Daughter of the Legedary Iranian Director , Ali Hatami was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran.She is an award -winning Iranian actress. After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electrical Engineering. After two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her study of French in a couple of years, before moving back to Iran. Won the Silver Bear of the 61th Berlin film festival as the Best Actress in Leading Role (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi) in Asghar Farhadi's A Separation (2011). After a pause of a few years which included the continuation of her studies in Switzerland she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila. Her acting in this film received rave reviews from critics and the audiences. She married her co-star in Leila (Ali Mosaffa) in 1999. They have two children: a boy named Mani (born February 2007) and a girl named Asal (born October 2008). She had a few short appearances during her childhood which included roles in Hezar Dastan TV series and Kamalolmolk movie, as well as a role in 1991 as a blind Turkish princess in Delshodegan. Having appeared short in some of her father's movies, Leila Hatami's first lead film appearance was the title role in the 1996 film Leila, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Her role in The Deserted Station (2002) won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival.She has appeared in her husband's first film as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Ali Mosaffa, 2005).
Daughter of legendary director Ali Hatami .Daughter of the late legendary director Ali Hatami and Zari Khoshkam who was a famous actress before the establishment of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.Studied Electronics in Switzerland before becoming an actress.Son, Mani was born in 2007.Loves reading novels.Is a translator.Member of the Jury of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2006.
Nader ('Peyman Moaadi' )and Simin ( ) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi), who suffers from Alzheimers. However, Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter.