Roya Nownahali
View on IMDb ↗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
Sleep and Awake
Shahrzad
A Piece of Bread
Once Upon a Time in Iran
A House Built on Water
The Fifth Season
Sanam
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Queen of Beggars
Marriage of the BlessedFilmography (34)
- 2026Roshanaeie Shab
- 2024Wild
- 2024
The BeheadingGiso - 2021
Once Upon a Time in IranMehrbanoo - 2021
Queen of BeggarsLa'ya - 2021
A Bumpy StoryMasti Ebrahimi - 2018
Tale of the Sea - 2018
I Want to - 2017
Helen - 2017
Highlight - 2016
It Happened at MidnightZiba - 2016
Where Are My Shoes?Parinaz (Habib's Wife) - 2016
Nimrokh-ha - 2016
Giti's Problem - 2015
ShahrzadBelgheys Divansalar - 2015
Confessions of My Dangerous Mind - 2009
Shirin - 2009
Sedaha - 2008
Niloofar - 2008
The Familiar Soil - 2008
Mana - 2007
The Fish Fall in LoveAtieh - 2006
On a Friday Afternoon - 2005
A Piece of Bread - 2003
Sleep and AwakeNatasha - 2002
A House Built on WaterMrs. Mohammadi - 2002
Women's PrisonMitra - 2001
Sleep and Awake - 2001
SanamSanam - 2000
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of JasmineWoman Hitch-Hiker - 1997
The Fifth Season - 1997
The Mousetrap - 1989
Marriage of the Blessed - —Zaviye Haftom