Leonor Varela

Birth Name:

Leonor Varela Palma

Birth Place:

Santiago, Chile

Profession

Actress, Producer

In 2005, she was nominated for the Ariel Award for best actress
Won the 2003 Chile Arts and Entertainment Critics Award for best actress
Won the 2008 Imagen Foundation Award for best supporting actress
Is the daughter of neuroscientist Francisco Varela Garcia
Best known for playing Nyssa in "Blade II" and Odd's Mother in "Odd Thomas․"
Can speak three languages fluently: English, Spanish and French
Got a roll in "Shooting Stars" after her dentist referred her to the film's director
Has been a member of the Oceana ocean conservation group

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