Full Name | Leonor Varela |
Net Worth | $1.6 Million |
Date Of Birth | December 29, 1972 |
Place Of Birth | Santiago, Chile |
Height | 1.69 m |
Profession | Model, Spokesperson |
Nationality | Chilean |
Spouse | Lucas Akoskin |
Children | Matteo V. Akoskin, Luna Mae Akoskin |
Parents | Francisco Varela, Leonor Palma-Keller |
Siblings | Gabriel Varela, Javier Varela, Alejandra Varela |
Nicknames | Leonor Varela Pilme, Leonor Varela, Varela, Leonor |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0007237 |
Nominations | Ariel Award for Best Actress |
Movies | Blade II, Hell Ride, Innocent Voices, The Tailor of Panama, Goal II: Living the Dream, Sleep Dealer, The Man in the Iron Mask, Ruby & Quentin, Where God Left His Shoes, Captive, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Wrong Turn at Tahoe, Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach, Texas Rangers, A Fine Step, Fuck My L... |
TV Shows | Dallas, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Cleopatra, Tic Tac |
Star Sign | Capricorn |
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1 | I don't believe in nudity for nudity's sake, but it's really beautiful when it's done well, when it's within a story. I'm very comfortable with my body. I grew up mostly in France, where nudity is not taboo. It's not this hypocritical thing where we go, "No!" and then it's "Oh, yes!" When we strip away the clothes, the jewelry, that's who we really are. I walk around naked in my house. |
2 | I'm not good with limitations. I tend to like to find my own. It hurts sometimes, but it's good. I'm little extreme in that sense-the middle ground is not my forte. |
3 | I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled. |
4 | In this business, if you don't have the capacity to step back and have some sort of relativity about things, you're screwed. |
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1 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 42, a daughter named Luna Mae Akoskin on February 25, 2015 5 days overdue. Child's father is her boyfriend, Lucas Akoskin. |
2 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 39, a son named Matteo V. Akoskin in November 2012. Child's father is her boyfriend, Lucas Akoskin. |
3 | Has been in a relationship with Lucas Akoskin since 2011. They have 2 children together. |
4 | Filming a documentary about Aysén and its natural beauty in Chile. [January 2009] |
5 | Led huge Anti-whaling Rally on the Eve of the 2008 Meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Santiago, Chile. [June 2008] |
6 | Her maternal grandfather Daniel Palma Robledo (born in the north of Chile in October 1915), a former Communist Party member until 1951, was kidnapped by DINA, Pinochet's political police, on August 4, 1976, and to this day is a missing person. |
7 | One of her favorite writers is Milan Kundera. |
8 | Support the candidate's campaign of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet. |
9 | Member of NGOs for the conservation of the environment like WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), Global Green USA, Oceana (Osean Conservation Group) and Centro Ballena Azúl (Chile). |
10 | Her favorite place in California is Carbon Beach, Malibu. |
11 | Friend of the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro. |
12 | Ranked #69 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" special supplement (2006). |
13 | Has a French bulldog called Monroe, or simply Mo. |
14 | Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett. |
15 | Has been a vegetarian since the age of 12. |
16 | Has actively participated in various ecological causes like "Save the Whales Again!". |
17 | Was featured as #11 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) |
18 | Has 3 siblings, Alejandra, Javier and Gabriel. |
19 | She lived in Paris from the age of 14. |
20 | She is of Chilean (including Galician Spanish) ancestry. On her mother's side, she is also said to have some French, Hungarian, Syrian, and German roots. |
21 | Her stay in Chile was brief, and she soon found herself in Germany, then back in Chile, and finally in France in her late teens. |
22 | As a child, she got to see her homeland another time when her family returned to Chile. |
23 | Her family fled to Costa Rica, leaving behind the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. |
24 | After graduating from the Ecole du Passage and the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris, she was ready for the big screen. |
25 | Daughter of Leonor Palma, a massage therapist, and Francisco Varela (1946-2001), a famous biologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher. |
26 | Appeared on the cover of thirteen separate editions of the Maxim magazine, each naming a different North American city as the greatest on Earth. |
27 | Beat out 35 other actresses to play the title role in Cleopatra (1999). |
28 | Formerly engaged to Billy Zane, her co-star from the miniseries Cleopatra (1999). |
29 | She is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Noches Con Platanito | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
De la A a la Z | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Many Faces of Cleopatra | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Buenos días a todos | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Primer plano | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Premios Altazor 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Dancing with the Stars | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
MTV Video Music Awards 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Shooting 'Egypt' in India | 2006 | Video short | Herself |
2006 ALMA Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Acoso textual | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
Monte Grande: What Is Life? | 2004 | Documentary | Herself |
Tout le monde en parle | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' | 2002 | Video documentary | Herself (extended version) |
The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show | 2002 | TV Special short | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
The 5th Annual GQ Men of the Year Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Entertainment Tonight | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
The Vision Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
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