
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.
Top Filmography

Shirin
2009 // MOVIE

Shahrzad
2015 // TV

Marriage of the Blessed
1989 // MOVIE

Women's Prison
2002 // MOVIE

Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
2000 // MOVIE

Sanam
2001 // MOVIE

It Happened at Midnight
2016 // MOVIE

The Fish Fall in Love
2007 // MOVIE

A Piece of Bread
2005 // MOVIE

A House Built on Water
2002 // MOVIE

Once Upon a Time in Iran
2021 // TV

Confessions of My Dangerous Mind
2015 // MOVIE

Where Are My Shoes?
2016 // MOVIE

Tale of the Sea
2018 // MOVIE

Nimrokh-ha
2016 // MOVIE