She is a multi-award winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Daneshsara-ye Honar-e Tehran. Motamed-Arya was a supporter of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami and has been a supporter of 2009 Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya was selected as the ambassador of the Mehrafarin Society during a ceremony on March 3, 2008, at the Niavaran Cultural Center.
Nominee, Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 6th Fajr Film Festival, 1988, for Jahizieh Baraye Robab Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 7th Fajr Film Festival, 1989, for Barahoot Nominee, Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 8th Fajr Film Festival, 1990, for Reihaneh Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 10th Fajr Film Festival, 1992, for Mosaferan Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 11th Fajr Film Festival, 1993, for Yekbar Baraye Hamisheh Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 12th Fajr Film Festival, 1994, for Hamsar Nominee, Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 13th Fajr Film Festival, 1995, for Blue-veiled Nominee, Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 18th Fajr Film Festival, 2000, for Eshgh Bealaveh do Nominee, Crystal Simorgh, Best Actress, 22nd Fajr Film Festival, 2004, for Naneh Gilaneh Montréal Film Festival best actress prize for her role in the Iranian film “Here without Maine 2011 Vincennes International Festival, France, Prix Henri-Langlois for actress and "Cinema of the World", 2012.
Motamed-Arya was a supporter of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami and has been a supporter of 2009 Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya was invited to travel to Los Angeles as part of a film seminar series on Iranian films. lieutenant 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.”.
