Norma Aleandro

Norma Aleandro
Aleandro in 2017
Born (1936-05-02) 2 May 1936 (age 88)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationActress
Years active1952–present
Spouses
  • Oscar Ferrigno (divorced)
  • Eduardo Le Poole
Children1

Norma Aleandro (born 2 May 1936) is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home country.[1][2]

Aleandro starred in the 1985 film The Official Story, a role that earned her the Cannes Award for best actress.[3] She has performed in other successful films like The Truce (1974), Cousins (1989), Autumn Sun (1996), The Lighthouse (1998), Son of the Bride (2001) and Cama Adentro (2005). For her performance as Florencia Sánchez Morales in the 1987 film Gaby: A True Story, she received a Golden Globe nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Aleandro wrote the 1970 film The Inheritors and performed in various plays such as August: Osage County. Aleandro also appeared in the Argentine adaptation of BeTipul, the critically successful En terapia.

  1. ^ Norma, Aleandro (18 September 2017). "Norma Aleandro Cultural Icon".
  2. ^ "Norma Aleandro". 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Contemporary Authors Online (in Literature Resource Center)". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale. 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2018.