The Actor Varela

Leonor Varela first came to the attention of American audiences when she starred in the title role of the epic mini-series “CLEOPATRA” produced by Robert Halmi Sr., which aired to critical acclaim on ABC during May 1999 sweeps.

The mini-series garnered the network’s highest movie-of-the-week rating in young adults that season. As the ambitious Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra used her wit and sensual allure to bend the fortunes of men and countries to her unwavering will.

Daily Variety called Varela “a true find, inhabiting the role with a smoldering gusto borne of defiant confidence.”