Leila Otadi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Leila Otadi
لیلا اوتادی
Born	(1983-08-05) 5 August 1983 (age 40) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Education	Tehran University of Art - Architecture
Occupation	Actress Poet Architect
Years active	2002–present

Leila Otadi (Persian: لیلا اوتادی) is an Iranian actress.

Early life and education

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 paying actress in Iran. She speaks Persian and Turkish fluently and plays tennis, enjoys horseback riding and many other sports.

She earned her Associate degree in Interior Architecture from the Tehran University of Art.

Career

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.

Filmography

Television series

Film