Acting

Leila Hatami

Born 1972-10-02 · Tehran, Iran

Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی) (born 1 October 1972) is an Iranian actress. Regarded as amongst the finest actresses of Iranian cinema and one of the most prominent performers in the 21st century, she is recognized for her realistic acting in drama films; gaining 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.

Credits

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A Time in Eternity
as Maryam
2026
Idol
2026
Daria’s Night Flowers
as (Archive footage)
2025
The Old Bachelor
as Raana
2025
The Killer and the Savage
as Ziba
2025
Absence
2023
Imagine
as Leila
2022
The Last Fiction
as Shahrzad (voice)
2019
A Man without a Shadow
2019
We Are All Together
2019
Blue Whale
as Anahita Kashef
2019
Tale of the Sea
2018
Pig
as Shiva Mohajer - The Actress
2018
Bomb: A Love Story
as Mitra
2018
Being a Woman is Beautiful
2018
Subdued
2017
Me
as Azar
2016
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
as Self
2016
Your Gift to the Earth
2016
What's the Time In Your World?
as Goli
2015
Il était une fois... Une séparation
2014
Time to Love
as Bita
2014
The Sealed Secret
as Saba
2013
The Last Step
as Leila
2012
The Last Step
Costume Design
2012
The Last Step
Production Design
2012
Meeting Leila
2012
Orange Suit
2012
Felicity Land
2011
From Iran, a Separation
as Self - Actress
2011
A Separation
as Simin
2011
Beloved Sky
2011
There Are Things You Don't Know
2010
A Walk in the Fog
as Roya
2010
Forties
as Negar
2010
Shirin
2009
Poverty
2009
Every night loneliness
2007
Verdict
as Foroozandeh
2005
My Boats
2005
Poet of the Wastes
2005
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
2005
Garden Salad
as Leila
2005
Deserted Station
as The wife
2002
Low Heights
as Narges
2002
Sweet Jam
2001
Water and Fire
as Maryam
2001
The Mix
2000
Sheyda
1999
Leila
as Leila, the Wife
1999
Love-Stricken
as Leila
1992
Hezar Dastan
as Young Amineh Aghdas
1988
Kamalolmolk
as Kamalolmolk in childhood
1984
The English Bag
as Mastaneh Pirayesh
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