The sultry beauty Leonor Varela became popular after playing the role of Cleopatra in the eponymous mini-series. The exotic appearance and the daring nature of the heroine could not leave the audience indifferent to the actress herself. But not everyone knows that Leonor is not the only Cleopatra known.
A family
Leonor Varela Palma was born on December 29 in 1972 in Santiago, Chile. Her father, Francisco Varela, a rather famous philosopher and neuroscientist, mother Leonor Palma is a dancer. The actress has a sister and two brothers. All her childhood passed in moving. For the first time, Varela's family left Chile and moved to Costa Rica after Pinochet came to power. Seven years later they returned to their homeland. But with the transition to the new job of the head of the family, the family leaves for Germany. Not staying there for a long time, they again return to Chile. And in 1986 they again went to Europe, this time to France, where Francisco became a teacher at the University of Paris. In the early 90's, when parents returned back to Chile, Leonor remained in Paris and studied acting at the Paris Conservatory.
Actress career
The first work of Leonor Varela in the film industry was a 1995 children's film, The Pony's Journey, where she played the role of young Anette. With this, her career as an actress began. Leonor was noticed, and she began to appear more often in European films. Then there was a role in the Chilean television series "Tic Tac", which became incredibly popular in the homeland of the actress. Career in Hollywood dates back to the 1998 film “The Man in the Iron Mask”. But great success came to her after the role of the Queen of Egypt in the mini-series "Cleopatra". Leonor was the best at bringing the fateful Cleopatra to the screen, conveying her strong-willed character and temperament, her love for loved ones and cruelty for enemies. The film was very popular among the audience, especially since together with Leonor, the main roles in the film were played by such Hollywood stars as Billy Zane (Mark Anthony) and Timothy Dalton (Caesar).
Gradually, but confidently, films with Leonor Varela come out one after another. In 2001, she starred in the film “Tailor from Panama”, then she managed to perfectly transform into the vampire princess Nissa in “Blade 2”. Then there were works in the paintings "Paraiso B" and "Not So Serious." For her role in the movie Innocent Voices, in 2005 Varela was nominated for the Ariel Mexican Academy Award. In the 2012 popular television series Dallas, Leonor played the role of Marta Del Sol.
In addition to a career in cinema, the actress starred for men's publications. Photos of Leonor Varela are printed in popular magazines such as Maxim. In 2002, according to the magazine, she was in eleventh place out of a hundred of the sexiest women. Leonor is also an activist in the Save Whales Again society, which is engaged in the struggle to save whales. From the age of 12, he prefers exclusively vegetarian food. Fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French.
Personal life
Personal life, like career, has developed more than successfully. Leonor Varela since 2011, married to film producer Lucas Akoskin. They have two wonderful children - the boy Matteo and the girl Luna May. Prior to his marriage to Lucas, Leonor had a relationship with Billy Zane. Their romance began on the set of the series Cleopatra and lasted about two years. And in 2008, she was married to musician Kevin Duan Taylor.