Fatemeh Motamed-Arya (; born October 29, 1961 in

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) is a multi-award-winning

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ian

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. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Tehran Art Institute. She is one of the most significant actresses of post-revolutionary

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and has been called "one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of

." She has been nominated ten times for the best actress award at the

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anni ...

and won the

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh () is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition. The award's name comes from ...

four times.

Selected filmography

* ''Reyhaneh'' (1989) * '' Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema'' (1992 - a.k.a. ''Once Upon a Time, Cinema'') * ''Mosaferan'' (1992 - a.k.a. Travelers) * '' Honarpisheh'' (1993 - a.k.a. The Actor) * ''Hamsar'' (1994 - a.k.a. Spouse) * '' Rusari Abi'' (1995 - a.k.a.

The Blue Veiled The Blue Veiled () is a 1995 Iranian romance-drama film written and directed by Rakhshān Banietemad. Plot Rasoul Rahmani ( Ezzatolah Entezami) owns a tomato farm and a factory next to it. He has lost his wife a few years ago and lives alone. ...

) * '' Kolah Ghermezi and Pesar Khaleh'' (1995) * '' Mard-e Avazi'' (1998) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1999) * ''Eynak-e doodi'' (2000) * '' Azizam man kook nistam'' (2002) * ''Kolah Ghermezi Va Sarvenaz'' (2002) * ''

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(2003) * '' Gilaneh'' (2004) * ''Taghato (2005 - a.k.a. Crossroads) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Zir-e Derakht-e Holou'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006 - TV Series) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Niloofar'' (2007-8) * ''Mizak'' (2008) * ''

Ashpazbashi The Chef (), is a 2009 Iranian TV series directed by Mohammad Reza Honarmand. It tells the story of a successful couple that manage a very high-quality restaurant in Tehran, Iran. Both Parviz Parastui and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya have previously ac ...

'' (2009 - TV Series) * ''Khabe Leila'' (2010) * '' Here Without Me'' (2011) * ''Saad Saal Be In Salha'' (2011) * '' Tales'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2019) *''

No Choice ''No Choice'' (Persian: مجبوریم‎, romanized: ''Majboorim'') is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed, written and produced by Reza Dormishian. The film screened for the first time at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. Synopsis Th ...

'' (2020)

Awards and honors

*Nominated

, Best Supporting Role Actress in 6th

Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), Ministry of Culture ...

, 1988, for ''Jahizieh Baraye Robab'' *Winner

, Best Supporting Role Actress in 7th

, 1989, for ''Barahoot'' *Nominated

, Best Actress in 8th

, 1990, for ''Reihaneh'' *Winner

, Best Actress in 10th

, 1992, for ''Mosaferan'' *Winner

, Best Actress in 11th

, 1993, for ''Yekbar Baraye Hamisheh'' *Winner

, Best Actress in 12th

, 1994, for ''Hamsar'' *Nominated

, Best Actress in 13th

, 1995, for ''The Blue-Veiled'' *Nominated Best Actress Award in 2nd House of Cinema, 1998, for ''

The Changed Man ''The Changed Man'' is a 1998 Iranian romantic comedy directed by Mohammad Reza Honarmand. Plot Khosro Paziresh, the inventor of a magical washing powder, goes to a company to sell his invention but he falls down the elevator and gets transferre ...

'' *Nominated Best Supporting Role Actress Award in 3rd House of Cinema, 1999, for ''Eshgh Bealaveh do'', ''Shokhi'' *Nominated

, Best Actress in 18th

, 2000, for ''Eshgh Bealaveh do'' *Nominated Best Supporting Role Actress Award in 4th House of Cinema, 2000, for ''Through Sunglasses'' *Nominated Best Actress Award in 6th House of Cinema, 2003, for ''Pastry Girl'' *Nominated

, Best Actress in 22nd

, 2004, for ''Gilaneh'' *Nominated Best Actress Award in 12th House of Cinema, 2008, for ''Saad Saal Be In Salha'' * Winner Best Actress Award in 15th House of Cinema, 2011, for '' Here Without Me'' *

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.Here Without Me'' 2011 * Prix Henri-Langlois for Actress and ''Cinema of the World'' 2012

Political views

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya was invited to travel to

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as part of a film seminar series on Iranian films. It was reported that Iran barred Motamed-Arya and another filmmaker from leaving Iran because of their political activities. After receiving the Prix de Henri-Langlois 2012 award, at the ceremony, Motamed-Arya said, “Tonight we have a common reason for being together. Without thinking about our homeland or mother tongue, we share peace and beauty here and take our portion. Cinema taught us love, kindness and sharing of this life. To remember that despite our language, color and religion we love each other as human beings.”

Personal life

She is married to film producer and script writer Ahmad-Ali Hamed. Her son, Nariman Hamed is also a filmmaker based in New York.

Charity

In 2020 Fatemeh Motamed Aria, was appointed the "Ambassador of Mental Health" by the Iranian Scientific Association of Psychiatrists and the UNESCO Chair of Health Education. She is the public face and endorser of the Iranian Diabetes Information Association. Motamed Arya is public face and endorser of the Autism Association of Iran, as well as Behnam Daheshpour charity. Bimarestan

She is an active member and public face and endorser of Mahak Society to support children with cancer and the biggest charity in Iran. Fatemeh Motamed-Arya was selected as the ambassador of the Mehrafarin Charity Society during a ceremony on March 3, 2008, at the

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Cultural Center, as well as World Food Program (WFP).

References

External links

Official website

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
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