Roya Nonahali (; born February 13, 1963) is an Iranian actress and director. She studied painting, and has worked in theatre since 1984. Nonahali started film acting with The Beloved Is at Home (1987, by Khosrow Sinai). Then she was selected by Mohsen Makhmalbaf for Marriage of the Blessed and received a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress from Fajr International Film Festival. Her performance in Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine was awarded with the Best Supporting Actress award at the festival. She started acting in TV programs by Asleep & Awake in 2001. In 2019 she referee's in first Iranian Talent Show called Asre Jadid produced by Ehsan Alikhani.

Filmography

The Imperfect Man, 1992

The Fifth Season, 1996

Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (directed by Bahman Farmanara), 2000

Women's Prison, 2002

The House Built on Water, 2002

A Piece of Bread (Yek Tekke Nan, directed by Kamal Tabrizi), 2005

Niloofar, (directed by Sabine El Gemayel), 2008

It Happened at Midnight, 2016

Shirin, 2008

Helen, 2017

Shahrzad, 2017

The Waltz of Grey Years, 2020

Queen of Beggars (TV series), 2021

TV Show

Asre Jadid (season 1) 2019

Asre Jadid 2020-present

References

External links

Living people

1964 births

People from Nur, Iran

Iranian film actresses

University of Tehran alumni

Iranian television actresses

20th-century Iranian actresses

Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress winners

Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress winners

Roya Nonahali