Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Hezar dastan (1978), and biopic Kamalolmolk (1984), as well as a role ...
Has played the role of four characters with the same first name as her; Leila.
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Member of the Jury of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic) in 2006.
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Speaks Farsi, English, French, and German, and also works as a translator.
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Loves reading novels.
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Has two children; a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).
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Studied Electrical Engineering in Lausanne, Switzerland and later French Literature prior to becoming an actress.
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Daughter of the late legendary Iranian director Ali Hatami and Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami) who was a famous actress before the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979.
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