Leila Hatami, born October 1, 1972, is an Iranian actress. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam.
After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in electrical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. After two years she changed her major to French literature. She completed her study of French before moving back to Iran.
After a pause of a few, busy with her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional re-entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila. Her acting in this film received very psitive reviews from critics and audiences.
She had a few short appearances during her childhood which includes roles in the Hezar Dastan, a TV series, and the Kamalolmolk, feature movie, as well as a role in 1991 as a blind Turkish princess in The Love Stricken (Delshodegan), a historical drama movie.
Having appeared in bit parts in some of her father's movies, Hatami's first lead film appearance was the title role in the 1996 film Leila, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.
In 1999, she married Ali Mosaffa, her co-star in Leila. They have two children, a son named Mani born in February 2007 and a daughter named Asal born in October 2008.
Her role in The Deserted Station (Istgah-e Matrouk) 2002 won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She has appeared in her husband's films, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast)2005 and The Last Step (Peleh Akhar) 2012. She also designed the sets and the costumes of The Last Step, which resulted in a nomination at the Fajr Film Festival for best production design and costume design. In 2012 A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) won the Academy Award for best foreign film in which Hatami played the leading female role, which also earned her the Berlin Film Festival Award for the Best Actress in the same year.
In April 2014, she was announced as a member of the main competition jury at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Leila Hatami's works:
Date
Title
Director
Note
2014
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast?
(a.k.a. What's the Time in Your World?)
Safi Yazdanian
2013
Sar Be Mohr
(a.k.a. Sealed Secret)
Hadi Moghadamdoost
Nominated - Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actress
2012
Ashnaee ba Leila
(a.k.a. Meeting Leila)
Adel Yaraghi
Noor Iranian Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actress
2012
Peleh Akhar
(a.k.a. The Last Step)
Ali Mosaffa
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Production Design and Costume Design
2012
Narenji Poush
(a.k.a. Orange Suit)
Dariush Mehrjui
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2011
Aseman-e Mahboob
(a.k.a. What a Wonderful Life or Lovely Sky)
Dariush Mehrjui
2011
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
(a.k.a. A Separation)
Asghar Farhadi
Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi)
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Actress (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi)
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Asian Film Awards Award for Best Actress
2011
Saadat Abad
(a.k.a. Felicity Land)
Maziar Miri
International Film Festival of Kerala Winner Award for Best Actress
2010
Chizhaei hast ke nemidooni
(a.k.a. There Are Things You Don't Know)
Fardin Saheb Zamani
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2009
Chehel Salegi
(a.k.a. 40 Years Old)
Alireza Raeisian
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2009
Parse dar Meh
(a.k.a. Roaming in the Mist)
Bahram Tavakkoli
Nominated - Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actress
2008
Bi Pooli
(a.k.a. Pennilessness)
Hamid Nematollah
Winner Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actress
Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actress
2008
Shirin
Abbas Kiarostami
2007
Har Shab Tanhayi
(a.k.a. Every Night Loneliness)
Rasoul Sadrameli
Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust Winner Award for Best Actress
2007-2008
Paridokht (TV Series)
Saman Moghaddam
2005
Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast
(a.k.a. Portrait of a Lady Far Away)
Ali Mosaffa
2005
Salad-e Fasl
(a.k.a. Salad of the Season)
Fereydoun Jeyrani
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2005
Hokm
(a.k.a. Verdict)
Masoud Kimiai
2005
Shaer-e Zobale-ha
(a.k.a. Poet of the Wastes)
Mohammad Ahmadi
2002
Ertefae Past
(a.k.a. Low Heights)
Ebrahim Hatamikia
Nominated - Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actress
2002
Istgah-e Matrouk
(a.k.a. The Deserted Station)
Alireza Raeisian
Montreal World Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actress - tied
Nominated - Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Winner Award Cinema Haghighat for Best Actress
2001
Ab va Atash
(a.k.a. Water and Fire)
Fereydoun Jeyrani
Iran Cinema Celebration Winner Award for Best Actress
2001
Moraba-ye Shirin
(a.k.a. The Sweet Jam)
Marzieh Boroomand
2000
The Mix
Dariush Mehrjui
2000
Keef-e Englisi
(a.k.a. The English Bag) (TV Series)
Seyed Ziaeddin Dorri
Sima Festival Winner Award for Best Actress in TV Series
1998
Sheida
Kamal Tabrizi
Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival for Best Actress
Nominated - Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actress
1996
Leila
Dariush Mehrjui
Fajr International Film Festival Honorary Diploma for Outstanding Performance by an Actress
Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actress
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