Homa Rousta

Homa Rousta (Persian: هما روستا; 26 September 1946 26 September 2015) was an Iranian film and stage actress. She was the widow of stage director Hamid Samandarian.

Homa Rousta
Homa Rousta at the 32nd Fajr Film Festival
Born
Homa Rousta

(1946-09-26)26 September 1946
Died26 September 2015(2015-09-26) (aged 69)
Resting place88 Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
NationalityIranian
Alma materTehran University of Art
Bucharest School of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
Years active19712015
Notable work
From Karkheh to Rhine
Spouse(s)Hamid Samandarian (m. 19722012, his death)
ChildrenKaveh (b. 1975)
Parent(s)Reza Rousta (father), Eugenia Rousta (mother)

She graduated with a degree in theatre from the School of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest. She started her career in 1971. Her most famous performance was in From Karkheh to Rhine (1992), for which she was nominated for the best actress Simorgh at the Fajr Film Festival.

She died of cancer on 26 September 2015 in a hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her body was transferred to Iran and was buried at Behesht Zahra alongside her husband's grave.

Selected filmography

YearFilm
1986Report on a Murder / Gozaresh yek ghatl
1987The Little Bird of Happiness / Parandeyeh koochake khoshbakhti
1989All the Temptations of the Earth
1990Tigh-e aftab
1990Malek Khatoon
1991Travellers
1992Do hamsafar
1992From Karkheh to Rhine / Az Karkheh ta Rhein
2001Legion
2002Sarzamine Madari
Homa Rousta on the cover of White & Black magazine, Iran, February 1972
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gollark: At home, 300KB/s with 25ms latency (powerline adapters are awful).
gollark: I was on my phone at the time, so not much.
gollark: I don't know how people refresh/click so fast.

References

    • "هما روستا، بازیگر ایرانی درگذشت". BBC Persian. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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