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. she is known worldwide.
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
The Fish Fall in Love
A Piece of Bread (Yek Tekke Nan, directed by Kamal Tabrizi), 2005
Niloofar (film), (directed by Sabine El Gemayel), 2008