Fariba Motekhasses () is an Iranian actress known for her work in Iranian cinema, television, and theater. She has appeared in numerous films and TV series and participated actively in theater festivals.
Early life and career Fariba Motekhasses was born on July 23, 1961, in Borujerd, Lorestan Province, Iran. Her father, originally from Borujerd and of Lur ethnicity, and her mother, from Tehran, moved the family to Abadan due to her father's job. After his retirement in 1976, they relocated to Tehran. Fariba grew up in a large family with five siblings and credits her father as one of her main supporters in pursuing acting.
From childhood, Fariba was drawn to acting, showcasing her talent by mimicking teachers' voices during school breaks. This passion grew in her teenage years when she attended acting classes at Bagh-e Ferdows. In 1980, at the age of 19, she began her professional career with the theater play Morvarid, directed by Akbar Zanjanpour.
Fariba entered the film industry in 1984 with the movie Shab-e Mokaafat, directed by Faramarz Baseri, and debuted on television the same year with the series Taleb, directed by Abdolreza Akbari. In 1989, she joined radio as a voice actress and narrator for radio plays, where her distinctive voice gained recognition. Over the years, she received over nine domestic and international awards for her radio work until her retirement from the medium.
Fariba earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1991 and later pursued cinema studies in Cyprus. She also studied briefly in Germany. These educational experiences, combined with her early career, laid a strong foundation for her work in theater, film, television, and radio. Her particular fondness for theater led to a significant presence in the 1980s and 1990s, though her theater activities later decreased due to other professional commitments.
Filmography
Cinema YearTitleDirector1984Shab-e MokaafatFaramarz Baseri1984Shengool o Mangool1989Khab-e Zemestani1995Mah PishooniAli Akbar Koohaki, Javad Ershad1995Roozi Ke Khastgar AmadFaryal Behzad1998Sibe Sorkh-e HavaSaeed Assadi2004MaxSaman Moghadam2006Aroosi-ye Maman2008Az Ma Behtaran2008Ashiane-i Baraye ZendegiHamid Taleghani2014Iran BurgerMasoud Jafari Jozani2016Posht-e Divar-e SokootMasoud Jafari Jozani2016EshgholanceMohsen Mahini2016Aba JanHatef Alimardani2016Zir-e Saghf-e DoodiPouran Derakhshandeh2019KnockoutFarnaz Amini2020Baraye MarjanHamid Zargarnezhad2020BPM BandFarnaz Amini2023Behesht-e TabbahkaranMasoud Jafari Jozani
Television YearTitleDirectorNetwork1984TalebAbdolreza AkbariChannel 11985Andar Lataef-e RoozegarMansour Kooshan1988Galesh-haye MadarbozorgBahman ZarrinpourChannel 11991VazirmokhtarSaeed NikpourChannel 11991QabilHamid Tamjidi1992Mazd-e TarsHamid TamjidiChannel 21992Bia Ta Gol BarafshanimKhosro Malekan1993Norooz 72Dariush KardanChannel 11993HamsayehaHassan FathiChannel 11993Bagh-e GilasMajid BeheshtiChannel 11993Malke-haye Faranse (TV theater)Hassan FathiChannel 21994Nimeh-ye Penhan-e MahMajid JafariChannel 11994Avaye FaghtehBahman ZarrinpourChannel 11994AlaeddinHoushang TavakoliChannel 11995Jay-e Khali-ye DaryaHoushang Tavakoli1996BebakhshidReza Karam Rezaei1996Khesis-e Dehkade-ye Rogaford (TV theater)Kourosh NarimaniChannel 21997Dar Pey-e FaghtehMasoud Abparvar1997Delhaye ShadHamid GhadakchianChannel 21997Jan Gabriel Borkman (TV theater)Hassan FathiChannel 21997Qatar-e Arvah (TV theater)Reza Karam RezaeiChannel 21998Tavallodi DigarDariush FarhangChannel 51998Cheshm Be RahAsghar FarhadiChannel 51998Hameye Pesaran-e Man (TV theater)Mohammad RahmanianChannel 41999Zaman-e ShooridegiMohammad Ali NajafiChannel 11999Telefon-e MoshtarakKhosro MalekanChannel 12000Khastgari-ye PormajaraMohammad BanaeiChannel 22000HamsafarQasem JafariChannel 32001Shab-e AftabiQasem JafariChannel 32003Dar Cheshm-e BaadMasoud Jafari JozaniChannel 12004Booy-e Gharib-e PaeizMojtaba YasiniChannel 22005Payan-e NamayeshBahman ZarrinpourChannel 12006Be Donya Beguied BayistadMohammadreza AhangChannel 52006SalamMohammadreza FarzinChannel 52007Saye-ye TanhaeiBijan ShokrizChannel 12009Be Koja Chenin ShetabanAbolghasem TalebiChannel 52010MalkootMohammadreza AhangChannel 22012ZamaneHassan FathiChannel 32012Amaliyat 125 (Season 3)Masoud AbparvarChannel 52013Setare-ye HayatJavad ErshadChannel 32014KifarHossein TabriziChannel 22016GhorrehBorzou NiknejadChannel 32018Rahayam NakonMohammad Mahdi AsgarpourChannel 32019MelkavanAhmad MoazzamiiFilm2020SharmAhmad KavariChannel 32021Roozhaye AbiMohammadreza Haji GholamiChannel 52021Fereshtegan-e Bi BalAmirhossein EnayatiChannel 52021Mastand-e AbutahaSeyed Abolfazl SangesefidiChannel 32021AfraBehrang TofighiChannel 12021Moj-e AvalSeyed Amirsajjad HosseiniChannel 32021Barf-e Bisoda MibaradPourya AzarbaijaniChannel 32022Atash-e SardReza AboofazeliChannel 22022GildokhtMajid EsmaeiliChannel 12023BazporsAhmad MoazzamiChannel 12023MahramanehMahmoud MoazzamiChannel 32024ToobaSaeed SoltaniChannel 1
Web YearTitleDirector2015Shahrzad 1Hassan Fathi2017Shahrzad 2Hassan Fathi2017Shahrzad 3Hassan Fathi2023Daftar-e YaddashtKiarash Asadizadeh
Judging
The 22nd Khorramshehr Conquest National Theater Festival The 20th Posta-Mehr National Theater Festival The Epic Narrators Festival
Awards
Winner of the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in Iranian Theater at the 34th Fajr Theater Festival Best Actress at the 34th International Fajr Theater Festival (2016)
References
External links
Fariba Motekhasses On SourehCinema (in Persian) Fariba Motekhasses on Iranact