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Leila Hatami

Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 2, 1972 (52 years)
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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Last Fiction
  • A Man without a Shadow
Known For
  • A Separation
  • Leila
  • What's the Time in Your World?
  • Subdued
  • The Last Fiction
  • Felicity Land
  • Low Heights
  • Bomb: A Love Story
  • The Last Step
  • Penniless
  • Pig
  • Time to Love
  • There Are Things You Don't Know
  • The Deserted Station
  • We Are All Together
  • Imagine
  • Blue Whale
  • A Man without a Shadow
  • The Sealed Secret
  • Orange Suit

Filmography

2022
Women's Secret Network (TV Series) · as Cast
2022
2021
2019
2019
2019
Blue Whale (TV Series) · as Anahita Kashef
2018
The Last Fiction · as Shahrzad (voice)
2018
Bomb: A Love Story · as Mitra
2018
2018
Pig · as Shiva Mohajer - The Actress
2017
2016
I · as Azar
2015
Time to Love · as Bita
2014
2013
2012
The Last Step · as Leila
2012
2012
2011
2011
A Separation · as Simin
2011
2010
2010
2010
Love at 40 · as Negar
2009
2008
Shirin · as Woman In Audience
2007
Paridokht (TV Series) · as Cast
2007
2005
Verdict · as Foroozandeh
2005
2005
2005
Season Salad · as Leila
2003
Il était une fois... (TV Series) · as Cast
2002
Low Heights · as Narges
2002
The Deserted Station · as The Wife
2001
Water and Fire · as Maryam
2001
2000
1999
1999
The British Briefcase (TV Series) · as Mastaneh Pirayesh
1997
Leila · as Leila, The Wife
1992
1988
Hezar Dastan (TV Series) · as Young Amineh Aghdas
1984

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