Leila Hatami
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Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی , born September 30, 1972 in Tehran) is an award-winning Iranian actress. She is the daughter of famous director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkamand married to actor Ali Mosaffa, whom she met while playing in Leila.
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[edit] Biography
She is the daughter of the late famous Iranian director Ali Hatami and actress Zahra Khoshkam. She acted in small parts during her childhood which included roles in the Hezar Dasatan TV series and the Kamal-ol-Molk movie. Her first serious acting début was in the role of a blind Turkish princess in the film Delshodegan in 1370. After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electrical Engineering. After two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studying in French in a couple of years, before moving back to Iran. After a pause of a few years which included the continuation of her studies in Switzerland she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila. Her acting in this film received rave reviews from critics and the audiences. She married Ali Mosaffa her costar in that movie.
[edit] Career
Having appeared short in some of her father's movies, Leila Hatami's first lead film appearance was the title role in the 1996 film Leila, directed by Darius Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.[1]
Her role in The Deserted Station (2002) won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival.[2] She has appeared in her husband's first film as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Ali Mosaffa, 2005).
[edit] Filmography
- Kamalolmolk, 1984
- Del Shodegan, 1992
- Leila, 1996
- Sheida, 1998
- The Mix, 2000
- Keef-e Englisi, 2000 (TV Series)
- Ab va Atash, 2001
- Moraba-ye Shirin, 2001
- Ertefae Past (aka Low Altitude / Low Heights), 2002
- Istgah-e Matrouk (aka The Deserted Station), 2002
- Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast (aka Portrait of a Lady Far Away), 2005
- Salad-e Fasl, 2005
- Hokm, 2005
- Shaer-e Zobale-ha (aka Poet of the Wastes), 2005
[edit] Reference
- ^ 15th Fajr Film Festival Awards. Fajr International Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ^ Awards 2002. World Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
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