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Leandra Leal's career is what you can consider a mathematic phenomenon by the sheer number of works accomplished in such a short amount of time. At 33 years old and with a career that spans 32 years (she first stepped onto a stage in the arms of her mother, the actress Angela Leal, in the role of a baby), Leandra has collected 29 awards, the majority of them for her work in cinema, placing herself amongst the most disputed actresses in Brazil. Presently, the actress has participated in 24 films. In TV, the total between novelas, series and mini-series comes out to 29 projects. In theater, 7 projects. But Leandra is more than an actress. She has directed plays and music videos and, through her production company, Daza Cultural, holds the annual Festival Adaptação, which explores the relationship between cinema and literature. She is also directing her first documentary, "Divinas Divas," a musical film about the first generation of Brazilian transvestites.

She started working in the theatre when she was only 4 years
old.

Daughter of actress <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0495108/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ângela Leal</a>.

A Ostra e o Vento was her first film. She was only 15 years old
then.

She got many prizes for A Ostra e o Vento.

Won Best New Actress (Revelação) 1997 Estação Unibanco for the film A Ostra e o Vento.

Won Best Actress 1998 Sesc Cinema Award for the film A Ostra e o Vento.

Won Best Actress 1998 Recife Festival for the film A Ostra e o Vento.

Won Best Actress 1998 Natal Festival for the film A Ostra e o Vento.

Won Best Supporting Actress 2005 Domingão do Faustão (Best of the Year) for the film Senhora do Destino.

Best actress 2009 Sesc Cinema Award for the film Nome Próprio.

Won Best actress 2009 Cine Port for the film Nome Próprio.

Won Make a Difference Award 2010 O Globo.

Won Best Actress 2012 Brazilian Cinema Festival in Toronto for the film Estamos Juntos.

Won Best Actress 2013 FESTin Lisboa for Bonitinha Mas Ordinária.

Was in New York City with her mother <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000175/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Stephen King</a> during the attacks on September 11th, 2001; as well as on the day Osama Bin Laden was announced dead on May 2, 2011.

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