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{{short description|Qashqai actress from Iran}}
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'''Leila Otadi''' ({{lang-fa|لیلا اوتادی}}; born 5 August 1983 in [[Tehran]]) is an [[Iran]]ian actress.
'''Leila Otadi''' ({{langx|fa|لیلا اوتادی}}) is an Iranian actress, poet and architecture.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Leila was born in Tehran/Shemrian. At age of 7, she had a chance to begin acting in film. However her family and she thought school was more important for her at the time than acting. She was introduced to stage acting at the age of 18. Leila’s film debut was "Black Eyes" by Iraj Ghaderi. Since then she has starred in many films and recently became the highest paying actress in Iran. She speaks [[Persian language|Persian]] and Turkish fluently and plays tennis, enjoys horseback riding and many other sports.<ref>[http://www.mehrnews.com/news/3743107/ canditional release Leila Otadi mehr newsagency]</ref>
Leila was born in Tehran/Shemrian. At age of 7, she had a chance to begin acting in films. However, her family and she thought school was more important for her at the time than acting. She was introduced to stage acting at the age of 18. Leila's film debut was "Black Eyes" by Iraj Ghaderi. Since then, she has starred in many films and recently became the highest paid actress in Iran. She speaks [[Persian language|Persian]] and Turkish fluently and plays tennis, enjoys horseback riding and many other sports.<ref>[http://www.mehrnews.com/news/3743107/ canditional release Leila Otadi mehr newsagency]</ref>


She earned her Associate degree in Interior Architecture from the [[Tehran University of Art]].{{fact|date=January 2019}}
She earned her Associate degree in Interior Architecture from the [[Tehran University of Art]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}


== Career ==
== Career ==
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==Political Controversy==
==Political Controversy==
In November 2010 it was reported that she was going to appear in a political movie to demonstrate how [[Neda Agha Soltan]] was killed on the streets of [[Tehran]] in 2009.<ref>"[http://www.rferl.org/content/Anger_At_Actress_Who_Is_Due_To_Play_Role_Of_Neda/2218222.html Anger At Actress Who Is Due To Play Role Of Neda]", rferl.org, 12/11/2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013</ref> Since this movie had been funded by the [[government of Iran]] her decision sparked a flood of negative emotions against her in [[Iran]] and abroad. This was followed by a successful attack on her personal website that aimed to replace her pictures with some photos of the very last moments of [[Neda Agha Soltan]] covered in blood. On 11 November, this was denied by [[Fars News Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farsnews.com/news/9003290908%20%20%20%20/شمقدري-خبر-بازي-اوتادي-در-نقش-ندا-آقاسلطان-به-30‌درصد-افزايش-هزينه|title=خبرگزاری فارس - شمقدري: خبر بازي اوتادي در نقش ندا آقاسلطان به 30‌درصد افزايش هزينه منجر شد|date=2011-06-20|website=خبرگزاری فارس|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>
In November 2010 it was reported that she was going to appear in a political movie to demonstrate how [[Neda Agha Soltan]] was killed on the streets of [[Tehran]] in 2009.<ref>"[http://www.rferl.org/content/Anger_At_Actress_Who_Is_Due_To_Play_Role_Of_Neda/2218222.html Anger At Actress Who Is Due To Play Role Of Neda]", rferl.org, 12/11/2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013</ref> Since this movie had been funded by the [[government of Iran]] her decision sparked a flood of [[negative emotion]]s against her in [[Iran]] and abroad. This was followed by a successful attack on her personal website that aimed to replace her pictures with some photos of the very last moments of [[Neda Agha Soltan]] covered in blood. On 11 November, this was denied by [[Fars News Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farsnews.com/news/9003290908%20%20%20%20/شمقدري-خبر-بازي-اوتادي-در-نقش-ندا-آقاسلطان-به-30‌درصد-افزايش-هزينه|title=خبرگزاری فارس - شمقدري: خبر بازي اوتادي در نقش ندا آقاسلطان به 30‌درصد افزايش هزينه منجر شد|date=2011-06-20|website=خبرگزاری فارس|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2014 || ''The Wound'' || || [[IRIB TV3]]
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| rowspan=2|2016 || ''Carousel''|| ||[[IRIB TV1]]
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| 2017 ||'' White Forehead 2 ''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/14512/ifilm-exclusive-on-‘White-Forehead-2’|title=Ifilm exclusive report on Iranian feature ‘White Forehead 2’|date=31 October 2018|newspaper= ifilmtv.ir}}</ref> || Golden forehead gazelle
| 2017 ||'' White Forehead 2 ''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/14512/ifilm-exclusive-on-‘White-Forehead-2’|title=Ifilm exclusive report on Iranian feature 'White Forehead 2'|date=31 October 2018|newspaper= ifilmtv.ir}}</ref> || Golden forehead gazelle
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| 2018 || '' Kativsha '' || Zhila
| 2018 || '' Kativsha '' || Zhila
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 1 December 2024

