Personal Info
Birth date
1982-09-08 (42 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
-Leandra Leal
Biography
Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (Rio de Janeiro, September 8, 1982) is a Brazilian actress, author, director, producer and singer.
Filmography
Pages of Life
6.6
Overview:
Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.Ambitious Women
5.4
Overview:
In Ambitious Women, all levels of ambition are revealed in a plot full of greed, revenge and struggle for power, through the conflicts of three strong women with very different personalities.Her Own Destiny
8.079
Overview:
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.Brava Gente
7.667
Overview:
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.Sparkling Girls
7.861
Overview:
"Sparkling Girls" centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls' friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, "Sparkling Girls" delivers all of the expected delights and shows that dreams really do come true.Above Justice
7.5
Overview:
In this realistic and touching series told in an innovative format, seemingly independent plots intertwine to show how justice can sometimes be a personal matter.As Brasileiras
8.286
Overview:
After the breakthrough success of 'The Cariocas', the spin-off 'The Brazilians - The Women' embraces all the diversity of Brazil and its women. Powerful, fragile, funny, protective, beautiful, talented, insightful, and especially unique; they all have a certain charm. No matter what their birthplace, age, lifestyle or preference, these remarkable women have one thing in common: they are Brazilian. Brilliantly witty and entertaining, every independent episode provides an exclusive look at the life experiences of the women who inspire everyone.Passione
6.75
Overview:
An ambitious young woman with a traumatizing past targets an Italian man, the distant son of a wealthy Brazilian family.The Thorn and the Rose
7.3
Overview:
A spoiled feminist, daughter of a rich father, even though she doesn't admit it, falls in love with a rustic farmer whom she marries.Empire
6.353
Overview:
Heartbreak forever changed the fate of the young and humble José Alfredo. Years later, he became the Lord Alfredo, a successful owner of a jewelry empire and a man obsessed with power. Temperamental and cunning, he tries to balance his turbulent marriage, an extramarital love affair, and the dispute between his children over succession in his business. One day, however, the unexpected appearance of a possible daughter, of whom he was unaware, causes upheaval in his life and takes his familial conflicts to a whole new level.Aruanas
7.417
Overview:
Three friends leading a nonprofit organisation investigate environmental crimes in the Amazon involving a major mining company.A Muralha
8.125
Overview:
A hundred years after Europeans set foot in the New World, Brazil still remains largely unexplored. The Conquest recounts the saga of the earliest adventurers who wandered through these unknown lands. Jesuit priests, adventurers seeking gold, slaves and indigenous tribes were entangled in unceasing battles, at a time when laws were made by the sharp edge of a sword.A Indomada
6.5
Overview:
A Indomada is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Globo February 17 to October 11, 1997. Authored by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linares, with the collaboration of Maria Elisa Berredo, Mark Silver and Nadotti Nelson and directed by Marcos Paulo Roberto Naar and Luiz Henrique Reis, had the general direction and core Marcos Paulo. Featured actors Adriana Esteves, José Mayer, Eva Wilma and Ary Fontoura leading roles in the plot.Bingo: The King of the Mornings
7.99
Overview:
1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds success and fame when he becomes "Bingo", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader TV shows for children. It turns out that behind the rice powder and red nose, nobody knows who he is.Um Só Coração
6.5
Overview:
The story takes place between the 1920s and 1950s in Greater São Paulo. Going through historical moments, such as the Week of Modern Art, the Revolution of 1924, the economic crisis of 1929 and the Vargas Era, there is the story of Yolanda Penteado, a young woman from a traditional family of São Paulo's high society, who arouses admirations to go through. She had never been easily involved with any other admirer until she meets Martim, a young medical student who catches her eye. However, he was an advocate of the anarchist movement, causing disapproval of Yolanda's mother, Guiomar, but the two will fight to get together, even with the disapproval of the family.Carnival is Over
7
Overview:
Regina and Valerio are a happy and sexy couple, casually enjoying their fortune from their luxurious villa on top of the Rio de Janeiro’s hills. Since the death of Valerio’s father, the biggest mobster in town, they desperately seek a way out of this criminal hornets’ nest. But Valerio’s uncle, Linduarte, insists on him assuming his responsibilities. One night, attempting to reason with Linduarte, the couple accidentally kills him. They then fall into a spiral of violence, leading them onto the very path they wanted to escape.Pastores da Noite
NYR
Overview:
The Night Shepherds universe is inhabited by prostitutes, priests, rogues, saint's parents and street vendors. For a very Brazilian people who fight every day for survival and only rely on the solidarity spirit and friendship of each other. The seductive Cabo Martim, the romantic Curió, the noble Massu, the artful Foot of Wind and the Jesuit master live their adventures in four independent episodes, which are completed in their poetry and the strength of each story.Stone Circle
7.3
Overview:
