Leonor Silveira
Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970), better known simply as Leonor Silveira, 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.
Also recorded as Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes
Leonor Silveira

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- Name
- Leonor Silveira
- Born
- 28 October 1970
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Education
- Lusíada University
- Honours
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres · Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970), better known simply as Leonor Silveira, 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Leonor Silveira • Born — 28 October 1970 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1988 – present
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• 1988 The Cannibals • 1990 No, or the Vain Glory of Command • 1991 The Divine Comedy • 1991 No Dia dos Meus Anos (On My Birthday) • 1993 Abraham's Valley • 1995 The Convent • 1996 Party • 1997 Voyage to the Beginning of the World • 1998 Anxiety • 1999 The Letter • 2000 Word and Utopia • 2001 I'm Going Home • 2001 Porto of My Childhood • 2002 The Uncertainty Principle • 2003 A Talking Picture • 2005 Magic Mirror • 2006 Belle Toujours • 2007 Christopher Columbus – The Enigma • 2009 Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl • 2010 The Strange Case of Angelica • 2012 Gebo and the Shadow • 2023 Bad Living • 2023 Living Bad
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In 2021, she was selected as Jury member for International competition section of 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August.
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Leonor Silveira is recorded as actress.

Leonor Silveira presenting the movie Bad Living at the Berlinale 2023
Martin Kraft

Leonor Silveira presenting the movie Bad Living at the Berlinale 2023
Martin Kraft
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