Leona Cavalli

Alleyona Canedo da Silva (born 6 November 1969), known professionally as Leona Cavalli, is a Brazilian actress and stage director.

Biography

Her father politician, lawyer and poet and teacher mother's name, has three brothers. At birth, was named Alleyona. Her mother wanted it to be Leona, but the father thought the name too strong for a baby and decided to adapt - it. Cavalli comes from their sponsors.

Her childhood was in nature, playing fields by the gauchos, where the horse ran, climbed trees, swam praticaca and many other sports. With her father, who was twice mayor of the city, learned early to live with a lot of people climbing on the stump, attending rallies without bothering to be the daughter of a public person alive. With his mother, learned to appreciate the beauty and love freedom. Carandiru, Olga, Antônia, Aparecida - O Milagre, etc.

Is also participated in several telenovelas and miniseries as, Da Cor do Pecado, Começar de Novo, Belíssima, Bang Bang, the miniseries Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, Duas Caras, Negócio da China, etc. Leona participated in an episode of Casos e Acasos (Globo).

Leona in 2010, participates in the miniseries Dalva e Herivelto portraying the character Margot, and is also in the theater with the monologue "Máscaras de Penas Penadas". In 2010, he participated in an episode of As Cariocas and A Vida Alheia, series aired by Globo, As well as appearing in the feature film Os Inquilinos.

In 2011, she made a cameo on the soap opera, Araguaia. Currently, this air, soap opera, A Vida da Gente as Dra. Celina. In 2012, made an appearance in the series As Brasileiras, in the episode A Justiceira de Olinda.

Zarolha plays the character in the remake of the telenovela Gabriela. In 2013 will be in the soap opera Amor à Vida of Walcyr Carrasco, the plot she interprets the medical Glauce.

Filmography

Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Um Céu de Estrelas Dalva 1997 O Trabalho dos Homens Raped woman Short film 1999 Ilha Mariana 2000 Através da Janela Simone 2002 Mango Yellow Lígia 2003 Carandiru Dina 2004 Desequilíbrio Prostituta Short film Contra Todos Cláudia Olga Maria Capital Circulante Short film 2005 Quanto Vale Ou É Por Quilo? Clara Cafundó Rosário 2006 Antônia 2010 Os Inquilinos Fátima Aparecida - O Milagre Sônia Resende