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Alleyona Canedo da Silva ( Rosário do Sul , November 6 , 1969 ), better known as Leona Cavalli , is a Brazilian actress and theater director . She is the winner of several awards, including an APCA Award , two Brazil Quality Awards , a Shell Award , and a Guarani Award , as well as having received nominations for three Grande Otelo Awards . Leona made her debut in professional theater at the age of 16, participating in a production of Waltz No. 6 . After studying theater at PUC in São Paulo , she took part in other productions of classic plays, such as Farsa by Inês Pereira and Auto da Barca do Inferno . [ 2 ] She received critical acclaim for her performance in the film Um Céu de Estrelas (1996), where she played hairdresser Dalva, who lives in a dark and violent relationship with her husband. For her work, she won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Cinema , the Candango Award for Best Actress at the Brasília Festival , as well as receiving her first of four nominations for the Guarani Award . [ 3 ] In 2000 she began playing Geni in the play Toda Nudez Ser Castigada , a play written by Nelson Rodrigues in 1965 , for which she won the Shell Award for Best Actress . In 2002 she was praised for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the play A Streetcar Named Desire , selling the Prêmio Qualidade Brasil for Best Actress in a Drama Play. [ 4 ] Cavalli made her television debut in a special appearance in the series Os Normais , on TV Globo , in 2002. In the same year, she acted in the film Amarelo Manga , directed by Cláudio Assis . For her performance, she again received critical acclaim, winning the Guarani Award for Best Supporting Actress and being nominated for the Grande Otelo for Best Actress . [ 2 ] Her performances in the films Carandiru (2003) and Contra Todos (2004) earned her nominations from the Brazilian Cinema Academy for Grande Otelo for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress , respectively. In 2007 she played Justine in the miniseries Amazônia, from Galvez to Chico Mendes , her first prominent role on television, for which she won the Brazil Quality Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries . She also stood out in the character of the prostitute Zarolha in the soap opera Gabriela (2012) and in the role of the villain Glauce in the prime time soap opera Amor à Vida (2013). [ 5 ] In 2019 she played Teresa in Orphans of the Earth .

Queen of Myself
as Gabriela

Call Center
as Atendentes Tele-Brazil

Poemaria
as Self

Land of Desire
as Gladys Junqueira

The King of TV
as Íris Abravanel

A(u)tores

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self

Water Pigs
as Debora

#Provoca
as Entrevistada

Orphans of a Nation
as Teresa Monte Castelli

Apocalipse
as Ariela Feld

A Secretária do Presidente
as Mirte de Souza Pinto

Total Dreamer
as Gilda de Assis Machado

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme
as Margot
Anna K.
as Joana / Anna K.

Golden Oldies 2
as Laurinha

Trail of Lies
as Glauce de Sá Benites

Gabriela
as Risoleta (Zarolha)

The Brazilians
as Valquíria

The Life We Lead
as Dr.ª Celina Gusmão Macedo

As Doze Estrelas
as Dolores Ferrão

Aparecida - O Milagre
as Sônia

The Cariocas
as Rita

Destiny River
as Marly

Na Forma da Lei
as Belinda Azambuja

A Vida Alheia
as Magda Kosmo

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor
as Margot

Aline
as Vera

The Tenants
as Fátima

Negócio da China
as Maralanis Silvestre

Casos e Acasos
as Célia

War and Peace
as Miréia

Two Faces
as Dália Mendes

Antônia

Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
as Justine

Pé na Jaca
as Miranda

Belíssima
as Valdete Pereira

Bang Bang
as Bandida

Cafundó
as Rosário

What Is It Worth?
as Clara
Desequilíbrio
as Prostituta

Começar de Novo
as Lucrécia Borges (jovem)

Olga
as Maria

Circular Capital
as Garota de Programa

Up Against Them All
as Cláudia

Shades of Sin
as Young Edilásia

Carandiru
as Dina

Mango Yellow
as Ligia

Os Normais
as Luna

A Grande Família
as Rebeca/Vanessa

Através da Janela
as Simone

A Starry Sky
as Dalva
Calendário do Amor