Leandra Leal

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues Lealand the second or paternal family name is Braz e Silva.

Leandra Leal
Leal in 2015
Born	Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 43) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations	Actress singer film director producer playwright
Years active	1990–present
Spouses	José Paes de Lira ​ ​ (m. 2003;div. 2010)​ Alê Youssef ​ ​ (m. 2010;div. 2018)​ Guilherme Burgos ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	1
Parent	Ângela Leal (mother)
Relatives	Américo Leal (grandfather)

Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (born 8 September 1982) is a Brazilian actress, singer, film director, producer, and playwright. ^{[1] [2]}

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 , 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. ^[3]

In 2000 she co-starred in the miniseries A Muralha and then the soap opera O Cravo e a Rosa , emerging in both rather prominently. In 2002, she participated in the Pastores da Noite miniseries, and in 2002, 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 , as Viviane, one of Tuco's girlfriends. ^[4]

In 2004, she acted in the soap opera Senhora do Destino , 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. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

She is the flagship holder of the largest block of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Cordão do Bola Preta. ^[7]

In 2011, she was part of the cast of the film Estamos Juntos, ^[8] participated in the last chapter of the soap opera Insensato Coração , ^[9] and also participated of a framework called the Fantástico, A História do Amor, in which she played 64 different characters on the side the actor Daniel de Oliveira. ^{[10] [11]}

In 2012, she was in the episode "A Sexóloga de Floripa" in series As Brasileiras . ^[12] And the soap opera is Cheias de Charme , playing Maria do Rosário. ^[13] In 2013 was cast in the remake of Saramandaia, which give life to veterinary Zélia, one of the central characters of trama. ^[14]

Works

Television

Year	Títle	Role	Note
1990	Pantanal	Maria Marruá Leôncio	Cameo
	A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão		Cameo
1994	Confissões de Adolescente	Mariana
1995	Explode Coração	Yanka
1996	Você Decide		ep: "Um Mundo Cão"
1997	A Indomada	Lúcia Helena	1ª Phase
1998	Você Decide		ep: "Seria Trágico, Se Não Fosse Cômico"
	Pecado Capital	Clarelis Batista
2000	A Muralha	Beatriz Ataíde Olinto
	Brava Gente	Margarida	Cameo
	O Cravo e a Rosa	Bianca Batista
2002	Sítio do Picapau Amarelo	Wallet Disguised By Cuca	ep: "Perigo no Reino das Águas Claras"
	Pastores da Noite	Otália
2003	Sítio do Picapau Amarelo	Guinevere	ep: "A Lenda do Rei Arthur"
	A Grande Família	Viviane	12 episode (2003-2005)
2004	Um Só Coração	Ucha
	Senhora do Destino	Maria Cláudia Tedesco
2006	Páginas da Vida	Sabrina Marcondes
2008	Ciranda de Pedra	Elza Carmelo
2009	Decamerão - A Comédia do Sexo	Isabel
2010	Passione	Agostina Mattoli
2011	Insensato Coração	Adriana	Cameo
	A História do Amor	64 different characters	Board of Fantástico
2012	As Brasileiras	Rosa Maria	Ep: "A Sexóloga de Floripa"
	Cheias de Charme	Maria do Rosário Monteiro da Silva
2013	Saramandaia	Zélia Vilar
2014	Império	Cristina dos Anjos Bastos de Medeiros	[15] [16]
2016	Justiça	Kellen Aparecida
2019	Aruanas	Luiza

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Oyster and the Wind	Marcela
1999	Traveller	Sinhá
2000	O Melhor
	O Maior		Short film
2001	Dias de Nietzsche em Turim
2003	O Homem Que Copiava	Sílvia
	Chatô, O Rei do Brasil	Lola
2004	Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára	Bebel Gilberto
2006	Zuzu Angel	Sônia
2007	Nome Próprio	Camila
2008	Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária	Ritinha
2009	Se Nada Mais Der Certo	Georgina
	Insolação	Liuba
	Antes da Noite
2011	Estamos Juntos	Carmem
2012	Boca	Silvia
2013	Éden	Karine	[17]
	Harmonica's Howl	Luana
	Rio Belongs to Us	Marina
	A Wolf at the Door	Rosa
	The Dognapper	Zoé	[18]
2014	Divinas Divas	Herself	Just as director
2017	Bingo: The King of the Mornings	Lúcia
	O Rastro	Leila
2024	Carnival is Over	Regina

Singles

Title	Artist	Artist(s) extra(s)
Vida de Empreguete	Empreguetes	Isabelle Drummond and Taís Araújo
Maria Brasileira	Empreguetes	Isabelle Drummond and Taís Araújo
Forró das Curicas	Empreguetes	Isabelle Drummond and Taís Araújo
Nosso Brilho	Empreguetes	Isabelle Drummond and Taís Araújo

References

1. "Biografia da atriz Leandra Leal". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
2. "A MURALHA". Teledramaturgia.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
3. "Biografia da atriz Leandra Leal". Members. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
4. "A Grande Família (2005)". Terra Networks. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
5. "Personagem Elzinha, Ciranda de Pedra (2008)". Globo.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
6. "Mercadorias e Futuro". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
7. "Começa o desfile do Cordão da Bola Preta". G1 . Globo.com. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
8. "Depois de lançamento no Rio, Leandra Leal participa de coletiva de filme em São Paulo". EGO. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
9. "Leandra Leal, participara do último capítulo de Insensato Coração". IG. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Leandra Leal e Daniel de Oliveira contam História de Amor no Fantástico". Globo.com . Retrieved 4 November 2011.
11. "Daniel de Oliveira e Leandra Leal vivem 64 personagens em quadro do 'Fantástico' sobre o amor". O Globo . Globo.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
12. "ROSA, A SEXÓLOGA DE FLORIPA". Globo.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
13. "Cheias de Charme tem como história principal o dia a dia das três domésticas". Rede Globo - novelas. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
14. "Leandra Leal se caracteriza como veterinária para "Saramandaia"". 7 May 2013.
15. Gshow (22 June 2014). "Leandra Leal revela cachos compridos para viver heroína humilde em 'Império'". Extras - Império. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
16. UOL RJ (23 June 2014). "Leandra Leal será mocinha que fará tudo pela família em "Império"". UOL Televisão. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
17. Fabíola Ortiz (6 October 2012). "Diretor de "Éden" arrisca com tema evangélico e provoca com interpretação de Leandra Leal e João Miguel". UOL. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
18. "Veja o trailer de Mato Sem Cachorro, filme com Bruno Gagliasso e Leandra Leal | Ofuxico". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

External links

• Leandra Leal at IMDb