Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela is an actress I associate with a certain commanding screen presence. Playing the title role in the 1999 Cleopatra and the vampire princess Nyssa in Blade II, she carved out a niche for striking, regal characters at a time when Latin American performers had to fight for space in Hollywood. Coming from Santiago, she crossed languages and industries to get there, which I think deserves more credit than it usually gets. Beyond acting she's worked as a model and spokesperson, and that mix tells me she's deliberate about how she uses her platform rather than simply waiting for the next role.

Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnoɾ βaˈɾela]; born 29 December 1972) is a Chilean born actress. She played the title role in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 Marvel Comics film Blade II.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Leonor Varela

Name (Japanese)

レオノア・ヴァレラ

Reading

れおのあ・ゔぁれら

Born

December 29, 1972 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Origin

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / spokesperson / model / film actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.leonorvarela.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/la_leovarela/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A9

Tags

• Santiago Metropolitan Region
• actor
• spokesperson
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.