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.
Acting
Movie
Shirin
2009
TV
Shahrzad
as Belgheys Divansalar
2015
Movie
Marriage of the Blessed
1989
Movie
Women's Prison
as Mitra
2002
Movie
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
as Woman Hitch-Hiker
2000
Movie
Sanam
as Sanam
2001
Movie
A Piece of Bread
2005
Movie
A House Built on Water
as Mrs. Mohammadi
2002
Movie
It Happened at Midnight
as Ziba
2016
Movie
The Fish Fall in Love
as Atieh
2007
TV
Once Upon a Time in Iran
as Mehrbanoo
2021
Movie
Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
2015
Movie
Where Are My Shoes?
as Parinaz (Habib's Wife)
2016
Movie
Tale of the Sea
2018
Movie
Nimrokh-ha
2016
Movie
On a Friday Afternoon
2006
TV
Sleep and Awake
as Natasha
2003
TV
Queen of Beggars
as La'ya
2021
TV
The Beheading
as Giso
2024
Movie
Niloofar
2008
Movie
Giti's Problem
2016
Movie
The Fifth Season
1997
Movie
Wild
2024
TV
Sleep and Awake
2001