieh
2006 On a Friday Afternoon
as
2005 A Piece of Bread
as