Homa Rousta

Homa Rousta (‎; 26 September 1946 – 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 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