Iran actress wins award at US festival

Iranian actress Roya Nonahali wins award at the American Festigious International Film Festival in May, 2017.

The popular actress grabbed the acting award for her appearance in Shahrzad Dadgar’s short film ‘Highlight’.

Nasim Adabi, Sanaz Mesbah, Rabe’e Madani, Shafagh Shokri and Behnaz Jafari star in the film alongside Nonahali.

Born in 1963, Nonahali is a graduate of Painting from The University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts.

She made her stage debut in 1983 and first appeared on the small screen in 2002 with the series ‘Asleep and Awake’.

Nonahali has performed in the series ‘Hourglass’ (2007), ‘Building No. 85’ (2010) and ‘Light and Shadow’ (2011).

 She has also acted in the movies ‘Friend’s in the House’ (1987), ‘The Marriage of the Blessed’ (1988), ‘Iron Bird’ (1991), ‘The Fifth Chapter’ (1996), ‘Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine’ (1999), ‘Women’s Prison’ (2000), ‘House on Water’ (2001), ‘A Piece of Bread’ (2004), ‘Fish Fall in Love’ (2004), ‘Tragedy’ (2013) and ‘My Heart Desires’ (2014).

The competitive Festigious Festival is a monthly event held by the help of IMDB website Los Angeles.

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