Stone Circle takes place in São Paulo in 1958, and tells the story of a love triangle between Natércio (Daniel Dantas), Laura (Ana Paula Arósio) and Daniel (Marcello Antony). Laura is married to Natércio and has two daughters with him: Bruna (Anna Sophia Folch) and Otávia (Ariela Massotti). Emotionally unstable, sensitive, fragile and delicate, she has frequent crises and is treated by Dr. Daniel, because who ends up falling in love. This leads to jealousy in the husband, who, despite loving his wife very much, is controlling and ambitious. Laura has a daughter with doctor Daniel, Virginia (Tammy Di Calafiori), who is raised by her mother with the lawyer. The Silva Prado mansion, where Natércio and Laura live, is located in the upper-middle-class Jardim Europa neighborhood and is looked after by the housekeeper Frau Herta (Ana Beatriz Nogueira), who is secretly in love with her boss and tries to destroy everything she does well. to Laura.Explode Coração
6.3
Overview:
Explode Coração is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced by Rede Globo and aired between November 6, 1995 and May 4, 1996, with a total of 155 chapters. Written entirely by Glória Perez and directed by Ary Coslov, Gracie and Carlos Araújo Júnior, production had general direction and core Dennis Carvalho, and was the 51st "of eight novel" the state broadcaster. Ricardo Macchi, Edson Celulari and Teresa Seiblitz play the leading roles in a plot centered on the love triangle formed by the protagonists and addressing the culture of the gypsies in Brazil.A Wolf at the Door
7.344
Overview:
Love turns to hate and panic breeds suspicion as two parents deal with the kidnapping of their child.Zuzu Angel
6.8
Overview:
Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.Chatô, The King of Brazil
5.1
Overview:
The true story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communications in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called 'the Brazilian Citizen Kane'.The Man Who Copied
7.5
Overview:
A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9
Overview:
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that sheds light on Bressane’s themes and obsessions, which become increasingly apparent and finally, a whole idea of cinema reveals itself to the curious and patient viewer. Will Bressane, from now on, rework The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus when he makes another film? Is this his latest beginning? Why not, for the eternally young master maverick seems to embark on a maiden voyage with each and every new film!Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
4.8
Overview:
Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a simple woman who works as a teacher to support her mother and her three sisters. One day, Peixoto, Werneck's son-in-law, makes him a proposal to marry Maria, the boss's daughter. The reason is that Maria was abused and now is being forced to marry by her family. Edgard hesitates first but accepts the offer. From then on he enters into a great doubt: should he deposit the check and marry Maria or stay with Ritinha, his great love?Acting
TBAOkonomiyaki as Unknown
TBANico as Unknown
TBAAntártida as Unknown
2025Carnival is Over as Regina
2024For Lota as Lota Macedo Soares (voice)
2024Justiça 2 (28 Episodes) as Kellen
2023Betinho: No Fio da Navalha (8 Episodes) as Irles Carvalho
2023The Life Ahead (10 Episodes) as Thereza Assunção
2023The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus as Unknown
2022The Book of Delights as Mulher do maiô vermelho
2022Alemão 2 as Freitas
2019October as Self
2019Que História é Essa, Porchat? (1 Episode) as Self
2019Aruanas (20 Episodes) as Luiza
2017Bingo: The King of the Mornings as Lúcia
2017The Trace We Leave Behind as Leila
2017El Revenge as Julia
2016Divine Divas as Self
2016Above Justice (48 Episodes) as Kellen
2015Chatô, The King of Brazil as Lola
2015Ambitious Women (3 Episodes) as Self
2014Love Film Festival as Luzia
2014The End of an Age as Unknown
2014Empire (203 Episodes) as Cristina dos Anjos Bastos Medeiros Ferreira
2013Mato Sem Cachorro as Zoé
2013A Wolf at the Door as Rosa
2013Rio Belongs to Us as Marina
2013The Harmonica's Howl as Luana
2013Saramandaia (56 Episodes) as Zélia
2013Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária as Ritinha
2012Eden as Unknown
2012Sparkling Girls (143 Episodes) as Maria do Rosário Monteiro (Rosário)
2012As Brasileiras (22 Episodes) as Rosa Maria
2011We're Together as Carmen
2010Boca as Silvia
2010Passione (209 Episodes) as Agostina Mattoli Rondelli
2010Sunstroke as Liuba
2009Decamerão: A Comédia do Sexo (4 Episodes) as Isabel
2008If Nothing Else Works Out as Georgina
2008Stone Circle (131 Episodes) as Elza Lemos Carmelo (Elzinha)
2007Camila Jam as Camila
2006Zuzu Angel as Sônia
2006Pages of Life (203 Episodes) as Sabrina Marcondes
2004Her Own Destiny (221 Episodes) as Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)
2004Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop as Bebel
2004Um Só Coração (53 Episodes) as Úrsula Schmidt da Silva (Ucha)
2003The Man Who Copied as Sílvia
2002Pastores da Noite (4 Episodes) as Otália
2001Days of Nietzsche in Turin as Isolde Von Bülow
2000Brava Gente (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Margarida, Soledade, Otália
2000The Thorn and the Rose (221 Episodes) as Bianca Batista
2000A Muralha (51 Episodes) as Beatriz Ataíde
1998Traveller as Sinhá
1998Pecado Capital (7 Episodes) as Clarelis Batista
1997The Oyster and the Wind as Marcela
1997A Indomada (7 Episodes) as Lúcia Helena de Mendonça e Albuquerque (1ª fase)
1995Explode Coração (155 Episodes) as Yanka Sbano
1994Teen Confessions (46 Episodes) as Mariana
Directing
2023The Life Ahead (10 Episodes) ... Director
2016Divine Divas ... Director
2014Aquele Abraço ... Director
Production
2023The Life Ahead (10 Episodes) ... Producer
2019I Owe You a Letter About Brazil ... Producer
2016Divine Divas ... Producer
2014The End of an Age ... Producer
2013The Harmonica's Howl ... Producer
Creator
2023The Life Ahead ... Creator