Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (born 8 September 1982) is a Brazilian actress, singer, film director, producer, and playwright.
Biography
She is the granddaughter of the cultural producer Américo Leal and daughter of actress Ângela Leal. She started in drama at the age of seven, and eight on television, when she participated in the last chapter of the soap opera ''
Pantanal
The Pantanal () is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and ...
'', in which her mother also worked. An only child, one may assume she was influenced by her mother in her career choice, because since she was a little girl she has been living among artists and was fascinated by the art of interpretation.
In 2000 she co-starred in the miniseries ''
A Muralha'' and then the soap opera ''
O Cravo e a Rosa
''O Cravo e a Rosa'' ( en, The Thorn and the Rose) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 26 June 2000 and ran until 10 March 2001. It is based on the Shakespearean comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew''.
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'', emerging in both rather prominently. In 2002, she participated in the ''Pastores da Noite'' miniseries, and in 2003, she was present in a season of children's series ''
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''. She also came to participate in some episodes of ''
A Grande Família
''A Grande Família'' ( en, The Big Family, italic=yes) is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa which originally aired on Rede Globo from March 29, 2001 to September 11, 2014. The show tells the story of ...
'', as Viviane, one of Tuco's girlfriends.
In 2004, she acted in the soap opera ''
Senhora do Destino
''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...
'', gaining the sympathy of the audience by clashing with the villain Nazaré, played by
Renata Sorrah. Later that year, she also acted in the film ''
Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára'', as
Bebel,
singer's best friend.
In 2008, she co-starred in the remake of ''Ciranda de Pedra'' as Elzinha. At the end of the year, she debuted as a director in the ''Mercadorias e Futuro'' goods and theatrical spectacle, with José Paes de Lira.
She is the flagship holder of the largest block of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Cordão do Bola Preta.
In 2011, she was part of the cast of the film ''Estamos Juntos'', participated in the last chapter of the soap opera ''
Insensato Coração
''Insensato Coração'' (''Irrational Heart'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo that first premiered 17 January 2011, replacing '' Passione'' and ended on 19 August 2011, followed by ''Fina Estampa''. It is created and wr ...
'', and also participated of a framework called the
Fantástico
''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...
, ''A História do Amor'', in which she played 64 different characters on the side the actor
Daniel de Oliveira.
In 2012, she was in the episode "A Sexóloga de Floripa" in series ''
As Brasileiras''. And the soap opera is ''
Cheias de Charme
''Cheias de Charme'' (English: ''Sparkling Girls'') is a Brazilian musical telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 16 April 2012 and ran for 143 episodes, with the finale airing on 28 September 2012, replacing '' Aquele ...
'', playing Maria do Rosário. In 2013 was cast in the remake of ''Saramandaia'', which give life to veterinary Zélia, one of the central characters of trama.
Works
Television
Films
Awards and nominations
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema
The Biarritz Festival Latin America (french: Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine) is an international film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a singl ...
Brazilian Film Festival of Miami
Troféu APCA
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival The Festival do Rio is an international film festival in Rio de Janeiro. The festival was the result of a 1999 merger of two previous film festivals, the Rio Cine Festival and the Mostra Banco Nacional de Cinema. Founded in 1984 and 1988 respective ...
South by Southwest
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Fénix Awards
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
Elcine
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Marseille Festival of Documentary Film
Platino Awards
The Platino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (" Platinum Prizes of Ibero-American Cinema"), are Ibero-America's annual film awards.
The awards were established in 2013, and the first awards ceremony took place ...
Festival de Gramado
The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of B ...
Film Festival of Portuguese Speaking Countries
SESC Movie Festival
Unibanco Station Award
Fiesp/Sesi Cinema Award
Aruanda Festival of Brazilian Audiovisual
Cuiabá Film and Video Festival
Natal Film and Video Festival
Recife Film and Video Festival
Melhores do Ano
Prêmio Contigo! de Tv
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
Quality Award Brazil
Guarani Brazilian Film Award
Making Difference Award - O Globo
Tiradentes Film Festival
ACIE Film Festival
Extra Television Award
Quem Television Award
My Awards Nick
Singles
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian stage actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)