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Fariba Sheikhan

Fariba Sheikhan

Actor · Born March 7, 1988 (38) · Guernika, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain

Fariba Sheikhan (born March 7, 1988, in Guernica, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish actress of Persian origin. She trained in acting at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático of Seville and at the Cristina Rota school in Madrid. She is best known for her role as Inés Mendizábal in the period television series El secreto de Puente Viejo, which brought her wide public recognition. In addition to television, she has worked in theatre and film, and has training in singing, dance and flamenco.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1988 (38)
From
Guernika, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Fariba Sheikhan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
51%
Morality
32%
Bonds
8%
Power
8%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Cold
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fariba Sheikhan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Fariba Sheikhan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Salvador(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marjane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Disforia(2025)

    as Esther

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fariba Sayyid

  • Adiós Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Francesca

  • Operation: Raqqa(2024)

    as Directora Jansa

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Hygiene Standards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Aicha

  • The Covenant(2023)

    as Basira

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as May

  • Tehran(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shaparak Nouri

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Unit(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Nawja

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 2020 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Operation: Raqqa (2024)

$220K worldwide

Highest rated

The Unit (2020)

Midcredits 68th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 11: 11 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Fariba Sheikhan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fariba Sheikhan's MovieCove titles; Clara Martínez Malagelada shares the most, 2.