Motamed-Arya, Fatemeh (born October 1962, Tehran)

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya is a graduate of the Tehran Art Academy. 
    
In 1974, she attended music, painting, directing, theater, and puppetry classes held by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults and later began performing in plays and puppet shows for children across the country.

Her first work for television was in the puppet show ‘School of Mice’ in 1982. She made her cinematic debut with ‘Struggle’ in 1986.

She later joined Iraj Tahmasb and Hamid Jebeli to become one of the most successful acting trios in the nation, collaborating on blockbusters such as ‘Red Cap and Cousin’ (1994), ‘Once Upon A Time’ (1999), ‘Confectioner Girl’ (2001), ‘Red Cap and Sarvenaz’ (2002), ‘Here, Without Me’ (2010) and ‘Stories’ (2013).

She was nominated for Fajr Festival Crystal Simorghs for Best Actress for ‘Robab’s Dowry’ (1987), ‘Reyhaneh’ (1989), ‘Blue Scarf’ (1994), ‘Love +2’ (1999) and ‘Gilaneh’ (2003).

She has won the following awards so far: 

* The Golden Tablet at Fajr International Film Festival for ‘Wasteland’ in 1989.

* The Crystal Simorgh at Fajr International Film Festival for ‘Passengers’ in 1992.

* The Crystal Simorgh at Fajr International Film Festival for ‘Once And For All’ in 1993.

* The Crystal Simorgh at Fajr International Film Festival for ‘Spouse’ in 1994.