Personal Info
Birth date
-
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Also known as
Katia Leclerc
Katia Leclerc O’Wallis
Biography
Katia Leclerc O'Wallis was born in Paris. She took part as an actress in theatrical performances and films in France, working with directors such as Pauline Bureau, Adrien de Van (Avignon Festival In), Florian Sitbon, Ali Ihsan Kaleci. In Portugal she appeared in the feature film Gloria by Manuela Viegas, in the Czech Republic she sang in German in the Cabaret Gogo by Michal Laznovsky, in England she joined the theatrical tour The three Musketeers, in Italy she worked with the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, in Turkey she played in Sufi performances at the festival The Nights of Cappadocia. Since 2009 she has been working in Athens, playing in Greek, French and English in the cinema and theater. She had the leading roles in the feature films Charlie’s son, Big Hit and Pedro Noula by Karolos Zonaras, and Back held hands by Nikos Kornilios.
Filmography
Gloria
6.6
Overview:
Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.Charlie's Son
3.5
Overview:
The story takes place in a port controlled by Charlie the Greek and his criminal band. There are two things Charlie hates: drugs and homosexuality. But both are part of his life: he is madly in love with Joy who is a junkie, though he denies it even to himself. And regarding the homosexuality issue, his right hand, Tony, has an amorous relationship with a transsexual who is part of a group of trans-prostitutes. Ignoring Charlie's adamant orders, the transvestites work the streets around the port, with the help of Tony, who secretly supports themTRANZIT
NYR
Overview:
Following the mystery of their deaths, Father and Son are reunited in Tranzit, an arid and desolate non-place, a kind of contemporary Dantesque limbo regulated by abstract mathematical principles, where the dead face a dilemma: accept the dematerialization process or remain in indeterminacy forever. Here the memories of the Father, are confused with those of the Son, rekindling old conflicts. Trying to bring order to the past and shed light on what led to his death, the Father relies on his knowledge of mathematics to pursue a crazy idea: to come back to life.Pedro Noula
6
Overview:
Following a traffic accident, a young man loses his memory and identity. Soon he will embark on a nightmarish adventure, confronting his darkest side.Big Hit
6
Overview:
Sergeant Kormas is investigating the murder of a colleague, unearthing a dirty conspiracy where organized crime and law enforcement are two sides of the same coin. Tough men, femme fatales, cheeky one-liners and a hero who becomes the victim of his own choices, i.e. all the basic noir ingredients, are present and accounted forREM Rapid Eye Movement
NYR
Overview:
Two couples of different ages get involved with each other: the younger ones see the deadlocks of the older ones as a gloomy possibility, while the older ones are “renewed” but also immersed even deeper into their own deadlocks. Time does not go back, mistakes are not corrected, and relationships end up cannibalistic.Giannis in the Cities
NYR
Overview:
1949, towards the end of the Greek Civil War. Yannis, the son of a rebel, is torn from his village and deported to the Childcare Cities where his ideas and desires are manipulated. Nightmares and dark feelings for his father slowly inhabit his heart. Only when he reaches adulthood does he redefine his existence, so he decides to go and meet the man.Acting
2024Giannis in the Cities as Chief of Child Care City II
2024TRANZIT as Medea
2021REM Rapid Eye Movement as Unknown
2017Back Held Hands as Unknown
2017Pedro Noula as Urania Krona
2013Big Hit as Lori / Michelle (as Katia O'Wallis)
2008Charlie's Son as Joy Dreams
2004Lola Forever as Lola
1999Gloria as Woman
Production
2021REM Rapid Eye Movement ... Producer
Writing
2017Pedro Noula ... Writers' Assistant