Leila Otadi
لیلا اوتادی
Born (1983-08-05) 5 August 1983 (age 41)
NationalityIranian
EducationTehran University of Art - Architecture
Occupations
Years active2002–present

Leila Otadi (Persian: لیلا اوتادی) is an Iranian actress, poet and architecture.

Early life and education

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Leila was born in Tehran/Shemrian. At age of 7, she had a chance to begin acting in films. However, her family and she thought school was more important for her at the time than acting. She was introduced to stage acting at the age of 18. Leila's film debut was "Black Eyes" by Iraj Ghaderi. Since then, she has starred in many films and recently became the highest paid actress in Iran. She speaks Persian and Turkish fluently and plays tennis, enjoys horseback riding and many other sports.[1]

She earned her Associate degree in Interior Architecture from the Tehran University of Art.[citation needed]

Career

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Her debut movie was ' The Black Eyes' (2002), directed by Iraj Qaderi.

Otadi has participated in various TV series, including 'Truth Revealed' (2004), 'Tears and Smiles' (2008), 'Blood Money' (2010) and 'The Wound' (2014).

She has also appeared in the movies ‘Willow Tree' (2004), 'Left-Handed' (2005), 'Invitation' (2008), 'Looking For Happiness' (2009), 'The Outcasts 3' (2010), 'Messed Up' (2011), ‘Laleh’ (2013) and 'The Straw Dogs' (2013).

She has begun reciting poems since she was 17 years-old, and published her first book in 2014 under the title of 'In Heaven There is No Crow, Nor Scarecrow', which is a collection of poetry, in both Persian and English languages.

Political Controversy

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In November 2010 it was reported that she was going to appear in a political movie to demonstrate how Neda Agha Soltan was killed on the streets of Tehran in 2009.[2] Since this movie had been funded by the government of Iran her decision sparked a flood of negative emotions against her in Iran and abroad. This was followed by a successful attack on her personal website that aimed to replace her pictures with some photos of the very last moments of Neda Agha Soltan covered in blood. On 11 November, this was denied by Fars News Agency.[3]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Network
2006 The Last Sin IRIB TV2
2008 Tears and Smiles IRIB TV1
2010 Blood Money Fereshteh
2014 The Wound IRIB TV3
2016 Ferris wheel IRIB TV1
We Relaxed Ava IRIB TV2
2017 Riot TDH
The Excellency Motamed Honar Namaye Parsian
2018 Around Autumn Shirin IRIB TV3
2019 Gando IRIB TV3

Film

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Year Title Role
2011 You tap tap
Female Male life
Page 113
2012 Mr. Alef Golrokh
Burnt Matches
Woman, Man, Life
2013 Laleh Sara
The Straw Dogs
Magician
2014 Skein
3 Foreigns Sousan
2015 Riot
Nardoon
2016 Conditional release
Telepathy
Melancholy 2016
2017 White Forehead 2 [4] Golden forehead gazelle
2018 Kativsha Zhila
2019 Weightlessness[5]

References

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  1. ^ canditional release Leila Otadi mehr newsagency
  2. ^ "Anger At Actress Who Is Due To Play Role Of Neda", rferl.org, 12/11/2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013
  3. ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - شمقدري: خبر بازي اوتادي در نقش ندا آقاسلطان به 30‌درصد افزايش هزينه منجر شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Ifilm exclusive report on Iranian feature 'White Forehead 2'". ifilmtv.ir. 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "'Weightlessness' to enjoy Leila Otadi as star". ifilmtv.ir. 23 April 2018.
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