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 as Leila, the blind Turkish princess in the film The Love-stricken (1992). After completing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electronic Engineering. However, after two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studies in a couple of years and moved back to Iran. After a pause in her film career of a few years which included her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui 's film Leila (1997) as the title character. Her performance in the film received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. She also received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Later, she married her co-star Ali Mosaffa in 1999. They now have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). To date, Hatami has worked with some of the most celebrated Iranian directors. Moreover, her performance in The Deserted Station (2002) won the Best Actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She also appeared in her husband's directorial debut film, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005). In 2011, she won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in Asghar Farhadi 's internationally acclaimed film, A Separation (2011).

1972年10月1日出生于伊朗德黑兰，父亲是伊朗传奇导演阿里·哈塔米（Ali Hatami），母亲是女演员扎里·霍什卡姆（Zahra Hatami）。在她的童年时期，她出演了她父亲的几部电影，包括历史电视连续剧《赫扎尔·达斯坦》（1978 年）和传记片《卡马洛尔莫克》（1984 年），以及在电影《失恋》（1992 年）中饰演盲人土耳其公主莱拉。高中毕业后，她移居瑞士洛桑，开始学习电子工程。然而，两年后，她将专业改为法国文学。她在几年内完成了学业，并搬回了伊朗。在她的电影生涯暂停了几年之后，包括她在瑞士的学习，她以 Dariush Mehrjui 的电影 Leila （1997） 作为主角进入了电影界。她在电影中的表演获得了全球评论家和观众的好评如潮。她还获得了第15届Fajr电影节最佳女演员荣誉奖。后来，她于 1999 年与她的联合主演阿里·莫萨法结婚。他们现在有两个孩子：一个名叫Mani的儿子（2007年2月出生）和一个名叫Asal的女儿（2008年10月出生）。迄今为止，哈塔米已经与一些最著名的伊朗导演合作过。此外，她在《荒芜的车站》（2002）中的表演获得了第26届蒙特利尔世界电影节的最佳女演员奖。她还出演了她丈夫的导演处女作《远方女士的肖像》（2005 年）。2011年，她在第61届柏林国际电影节上获得了享有盛誉的柏林银熊奖，以表彰阿斯哈尔·法哈迪（Asghar Farhadi）的国际知名电影《分离》（2011）的最佳女主角。