Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami
Leila Hatami at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2015
Born	(1972-10-01) October 1, 1972 (age 44) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Ali Mosaffa (m. 1998)
Children	Mani (b. 2007) Asal (b. 2008)
Parent(s)	Ali Hatami (Father) Zari Khoshkam (Mother)

Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی‎‎ Leylā Hātamī; born October 1, 1972) is an Iranian actress and director. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa.

After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Mechanical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). After two years she changed her major to French literature. She completed her study of French in a couple of years, before moving back to Iran. Beside her native Persian language she is fluent in French, English and German.

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 audiences.

She married her co-star in Leila (Ali Mosaffa) in 1999. They have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).

She had a few short appearances during her childhood which included roles in the Hezar Dastan TV series and the Kamalolmolk movie, as well as a role in 1991 as a blind Turkish princess in Delshodegan.

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.