Leila Hatami
Born: 1972-10-02 in Tehran, Iran
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2026
- A Time in Eternity as Maryam
2025
- The Old Bachelor as Raana
- Daria’s Night Flowers as (Archive footage)
- The Killer and the Savage as Ziba
2023
2022
- Imagine as Leila
2019
- Blue Whale as Anahita Kashef
- The Last Fiction as Shahrzad (voice)
- We Are All Together
- A Man without a Shadow
2018
- Pig as Shiva Mohajer - The Actress
- Bomb: A Love Story as Mitra
- Tale of the Sea
2017
2016
- Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report as Self
- Me as Azar
2015
- What's the Time In Your World? as Goli
2014
2013
2012
- Orange Suit
- The Last Step as Leila
- Meeting Leila
2011
- A Separation as Simin
- Beloved Sky
- From Iran, a Separation as Self - Actress
- Felicity Land
2010
- Forties as Negar
- A Walk in the Fog as Roya
- There Are Things You Don't Know
2005
- Portrait of a Lady Far Away
- Poet of the Wastes
- Verdict as Foroozandeh
- Garden Salad as Leila
- My Boats
2002
- Low Heights as Narges
- Deserted Station as The wife
2001
- Sweet Jam
- Water and Fire as Maryam
2000
1992
- Love-Stricken as Leila
1988
- Hezar Dastan as Young Amineh Aghdas
1984
- Kamalolmolk as Kamalolmolk in childhood