​After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electrical Engineering at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). 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.She can speak French, English and German as well as her native Persian language.
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 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).

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لیلا حاتمی  بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون ایران و همسرعلی مصفا ، بازیگر می باشد. او تاکنون موفّق

به کسب سیمرغ بلورین در بخش بهترین بازیگر نقش اول زن برای فیلم بی پولی (۱۳۸۷) و دیپلم افتخار برای فیلم لیلا (۱۳۷۵) در جشنواره فیلم فجر شده‌است.
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