Famous People with Name Leila

Leila Tong Ling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Leila Tong Ling: an actress in Hong Kong. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.At the age of 8, Tong made her first film appearance in director John Woo's action-comedy Once A Thief, which was nominated for several categories at the 11th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards. TVB then recruited Tong as a child star, and she has since then appeared in dramas such as The Greed of Man and State of Divinity.

Leila Forouhar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Leila Forouhar: a singer and actress from Iran who is very popular in Iran, Tajikestan and Afghanistan[citation needed]. She relocated to Los angeles after the Iranian Revolution to avoid the ban on female singing placed by the revolutionary council.

Leila Hatami            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Leila Hatami: an award-winning Iranian actress. She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa.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 Darius Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.[1]

Leila Meskhi            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Leila Meskhi: is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on August 5, 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.

Leila Vaziri            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leila Vaziri: is an American swimmer. She was the world record holder in the 50 m women's backstroke, set on March 28, 2007 in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, with a time of 28.16 seconds, until her time was bettered by Li Yang on October 19, 2007.[3] She equalled the record in the finals race the day after.[4]