Pouri Banayi (born on 11 October 1940, Arak) is an actress. She acted in more than 85 feature films between 1965 and 1979. During her years of acting before revolution, she cooperated with directors such as; Mehdi Reisfirooz, Samuel Khachikian, Masoud Kimiai, Farrokh Ghaffari, and Fereidoun Goleh. Her most memorable performances are in Iranian new wave films such as Masoud Kimiai’s Qeysar in 1969 and in Fereydun Gole’s The Mandrake.