Information about Celebrity Leonor Varela including her Quotes, Height, Hairstyle, Movies, Television Shows etc.

Leonor Varela was born on the 29th of December 1972 in Santiago, Chile. Her father was the famous biologist Francisco Varela and her mother the famous French Italian Algerian dancer, Leonor Palma. Her family moved from Chile, when it fell into military rule, to Costa Rica when Leonor was still a child. She then studied in three different countries, in Germany, France and in the United States. When her family moved back to Chile in the early 90s she remained in Paris. In Paris she studied acting and entered the The Ecole de Passage, the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris and the Neils Arestrup’s School.

Her first acting job was in 1995 Pony Trek. She played the role of Anette in this film or children. The film was made in Iceland. Following her role in Anette she was then seen in the 1997 The Shooting Start. Back in Chile her popularity rose when she became one of the casts in the television series Tic Tac. Following her role in Tic Tac she appeared in more television shows and films for television until the late 90s. She gained international recognition when she landed the lead role in 1999’s Cleopatra. At the set of Cleopatra she met and fell in love with her co star Billy Zane and they had been a couple for two years. Prior to Cleopatra she appeared in The Man in the Iron Mask.

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