Leila Diniz
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Leila Roque Diniz (25 March 1945 – 14 June 1972) was a Brazilian television, movie and theatre actress, whose liberal ideas and attitudes about sex had raised the discontent of both the feminists and the Brazilian military government of the 1960s. Born in a middle-class family and the daughter of a communist activist, Leila worked as a kindergarten teacher at age 15. At age 17, she met movie director Domingos de Oliveira, with whom she lived until age 21. Between 1962 and 1964 she had minor rol...
Known For
Filmography
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Domingos
2009
as (archive footage)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Mulheres de Cinema
1978
as Self (archive footage)
Leila Para Sempre Diniz
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Love, Carnival and Dreams
1972
as Pirata
Mãos Vazias
1971
as Ida
O Donzelo
1971
as Leila
The Alienist
1970
as Eudóxia
E Nós, Aonde Vamos?
1970
as Sônia Monteiro
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro
1969
as Dadá
Os Paqueras
1969
as Ela mesma
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969
as Ester
Dez Vidas
1969
as Pompom (2ª versão)
Os Acorrentados
1969
as Irmã Amparo de Fátima
Vidas em Conflito
1969
as Débora
The Naked Man
1968
as Mariana
Edu, Coração de Ouro
1968
as Tatiana
A Madona de Cedro
1968
as Marta
Hunger for Love
1968
as Ulla
Fantasia para Ator e TV
1968
O Direito dos Filhos
1968
as Ana Lúcia
A Public Opinion
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self (archive footage)
Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
1967
O Mundo Alegre de Helô
1967
Dangerous Game
1967
as Servant (segment "Divertimento")
Divertimento
1967
Anastácia, a Mulher sem Destino
1967
as Anastácia / Henriette / Rose
A Rainha Louca
1967
as Lorenza
All the Women in the World
1966
as Maria Alice
Eu Compro Essa Mulher
1966
as Úrsula
O Sheik de Agadir
1966
as Madelon
Ilusões Perdidas
1965
Paixão de Outono
1965
as Maria Luísa
Um Rosto de Mulher
1965
as Laura