Eleanor Varela
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Family: Father: Francisco Varela
Mother: Leonor Palma
Biography:
Leonor Varela Palma, that is the full name of the actress, was born in Santiago, Chile, on December 9, 1972, under the sign of Sagittarius.
This Chilean actress, daughter of Francisco Varela and Leonor Palma, has started her career as a model, later becoming an actress. His debut took place in Hollywood precisely with “The Man in the Iron Mask”, where he performed a small role in which he danced with the protagonist of the film, Leonardo DiCaprio.
Leonor has participated in several projects for television, as she has done as a co-star in “Jeremiah” and in the miniseries “Cleopatra”, where she played the legendary queen. He has also participated in the series “Backstage”, “Inca de Oro”, “A Legend to Ride”, and “Poney Treck”, and then films such as “El sastre de Panamá” and “Texas Rangers” have been added.
In 1997, it was the year in which he returned to his native land in order to star in a television series that has brought people to talk, it has been entitled “Tic Tac” and in which he shared the screen with Enrique Cintolesi, Bastipan Bodenhöfer , Simena Rivas among a great cast.
It was in 2005 when he acquired an incredible protagonist in the film entitled “Innocent Voices”, and for which he has been awarded by American producers, obtaining the award dedicated to social affairs “Stanley Kramer” in a ceremony held in Los Angeles.
In addition, the Chilean has participated in the first season of the Fox series “Arrested Development” and after she has dedicated herself exclusively to the filming of the next film starring in it with Joshua Jackson entitled “Americano”. Without discriminating any experience, Leonor has worked in the comedy “Where God Left His Shoes”, in the psychological thriller “Expecting”, in the production “Gol 2”, and in the comedy for twenty-somethings “Gary The Tennis Coach”.
A very strong point in his filmography has been the film “Love and Virtue”, directed by Raúl Ruiz, and it is the one with the participation of John Malkovich, where he would play the evil Morgana.
Filmography
- Pony Trek (1995)
- Sous le soleil (1996)
- Le ciel est à nous (1997)
- Bouge! (1997)
- Jeremiah (1998)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
- Les parasites (1999)
- Cleopatra (1999)
- Les misfortunes de la beauté (1999)
- The Tailor of Panama (2001)
- Texas Rangers (2001)
- Paradise B (2002)
- Blade II (2002)
- Pas si grave (2003)
- You shut up! (2003)
- Innocent Voices (2004)
- American (2005)
- Goal 2: Living the Dream (2006)
- Caleuche: The Call of the Sea (2006)
- Seed of Contention (2006)