Leonor Seixas

Leonor Seixas Moreira Serafim (born November 30, 1980) is a Portuguese actress.

Biography

Leonor Seixas Moreira Serafim was born on November 30, 1980, on Lisbon. She is the daughter of pianist Carla Seixas and opera singer Fernando Serafim.

After attending the Dance School of the [National Conservatory Leonor Seixas studied at the Professional Theatre School of Cascais and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York for 3 years.

On television, she gained prominence after the soap operas O Olhar da Serpente (2002) on SIC and Saber Amar (2002) on TVI.

She has graced the stages of theatre in productions such as Bloodmarks (2005) by Judy Upton, directed by Isabel Medina in a presentation by the "Escola de Mulheres - Oficina de Teatro" at the Teatro da Comuna or 1755 - The Great Earthquake (2006), by the "Teatro da Trindade - INATEL".

In film, Seixas made his feature film debut in the award-winning A Passagem da Noite (2003) by Luís Filipe Rocha, receiving an award at the Valença Film Festival for this performance. In her film career, highlights include "Until Tomorrow, Comrades" (2005), which earned her a nomination for the Sophia Awards, and "I Don't Know" (2014), which garnered nominations at the Áquila Awards, Sophia Awards, and Golden Globes (Portugal).

Having previously lived in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and New York, she has resided in Los Angeles since 2010.

During the filming of A Única Mulher (2015), she began a relationship with assistant director Pedro Brandão, whom she secretly married in the summer of 2015, publicly celebrating a second ceremony in Las Vegas in March 2016. The couple separated in the summer of 2018.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

• Leonor Seixas received the "Award for best female performance" for her performance in A Passagem da Noite at the Valença-Cinema del Mediterrani Film Festival (2004).
• Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2014 Sophia Awards from the Portuguese Film Academy for Até Amanhã, Camaradas (2005)
• Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2014 Áquila Awards from the Fénix Cinematographic Association for Sei Lá (2014).
• Nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2015 Sophia Awards from the Portuguese Film Academy for Sei Lá (2014).
• Nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards for Sei Lá (2014).