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
هما روستا
Homa Rousta at the 32nd Fajr Film Festival
Born	Homa Rousta (1946-09-26)26 September 1946 Tehran, Iran
Died	26 September 2015(2015-09-26) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, United States
Resting place	88 Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
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	Hamid Samandarian (m. 1972–2012, his death)
Children	Kaveh (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

Year	Film
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
1992	Do hamsafar
1992	From Karkheh to Rhine / Az Karkheh ta Rhein
2001	Legion
2002	Sarzamine Madari

Homa Rousta on the cover of White & Black magazine, Iran, February 1972

References

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

External links

• Homa Rusta at IMDb