Leila Hatami
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Leila Hatami is an award-winning Iran
ian actress. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami
and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa
.
, Switzerland
and started her studies in Electrical Engineering
at 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.
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 her co-star in Leila
(Ali Mosaffa) in 1999. They have two children: a boy named Mani (born February 2007) and a girl named Asal (born October 2008).
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 Dariush Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.
Her role in The Deserted Station (2002) won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival
. She has appeared in her husband's first film as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Ali Mosaffa
, 2005).
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian actress. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami
Ali Hatami
Ali Hatami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, art Director and costume designer.-Background:Graduated in cinema from Faculty of Dramatic Arts, his debut was Hasan Kachal , the first Iranian musical film...
and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa
Ali Mosaffa
-Career:He has played in movies such as Pari , Leila , and Borj-e Minoo and a TV series, Keef-e Englisi . In 2005, he directed his first film called Sima-ye zani dar doordast ....
.
Biography
After finishing high school, she moved to LausanneLausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and started her studies in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at EPFL. After two years she changed her major to French Literature
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
. She completed her study of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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
Leila (film)
Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
. Her acting in this film received rave reviews from critics and the audiences.
She married her co-star in Leila
Leila (film)
Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
(Ali Mosaffa) in 1999. They have two children: a boy named Mani (born February 2007) and a girl named Asal (born October 2008).
Career
She had a few short appearances during her childhood which included roles in Hezar DastanHezar Dastan
Hezar-Dastan 1978-1987 is a highly popular TV series in Iran directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered an eternal work in the history of Iranian TV...
TV series and Kamalolmolk
Kamalolmolk (film)
Kamalolmolk is a 1984 Iranian film written and directed by Ali Hatami about the life and work of famous Iranian painter Mohammad Ghaffari better known as Kamal-ol-molk.The movie focuses greatly on the painter’s relationship with the various monarchs of Iran...
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
Leila (film)
Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.
Her role in The Deserted Station (2002) won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
. She has appeared in her husband's first film as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Ali Mosaffa
Ali Mosaffa
-Career:He has played in movies such as Pari , Leila , and Borj-e Minoo and a TV series, Keef-e Englisi . In 2005, he directed his first film called Sima-ye zani dar doordast ....
, 2005).
Filmography
- Kamalolmolk (Ali HatamiAli HatamiAli Hatami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, art Director and costume designer.-Background:Graduated in cinema from Faculty of Dramatic Arts, his debut was Hasan Kachal , the first Iranian musical film...
, 1984) - DelShodegan (aka The Love Stricken) (Ali HatamiAli HatamiAli Hatami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, art Director and costume designer.-Background:Graduated in cinema from Faculty of Dramatic Arts, his debut was Hasan Kachal , the first Iranian musical film...
, 1992) - LeilaLeila (film)Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
(Dariush Mehrjui, 1996) - Sheida (Kamal Tabrizi, 1998)
- The Mix (Dariush Mehrjui, 2000)
- Keef-e Englisi (aka The English Bag) (TV Series) (Seyyed Ziaeddin Dorri, 2000)
- Ab va Atash (aka Water and Fire) (Fereydun Jeyrani, 2001)
- Moraba-ye Shirin (aka The Sweet Jam) (Marzieh Boroomand, 2001)
- Ertefae Past (aka Low Altitude / Low Heights) (Ebrahim Hatamikia, 2002)
- Istgah-e Matrouk (aka The Deserted Station) (Alireza Raeisian, 2002)
- Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast (aka Portrait of a Lady Far Away) (Ali Mosaffa, 2005)
- Salad-e Fasl (aka Salad of the Season) (Fereydun Jeyrani, 2005)
- HokmHokm (film)Hokm lit. The Verdict is a 2005 in film Iranian film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It stars Poolad Kimiai, Ezzatollah Entezami, Khosro Shakibai, Leila Hatami, Bahram Radan. It's 25th film by Kimiai...
(Masoud KimiaiMasoud KimiaiMasoud Kimiai is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1941 in Tehran, Iran.- Biography :Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Kaiser , he and Dariush Mehrjui with The film Cow, caused a...
, 2005) - Shaer-e Zobale-ha (aka Poet of the Wastes) (Mohammad Ahmadi, 2005)
- Har Shab Tanhayi (aka Every Night Loneliness) (Rasoul Sadrameli, 2007)
- Paridokht (TV Series) (Saman Moghaddam, 2007–2008)
- Bi Pooli (aka Pennilessness) (Hamid Nematollah, 2008)
- ShirinShirin (film)Shirin is a 2008 film directed by master Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. The film is considered by some critics as a notable twist in the artistic career of Kiarostami....
(Abbas KiarostamiAbbas KiarostamiAbbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...
, 2008) - Chehel Salegi (aka 40 Years Old) (Alireza Raeisian, 2009)
- Parseh dar Meh (aka Roaming in the Mist) (Bahram Tavakkoli, 2009)
- What a wonderful life or Lovely Sky (Dariush Mehrjui, 2009)
- There are things you don't know (Fardin Saheb Zamani, 2010)
- Nader and Simin, A SeparationNader and Simin, A SeparationA Separation is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi. It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, and the intrigues which follow when the husband hires a lower-class...
(Asghar FarhadiAsghar Farhadi-Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for...
, 2011)
Awards
- Honorary Diploma for performance in a leading role for LeilaLeila (film)Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
, from 15th Fajr Film Festival, 1997 - Best Actress in a leading role for Water & Fire, from 5th ceremony of khaneh cinema, 2001
- Best Actress (tied) for Deserted Station, from 25th Montreal Film Festival, 2002
- Best Actress in a leading role for Bi Pooli, from 27th Fajr Film Festival, 2009(1388)
- Best Actress for Nader and Simin, a separation, from Berlin Film Festival (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi), 2011
External links
- Interview with Leila Hatami, Leila Hatami answers your questions, BBC Persian, January 31, 2006: Text, Voice.
- Script of Shāer-e Zobāle-hā (شاعر زباله ها), by Mohsen MakhmalbafMohsen MakhmalbafMohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave...
(in Persian): http://www.makhmalbaf.com/articles.php?a=467. - An unofficial fan site: Leila-Hatami.com (in Persian)