Homa Rousta

Homa Rousta
Homa Rousta at the 32th Fajr Film Festival
Born	Homa Rousta 26 September 1944 Tehran, Iran
Died	26 September 2015 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence	Tehran
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	Tehran University of Art Bucharest School of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1971–2015
Notable work	From Karkheh to Rhine
Spouse(s)	Hamid Samandarian (1972–2012, his death)
Children	Kaveh (b. 1975)
Parent(s)	Reza Rousta (father), Eugenia Rousta (mother)

Homa Rousta (Persian: هما روستا ‎‎‎; 26 September 1944^[1] – 26 September 2015) was an Iranian film and stage actress. She was the widow of stage director Hamid Samandarian.

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 along her husband's grave.

Selected filmography

Header text	Header text	Header text
1986	Report on a Murder	Gozaresh yek ghatl
1987	The Little Bird of Happiness	Parandeyeh koochake khoshbakhti
1989	All the Temptations of the Earth
1990		Tigh-e aftab
1990		Malek Khatoon
1991	Travellers	1991
1992		Do hamsafar
1992	From Karkheh to Rhine	Az Karkheh ta Rhein
2001	Legion
2002		Sarzamine Madari

References

1. in some sources 1946 recorded

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

External links

• Homa Rusta at the Internet Movie Database