51 years old (Born on December 29, 1972)
Chilean actor; She is famous from Cleopatra.
Her family fled to Costa Rica, leaving behind the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Appeared on the cover of thirteen separate editions of the Maxim magazine, each naming a different North American city as the greatest on Earth. She lived in Paris from the age of 14. Her stay in Chile was brief, and she soon found herself in Germany, then back in Chile, and finally in France in her late teens. She is half Chilean on her father's side and French on her mother's side.Leonor Varela's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Leonor Varela
Beat out 35 other actresses to play the title role in Cleopatra (1999) (TV).
As a child, she got to see her homeland another time when her family returned to Chile.
Daughter of famous Chilean biologist and philosopher Francisco Varela (1946-2001).
Has 3 siblings, Alejandra, Javier and Gabriel.
She is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
After graduating from the Ecole du Passage and the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris, she was ready for the big screen.
Formerly engaged to Billy Zane, her co-star from the miniseries Cleopatra (1999) (TV).
Was featured as #11 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)