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2025 · Movie
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Leona Cavalli
1969-11-06
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Rosário do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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 .
Filmography
Queen of Myself
2025 · TV Show
as Gabriela
Poemaria
2024 · Movie
as Self
Land of Desire
2023 · TV Show
as Gladys Junqueira
The King of TV
2022 · TV Show
as Íris Abravanel
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021 · Movie
as Self
A(u)tores
2021 · TV Show
Water Pigs
2020 · Movie
as Debora
Orphans of a Nation
2019 · TV Show
as Teresa Monte Castelli
#Provoca
2019 · TV Show
as Entrevistada
Apocalipse
2017 · TV Show
as Ariela Feld
A Secretária do Presidente
2016 · TV Show
as Mirte de Souza Pinto
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme
2015 · Movie
as Margot
Total Dreamer
2015 · TV Show
as Gilda de Assis Machado
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Anna K.
2014 · Movie
as Joana / Anna K.
Golden Oldies 2
2013 · Movie
as Laurinha
Trail of Lies
2013 · TV Show
as Glauce de Sá Benites
Gabriela
2012 · TV Show
as Risoleta (Zarolha)
The Brazilians
2012 · TV Show
as Valquíria
As Doze Estrelas
2011 · Movie
as Dolores Ferrão
The Life We Lead
2011 · TV Show
as Dr.ª Celina Gusmão Macedo
Aparecida - O Milagre
2010 · Movie
as Sônia
A Vida Alheia
2010 · TV Show
as Magda Kosmo
Na Forma da Lei
2010 · TV Show
as Belinda Azambuja
Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor
2010 · TV Show
as Margot
Destiny River
2010 · TV Show
as Marly
The Cariocas
2010 · TV Show
as Rita
The Tenants
2009 · Movie
as Fátima
Aline
2009 · TV Show
as Vera
Casos e Acasos
2008 · TV Show
as Célia
Negócio da China
2008 · TV Show
as Maralanis Silvestre
Antônia
2007 · Movie
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
2007 · TV Show
as Justine
War and Peace
2007 · TV Show
as Miréia
Two Faces
2007 · TV Show
as Dália Mendes
Pé na Jaca
2006 · TV Show
as Miranda
Cafundó
2005 · Movie
as Rosário
What Is It Worth?
2005 · Movie
as Clara
Bang Bang
2005 · TV Show
as Bandida
Belíssima
2005 · TV Show
as Valdete Pereira
Olga
2004 · Movie
as Maria
Up Against Them All
2004 · Movie
as Cláudia
Circular Capital
2004 · Movie
as Garota de Programa
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Desequilíbrio
2004 · Movie
as Prostituta
Shades of Sin
2004 · TV Show
as Young Edilásia
Começar de Novo
2004 · TV Show
as Lucrécia Borges (jovem)
Carandiru
2003 · Movie
as Dina
Mango Yellow
2002 · Movie
as Ligia
A Grande Família
2001 · TV Show
as Rebeca/Vanessa
Os Normais
2001 · TV Show
as Luna
Através da Janela
2000 · Movie
as Simone
A Starry Sky
1996 · Movie
as Dalva
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Calendário do Amor
· Movie
