Leonor Silveira

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Leonor Silveira
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Born (1970-10-28) 28 October 1970 (age 52)
OccupationActress
Years active1988 – present

Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970) is a Portuguese film actress who made her film debut in The Cannibals for director Manoel de Oliveira in 1988. She appeared in most of Oliveira's subsequent films. [1] She is better known simply as Leonor Silveira.

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Selected filmography

Accolades

In 2021, she was selected as Jury member for International competition section of 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August. [2]

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References

  1. Berlim, Camões. "Leonor Silveira". Camões Berlim. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  2. "74th Locarno Film Festival (Concorso Internazionale: Jury)". Locarno Film Festival. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.