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.

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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.

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Selected filmography

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1944 births

2015 deaths

Actresses from Tehran

Iranian translators

Actresses from Los Angeles

Iranian film actresses

Iranian stage actresses

Deaths from breast cancer

Iranian women film directors

Iranian television actresses

Deaths from cancer in California

Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra

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