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Leila Hatami (; born 1 October 1972) is an Iranian actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of Iranian cinema, she is considered one of the most prominent performers in the 21st century. She is recognized for her realistic acting in drama films and she rose to international fame for her role as Simin in Academy Award-winning film A Separation (2011), for which she received the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Hatami made her film debut in the drama Kamalolmolk (1984) portraying Kamal-ol-molk. She played her first lead role in the drama Leila (1997) as a barren woman, for which she won the Diploma of Honor at the Fajr Film Festival and gained public attention. Her portrayal of a naive woman in Penniless (2009) earned her the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival, and she later won the award again for her portrayal of a disordered woman in Subdued (2017). She has also been nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for her roles in Sheida (1999), The Deserted Station (2002), Season Salad (2005), Forty Years Old (2010), A Separation (2011), The Orange Suit (2012) and Time to Love (2015).
Hatami won the Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Deserted Station (2002). She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in the drama A Separation (2011). In 2017, IndieWire praised her performance in the film as one of the best performances of the 21st century and considered Hatami deserved one Oscar Award for her performance in it. She received the Crystal Globe for Best Actress at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for her performance in The Last Step (2012). In 2012, she was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. She has been included in the list of the most beautiful women in the Middle East by the website Wonderslist.
She has starred in dozens of films, and has often garnered critical acclaim and accolades. For her performance in The Deserted Station (2002), she was nominated for the Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actress and she won the Best Actress Award at the 26th Montreal World Film Festival.. World Film Festival, Retrieved 25 June 2006.
She has appeared in her husband's films as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005) and The Last Step (2012). She also designed the sets and the costumes of The Last Step and, in addition to receiving the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance, she received a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Production Design and Costume Design for her work on the film. In 2012, she received international attention for her role in the critical acclaimed Asghar Farhadi film, A Separation, which won dozens of accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her performance earned critical acclaim and various awards, including the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. IndieWire praised her portrayal as one of the best female performances of the 21st century.
In June 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited Leila Hatami to become a member.
"I hope that those who attend international arenas as women would be careful about the chastity and dignity of so that the image of the woman is not tainted before the world," he said. "If they respect Islamic norms and the national culture and beliefs of Iran, it would be a desirable thing for Iranian celebrities to go abroad, but if their presence lacks regard for social values and ethical criteria, the Iranian nation is not going to accept it."
In May 2014, after receiving significant backlash for the kiss in Iran—including calls for her to be Flagellation—Hatami later apologized for her actions in a letter.
Beside her native Persian language she is fluent in French language, English language, and German language.
| Sweet Jam | Marzieh Boroomand | |||
| Low Heights | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |||
| Portrait of a Lady Far Away | Ali Mosaffa | |||
| Poet of the Wastes | Mohammad Ahmadi | |||
| The Command | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| A Walk in the Fog | Bahram Tavakkoli | |||
| There Are Things You Don't Know | Fardin Sahebzamani | |||
| A Separation | Asghar Farhadi | |||
| Beloved Sky | Dariush Mehrjui | |||
| Orange Suit | Dariush Mehrjui | |||
| Meeting Leila | Adel Yaraghi | |||
| Pig | Mani Haghighi | |||
| Peyman Moaadi | ||||
| Tale of the Sea | Parvaneh | Bahman Farmanara | ||
| We Are All Together | Kamal Tabrizi | |||
| A Time in Eternity | Maryam | Mehdi Norowzian | Completed | |
| The Way of the Wind | Mary Magdalene | Terrence Malick | Completed | |
| The Rook | Hamid Nematollah | Post-production |
| Mr. Hekayati | Iraj Tahmasb | IRIB TV1 | Children's TV show | |
| +List of awards and nominations received by Leila Hatami ! Organizations ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | |
| Favorite Actress | |||||
| 1999 | Sheida | ||||
| 2002 | The Deserted Station | ||||
| 2005 | Season Salad | ||||
| 2009 | Penniless | ||||
| 2010 | Forty Years Old | ||||
| 2011 | A Separation | ||||
| There Are Things You Don't Know | |||||
| 2012 | Orange Suit | ||||
| 2015 | Time to Love | ||||
| 2017 | Subdued | ||||
| 1999 | Sheida | ||||
| 2001 | Water and Fire | ||||
| 2002 | Low Heights | ||||
| 2006 | The Command | ||||
| 2011 | Penniless | ||||
| 2014 | The Last Step | ||||
| 2016 | Time to love | ||||
| 2017 | I | ||||
| 2018 | Subdued | ||||
| 2019 | |||||
| 2020 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Blue Whale | |||
| 2023 | Best Actress– Motion Picture | Imagine | |||
| 2024 | Best Actress – Television Series Comedy | Women's Secret Network | |||
| 2002 | Low Heights | ||||
| 2010 | A Walk in the Fog | ||||
| 2012 | The Last Step | ||||
| 2017 | Subdued | ||||
| 2010 | Penniless | ||||
| 2010 | A Walk in the Fog | ||||
| 2012 | The Last Step | ||||
| 2013 | The Sealed Secret | ||||
| 2015 | What's the Time in Your World? | ||||
| 2016 | I | ||||
| 2017 | Subdued | ||||
| 2018 | Bomb: A Love Story |
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