Leila Hatami
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| Born | 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Ali Mosaffa |
Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی , born 1972 in Tehran) is an award-winning Iranian actress. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa.
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[edit] Biography
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.
[edit] Career
She had a few short appearances during her childhood which included roles in Hezar Dastan TV series and Kamalolmolk movie, as well as a role in 1991 as a blind Turkish princess in Delshodegan.
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 (aka The English Bag), 2000 (TV Series)
- Ab va Atash (aka Water and Fire), 2001
- Moraba-ye Shirin (aka The Sweet Jam), 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 (aka Salad of the Season), 2005
- Hokm, 2005
- Shaer-e Zobale-ha (aka Poet of the Wastes), 2005
[edit] References
- ^ 15th Fajr Film Festival Awards. Fajr International Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ^ Awards 2002. World Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Leila Hatami, Leila Hatami answers your questions, BBC Persian, January 31, 2006: Text, Voice.
- Leila Hatami at the Internet Movie Database
- Script of Shāer-e Zobāle-hā (شاعر زباله ها), by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (in Persian): [1].
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