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Leona Cavalli

Leona Cavalli

Alleyona Canedo da Silva ( Rosário do Sul , November 6 , 1969 ), better known as Leona Cavalli , is a Brazilian actress and theater director . She is the winner of several awards, including an APCA Award , two Brazil Quality Awards , a Shell Award , and a Guarani Award , as well as having received nominations for three Grande Otelo Awards .

Leona made her debut in professional theater at the age of 16, participating in a production of Waltz No. 6 . After studying theater at PUC in São Paulo , she took part in other productions of classic plays, such as Farsa by Inês Pereira and Auto da Barca do Inferno . [ 2 ] She received critical acclaim for her performance in the film Um Céu de Estrelas (1996), where she played hairdresser Dalva, who lives in a dark and violent relationship with her husband. For her work, she won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Cinema , the Candango Award for Best Actress at the Brasília Festival , as well as receiving her first of four nominations for the Guarani Award . [ 3 ]

In 2000 she began playing Geni in the play Toda Nudez Ser Castigada , a play written by Nelson Rodrigues in 1965 , for which she won the Shell Award for Best Actress . In 2002 she was praised for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the play A Streetcar Named Desire , selling the Prêmio Qualidade Brasil for Best Actress in a Drama Play. [ 4 ]

Cavalli made her television debut in a special appearance in the series Os Normais , on TV Globo , in 2002. In the same year, she acted in the film Amarelo Manga , directed by Cláudio Assis . For her performance, she again received critical acclaim, winning the Guarani Award for Best Supporting Actress and being nominated for the Grande Otelo for Best Actress . [ 2 ] Her performances in the films Carandiru (2003) and Contra Todos (2004) earned her nominations from the Brazilian Cinema Academy for Grande Otelo for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress , respectively.

In 2007 she played Justine in the miniseries Amazônia, from Galvez to Chico Mendes , her first prominent role on television, for which she won the Brazil Quality Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries . She also stood out in the character of the prostitute Zarolha in the soap opera Gabriela (2012) and in the role of the villain Glauce in the prime time soap opera Amor à Vida (2013). [ 5 ] In 2019 she played Teresa in Orphans of the Earth .

Poemaria

2024

as Self

Land of Desire

2023

as Gladys Belmont

The King of TV

2022

as Íris Abravanel

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

2021

as Self

Water Pigs

2020

as Debora

Orphans of a Nation

2019

as Teresa Monte Castelli

Apocalipse

2017

as Ariela Feld

A Secretária do Presidente

2016

as Mirte de Souza Pinto

Total Dreamer

2015

as Gilda de Assis Machado

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme

2015

as Margot

Anna K.

2014

as Joana / Anna K.

Golden Oldies 2

2013

as Laurinha

Trail of Lies

2013

as Glauce de Sá Benites

Gabriela

2012

as Risoleta (Zarolha)

As Brasileiras

2012

as Valquíria

The Life We Lead

2011

as Dr.ª Celina Gusmão Macedo

As Doze Estrelas

2011

as Dolores Ferrão

Aparecida - O Milagre

2010

as Sônia

As Cariocas

2010

as Rita

Destiny River

2010

as Marly

Na Forma da Lei

2010

as Belinda Azambuja

A Vida Alheia

2010

as Magda Kosmo

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor

2010

as Margot

The Tenants

2009

as Fátima

Aline

2008

as Vera

Negócio da China

2008

as Maralanis Silvestre

Casos e Acasos

2008

as Célia

War and Peace

2007

as Miréia

Duas Caras

2007

as Dália Mendes

Antônia

2007

Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes

2007

as Justine

Pé na Jaca

2006

as Miranda

Belíssima

2005

as Valdete Pereira

Bang Bang

2005

as Bandida

Cafundó

2005

as Rosário

What Is It Worth?

2005

as Clara

Desequilíbrio

2004

as Prostituta

Começar de Novo

2004

as Lucrécia Borges (jovem)

Olga

2004

as Maria

Circular Capital

2004

as Garota de Programa

Up Against Them All

2004

as Cláudia

Shades of Sin

2004

as Young Edilásia

Carandiru

2003

as Dina

Mango Yellow

2002

as Ligia

Os Normais

2001

A Grande Família

2001

as Rebeca/Vanessa

Através da Janela

2000

as Simone

A Starry Sky

1996

as Dalva