Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Hezar dastan (1978), and biopic Kamalolmolk (1984), as well as a role as Leila, the blind Turkish princess in the film The Love-stricken (1992). After completing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electronic Engineering. However, after two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studies in a couple of years and moved back to Iran. After a pause in her film career of a few years which included her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui 's film Leila (1997) as the title character. Her performance in the film received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. She also received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Later, she married her co-star Ali Mosaffa in 1999. They now have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). To date, Hatami has worked with some of the most celebrated Iranian directors. Moreover, her performance in The Deserted Station (2002) won the Best Actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She also appeared in her husband's directorial debut film, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005). In 2011, she won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in Asghar Farhadi 's internationally acclaimed film, A Separation (2011).
Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Hezar dastan (1978), and biopic Kamalolmolk (1984), as well as a role as Leila, the blind Turkish princess in the film The Love-stricken (1992). After completing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electronic Engineering. However, after two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studies in a couple of years and moved back to Iran. After a pause in her film career of a few years which included her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui 's film Leila (1997) as the title character. Her performance in the film received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. She also received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Later, she married her co-star Ali Mosaffa in 1999. They now have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). To date, Hatami has worked with some of the most celebrated Iranian directors. Moreover, her performance in The Deserted Station (2002) won the Best Actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She also appeared in her husband's directorial debut film, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005). In 2011, she won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in Asghar Farhadi 's internationally acclaimed film, A Separation (2011).
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Filmography (Movies)
Daria’s Night Flowers
Character:(Archive footage)
Release Date:10/07/2025
The Old Bachelor
Character:Raana
Release Date:11/06/2025
The Killer and the Savage
Character:Ziba
Release Date:01/02/2025
Absence
Character:
Release Date:30/11/2023
Imagine
Character:
Release Date:23/05/2022
The Last Fiction
Character:Shahrzad (voice)
Release Date:27/11/2019
A Man without a Shadow
Character:
Release Date:18/09/2019
We Are All Together
Character:
Release Date:05/06/2019
Tale of the Sea
Character:
Release Date:20/04/2018
Pig
Character:Shiva Mohajer - The Actress
Release Date:19/04/2018
Bomb: A Love Story
Character:Mitra
Release Date:20/02/2018
Subdued
Character:
Release Date:01/02/2017
Me
Character:Azar
Release Date:17/08/2016
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2016
What's the Time In Your World?
Character:Goli
Release Date:13/05/2015
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Character:
Release Date:05/02/2014
Time to Love
Character:Bita
Release Date:01/02/2014
The Sealed Secret
Character:
Release Date:02/02/2013
The Last Step
Character:Leila
Release Date:04/07/2012
Meeting Leila
Character:
Release Date:03/04/2012
Orange Suit
Character:
Release Date:03/02/2012
Felicity Land
Character:
Release Date:16/05/2011
From Iran, a Separation
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:16/03/2011
A Separation
Character:Simin
Release Date:15/02/2011
Beloved Sky
Character:
Release Date:04/01/2011
There Are Things You Don't Know
Character:
Release Date:06/07/2010
A Walk in the Fog
Character:Roya
Release Date:15/02/2010
Forties
Character:Negar
Release Date:01/02/2010
Shirin
Character:
Release Date:18/04/2009
Poverty
Character:
Release Date:13/01/2009
Every night loneliness
Character:
Release Date:06/03/2007
Verdict
Character:Foroozandeh
Release Date:05/12/2005
My Boats
Character:
Release Date:26/10/2005
Poet of the Wastes
Character:
Release Date:16/10/2005
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
Character:
Release Date:03/07/2005
Garden Salad
Character:Leila
Release Date:01/01/2005
Deserted Station
Character:The wife
Release Date:01/02/2002
Low Heights
Character:Narges
Release Date:01/02/2002
Sweet Jam
Character:
Release Date:19/04/2001
Water and Fire
Character:Maryam
Release Date:01/02/2001
The Mix
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
Sheyda
Character:
Release Date:23/10/1999
Leila
Character:Leila, the Wife
Release Date:14/05/1999
Love-Stricken
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1992
Kamalolmolk
Character:
Release Date:09/11/1984
Television Appearances
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