Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnoɾ
βaˈɾela]; born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress and model.
She played the title role in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and
vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 film Blade II.Varela was
born in Santiago, Chile, the daughter of Leonor Palma-Keller, a
massage therapist, and biologist and cognitive neuroscientist
Francisco Varela GarcÃa. She has a sister, Alejandra, and two
brothers, Javier and Gabriel. Her mother was of French, Hungarian, and
Syrian descent. When Varela was a child, her family fled Chile after
the 1973 military coup d'état. In the early 1980s, her parents moved
back to Chile while she remained in Paris where she studied acting at
the Niels Arestrup School, L'École du Passage, and Conservatoire
Supérieur de Paris.Varela's first acting job was in 1995, playing
Anette in Pony Trek, a children's film. Filming was in Iceland and
Leonor was riding horses for three months. Then, referred to a French
filmmaker by her dentist, she played in Shooting Stars (1997). Varela
found her popularity on the rise at home when she was cast in the
Chilean soap opera Tic Tac.
βaˈɾela]; born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress and model.
She played the title role in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and
vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 film Blade II.Varela was
born in Santiago, Chile, the daughter of Leonor Palma-Keller, a
massage therapist, and biologist and cognitive neuroscientist
Francisco Varela GarcÃa. She has a sister, Alejandra, and two
brothers, Javier and Gabriel. Her mother was of French, Hungarian, and
Syrian descent. When Varela was a child, her family fled Chile after
the 1973 military coup d'état. In the early 1980s, her parents moved
back to Chile while she remained in Paris where she studied acting at
the Niels Arestrup School, L'École du Passage, and Conservatoire
Supérieur de Paris.Varela's first acting job was in 1995, playing
Anette in Pony Trek, a children's film. Filming was in Iceland and
Leonor was riding horses for three months. Then, referred to a French
filmmaker by her dentist, she played in Shooting Stars (1997). Varela
found her popularity on the rise at home when she was cast in the
Chilean soap opera Tic Tac.
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