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Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

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Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Middle-aged Shokoo (Fatemeh Motamed Arya) finds out that ex-husband, Fereydoun (Reza Babak), has been placed in a nursing home by their children. She, and second husband Reza (Saeed Aghakhani), decide to take care of Fereydoun themselves, but in their own home. In doing so, the relationship between Shokoo and Fereydoun is significantly transformed. This new situation affects Reza and Shokoo's daily life and unexpected changes take place in the lives of all three characters.
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Fatemeh Motamed-Arya is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. 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 Iranian cinema and has been called "one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of Iran." She has been nominated ten times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times.
BornOctober 29, 1961
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BornOctober 29, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nabat (2014)
    Nabat
    7.3
    • Nabat(as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
    • 2014
    Avalanche (2015)
    Avalanche
    5.0
    • Homa(as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
    • 2015
    Negar Javaherian in Here Without Me (2011)
    Here Without Me
    7.7
    • Ehsan's Mother(as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
    • 2011
    Wilderness (1988)
    Wilderness
    4.2
    • Actress(as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Barf sorkh
      • (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • Filming
    • Arms
      • Mana
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Don't Worry About Me (2022)
      Don't Worry About Me
      Short
      • (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2022
    • Abdollah Eskandari, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Hamid Reza Azarang, and Ali Oji in Once Upon a Time in Abadan (2021)
      Once Upon a Time in Abadan
      6.0
      • (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2021
    • Pardis Ahmadieh in No Choice (2020)
      No Choice
      5.8
      • Dr. Pendar (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2020
    • Unpopular (2020)
      Unpopular
      5.0
      • Fahimeh Mirbod (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2020
    • The Scary Night of Lomo
      Short
      • Narrator (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2019
    • Fatemeh Motamed-Arya in African Violet (2019)
      African Violet
      6.0
      • Shokoo (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2019
    • Fatemeh Motamed-Arya in Alive (2019)
      Alive
      6.3
      • Sorayya (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2019
    • Bahman Farmanara, Leila Hatami, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Ali Nasirian, and Saber Abar in Tale of the Sea (2018)
      Tale of the Sea
      4.6
      • Jaleh (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2018
    • Fatemeh Motamed-Arya in Fairy Out of Wedluck (2017)
      Fairy Out of Wedluck
      5.6
      • Farkhondeh (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2017
    • Fatemeh Motamed-Arya in Abba Jaan (2017)
      Abba Jaan
      5.9
      • Aba-Jan (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2017
    • Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Saeed Poursamimi, and Vishka Assayesh in In Silence (2016)
      In Silence
      5.1
      • Sudabeh (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2016
    • Yahya Didn't Keep Quiet (2015)
      Yahya Didn't Keep Quiet
      6.2
      • Yahya's aunt (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2015
    • Avalanche (2015)
      Avalanche
      5.0
      • Homa (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2015
    • Nabat (2014)
      Nabat
      7.3
      • Nabat (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2014
    • Payman Maadi in Tales (2014)
      Tales
      7.0
      • (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Mahmood Bardaknia in Sebaloo (2021)
      Sebaloo
      • producer (as Fatemah Motamed-Aria)
      • 2021

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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Sevenartpedia
    • Alternative names
      • Fatemah Motamed-Aria
    • Born
      • October 29, 1961
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Spouse
      • Ahmad Hamed

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    • Trivia
      Has a son named Nariman.
    • Nickname
      • Simin

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