Roya Nonahali

Roya Nonahali, May 17, 2011

Royā Nonahāli (Persian: رویا نونهالی‎), Actress, Born 1964, Tehran, Iran. Studied painting; worked in theatre since 1984 and started film acting with The Beloved Is at Home (1987, Khosrow Sinai). Then she was selected by Mohsen Makhmalbaf for 'Marriage of the Blessed' and received the prize from Fajr Intl. Film Festival. Her performance in Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine was awarded with the prize of Best Supporting Actress at the festival.She started acting in TV programs by Sleep & Awake in 2001.

Some of her plays:

• The Imperfect Man, 1992
• The Fifth Season, 1996
• Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (directed by Bahman Farmanara), 2000
• The Women's Prison, 2001
• 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

External links

• Roya Nonahali at The Internet Movie Database