Leonor Seixas
Leonor Seixas | |
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| Born | Leonor Seixas Moreira Serafim November 30, 1980 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Leonor Seixas Moreira Serafim (born November 30, 1980) is a Portuguese actress.
Biography
[edit]Leonor Seixas Moreira Serafim was born on November 30, 1980, on Lisbon.[1][2] She is the daughter of pianist Carla Seixas and opera singer Fernando Serafim.
After attending the Dance School of the [National Conservatory Leonor Seixas studied at the Professional Theatre School of Cascais and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York for 3 years.[1][3]
On television, she gained prominence after the soap operas O Olhar da Serpente (2002) on SIC and Saber Amar (2002) on TVI.
She has graced the stages of theatre in productions such as Bloodmarks (2005) by Judy Upton, directed by Isabel Medina in a presentation by the "Escola de Mulheres - Oficina de Teatro" at the Teatro da Comuna or 1755 - The Great Earthquake (2006), by the "Teatro da Trindade - INATEL".[4]
In film, Seixas made his feature film debut in the award-winning A Passagem da Noite (2003) by Luís Filipe Rocha, receiving an award at the Valença Film Festival for this performance. In her film career, highlights include "Until Tomorrow, Comrades" (2005), which earned her a nomination for the Sophia Awards, and "I Don't Know" (2014), which garnered nominations at the Áquila Awards, Sophia Awards, and Golden Globes (Portugal).
Having previously lived in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and New York, she has resided in Los Angeles since 2010.
During the filming of A Única Mulher (2015), she began a relationship with assistant director Pedro Brandão, whom she secretly married in the summer of 2015, publicly celebrating a second ceremony in Las Vegas in March 2016. The couple separated in the summer of 2018.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Project | Role | Notes | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | O Olhar da Serpente | Maria dos Prazeres Costa Moreira (young) | Special participation | SIC |
| 2003 - 2004 | Saber Amar | Diana Alfarroba | Protagonist | TVI |
| 2004 | Inspetor Max | Marina | Special participation | |
| Mónica | ||||
| 2005 | Mistura Fina | Íris | Guest Actress | |
| Rosa Leão | ||||
| Até Amanhã Camaradas (mini-serie) | Maria | Protagonist | SIC | |
| 2006 | Pedro e Inês | D. Constança | Main Cast | RTP1 |
| 2006 - 2007 | Paixões Proibidas | Adelaide Gusmão | ||
| 2008 - 2009 | Vila Faia | Lúcia Henriques | ||
| 2008 | Casos da Vida (Vida Desfeita) | Vera Medeiros | TVI | |
| Casos da Vida (A Decisão) | Mafalda | Protagonist | ||
| 2008 - 2009 | Feitiço de Amor | Diana Prates | Main Cast | |
| 2009 | Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada | Laura | Special participation | SIC |
| 2010 | Laços de Sangue | Eunice Nogueira (young) | ||
| 2012 | Liberdade 21 | Inês | RTP1 | |
| 2015 - 2017 | A Única Mulher | Sílvia Caiado | Main Cast | TVI |
| 2016 - 2017 | Rainha das Flores | Beatriz Correia | SIC | |
| 2018 - 2019 | Circo Paraíso | Amélia | Additional cast | RTP1 |
| 2019 | O Nosso Cônsul em Havana | Anna Conover | Protagonist | |
| 2020 | Quer o Destino | Patricia Fontes | Main Cast | TVI |
| 2022 - 2023 | Quero É Viver | Lúcia Vaz | ||
| 2022 | Somos Portugal | Himself | Guest reporter | |
| 2024 | Cacau | Marlene | Main Cast | |
| Congela (season 2th) | Himself | Competitor | ||
| 2025 | Morangos com Açúcar | Sol | Main Cast | |
| A Fazenda (season 2th) | Laura Miranda | |||
| 2026 | A Madrasta | Julieta Trindade «Ju» |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | A Passagem da Noite |
| 2008 | Gotas de Alma (short film) |
| O Meu Alien | |
| 2008 | Amália - O Filme |
| 2009 | Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada |
| 2009 | Assalto ao Santa Maria |
| 2011 | Aristides de Sousa Mendes - O Cônsul de Bordéus |
| 2011 | Putas Marcianas |
| 2014 | Sei Lá |
| Regret | |
| 2016 | Storks (dubbing) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Leonor Seixas received the "Award for best female performance" for her performance in A Passagem da Noite at the Valença-Cinema del Mediterrani Film Festival (2004).
- Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2014 Sophia Awards from the Portuguese Film Academy for Até Amanhã, Camaradas (2005)
- Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2014 Áquila Awards from the Fénix Cinematographic Association for Sei Lá (2014).[7]
- Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2015 Sophia Awards from the Portuguese Film Academy for Sei Lá (2014).
- Nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards for Sei Lá (2014).[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ficha de Pessoa : Leonor Seixas". Centro de Estudos de Teatro & Tiago Certal. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ "Leonor Seixas entra em cenas de sexo". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Leonor Seixas: "Sair é abrir o coração ao Mundo"". Correio da Manhã. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ "Ficha de Espectáculo: Marcas de sangue". Centro de Estudos de Teatro & Tiago Certal. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ "Casamento de Leonor Seixas chega ao fim". Flash. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ Redação (6 March 2016). "Leonor Seixas casou-se em Las Vegas". MoveNotícias. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Redacção (2014-11-06). "Cinema: Prémios Áquila". Umbigo. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ "Globos de Ouro 2015: Os Nomeados". Elle. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
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