Leila Hatami | |
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لیلا حاتمی | |
.jpg) Hatami at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | 1 October 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ali Hatami Zari Khoshkam |
| Relatives | Amir Banoo Karimi (mother-in-law) |
Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی; born 1 October 1972) is an Iranian actress. Born to filmmaker Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam, she began her career with acting in the films of her father. She rose to international fame for her role as Simin in Asghar Farhadi's Academy Award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she received the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Hatami made her film debut portraying Kamal-ol-molk in the drama Kamalolmolk (1984). She received critical acclaim for playing a sterile woman in the drama Leila (1997),[1] and received her first Fajr Film Festival Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress for her performance in Penniless (2009). The Government of France has awarded her the Legion of Honour in 2012.[2]
- ^ Terri Ginsberg; Chris Lippard (11 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7364-3.
- ^ "اعطای نشان هنر و ادب فرانسه به لیلا حاتمی" (in Persian). BBC News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2022.