Leonor Baldaque

Born: 1977-01-27

Birthplace: Porto

Biography

Leonor Bessa-Luís Alves Baldaque is a Portuguese actress who was born in 1977 in Porto and currently lives in Paris. She regularly starred on films directed by veteran Manoel de Oliveira. She is granddaughter of Award-winning writer Agustina Bessa-Luís. Leonor was one of the European Shooting Stars nominated by the European Film Promotion.

In January 2012, Gallimard published her first novel "Vita (La Vie Légère)".

Known For

I’m Going Home
The Uncertainty Principle
Belle Toujours
Inquietude
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
The Fifth Empire
Magic Mirror
The Portuguese Nun
Porto of My Childhood
The Conquest of Faro

Top Movie Credits

Belle Toujours Young Prostitute
Inquietude Fisalina
The Fifth Empire Woman's Choir (voice)
Magic Mirror Vicenta / Abril
The Portuguese Nun Julie de Hauranne
The Conquest of Faro Claudina / Donna Brites