Nailea Norvind (born 16 February 1970) is a Mexican theater, television and film actress.

Nailea Norvind
Born
Nailea Norvind

(1970-02-16) 16 February 1970 (age 54)
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
SpouseFernando González Parra (1988–1997)
ChildrenNaian González Norvind
Tessa Ía
MotherEva Norvind
RelativesGeorg Kajanus (uncle)

She is best known for her role as Leonor in the telenovela Quinceañera, as well as appeared in the critically acclaimed 1987 film Gaby: A True Story. She was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2012 for her role as Nina in the film La Otra Familia.

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Nailea Norvind is the daughter of Norwegian-born counselor, dominatrix, writer, producer, director and former actress Eva Norvind, who was in turn the daughter of a Russian prince, Paulovic Chegodayef Sakonsky, and a Finnish sculptor, Johanna Kajanus. Norvind became estranged from her mother when she was 12; they were reunited to search for her unknown Dutch father on the Dutch program Spoorloos on 2 February 2004. Norvind has two daughters of her own: Naian and Tessa Ía González Norvind, the latter appearing at 17 years of age in her first film Después de Lucía, a 2012 Mexican film by Michel Franco.

Norvind began her acting career at the age of 6 in a theatre production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, and in television on the telenovela Chispita. Norvind's break came in at the age of 17 in 1987 with the role of Leonor Gutiérrez on the El Canal de las Estrellas telenovela Quinceañera. The same year, she participated in the film Gaby: A True Story. After a few small roles in several other telenovelas, she starred in Cuando llega el amor and then took a break from television. She returned eight years later in the telenovela Preciosa. She also appeared as herself in Didn't Do It for Love, a documentary about her mother directed by Monika Treut.

In 2006, Norvind completed the film that her mother had been directing and producing at the time of her death in May of that same year, titled Born Without, a documentary about severely handicapped Mexican actor and musician Jose Flores, who was born without arms and other limbs, yet supports his large family by playing the harmonica at various venues throughout Mexico.

Norvind is openly bisexual.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Bermuda Triangle Diabolical Doll
1987 Gaby: A True Story Terry
2011 La otra familia Nina Cabrera Nominated - Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 Después de Lucía Insurance Representant
2014 The Incident Sandra
2015 Chronic Laura
2020 El club de los idealistas Abigail[2] Nominated - Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress
2022 Robe of Gems Isabel

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Chispita Sarita
1984 Guadalupe Nani Supporting Role
1985–87 Cachún cachún ra ra! Aïda Supporting Role
1986 Pobre juventud Gaby Supporting Role
1987 Quinceañera Leonor
1988 Encadenados Mariela Supporting Role
1989 Lo blanco y lo negro Selma Alcázar Supporting Role
1990 Cuando llega el amor Alejandra Contreras
1998 Derbez en cuando Teresa "Teresita" Episode: "Telenovela Mari"
1998 Preciosa Valeria San Román de Santander
1999 Amor gitano Isa Valenti, Marquise of Astolfi
2000–01 Abrázame muy fuerte Déborah Falcón de Rivero
2001 Mujer, casos de la vida real Elena 2 episodes
Amigas y rivales Paula Supporting Role
2004 Mujer de madera Viviana Palomares
2004–06 Rebelde Marina Carceres Colucci Supporting Role
2008 Mujeres asesinas Martha "Martha, asfixiante" (Season 1, Episode 5)
2008–09 Cuidado con el ángel Viviana Mayer Montenegro de San Román
2009 Hermanos y detectives "Diez minutos antes de morir " (Season 1, Episode 8)
2010 Capadocia Diane Brighton, Inmate Episodes "Lo que une dios", "Cordero de dios", "Aparta de mí éste cáliz"
2010–11 Para volver a amar Valeria Andrade de Longoria / Maleni Esparza
2011 Como dice el dicho Sandra "Dime de qué presumes" (Season 1, Episode 36)
2012 Abismo de pasión Begoña Narvaez de Tovar Supporting Role
2013–18 Sr. Ávila María Ávila
2014 Crónica de Castas Elena Episodes "De criolla con mestizo" and "El zapoteco"
2014–15 Muchacha italiana viene a casarse Federica Ángeles
2016–17 La candidata Teresa Rivera
2019 Cuna de lobos Ámbar Reyes Co-protagonist
2022 Vencer la ausencia Flavia Vilchis

References

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  1. ^ ""Tenemos lo femenino y lo masculino en nosotros": Nailea Norvind se declara bisexual; así lo reveló". Milenio (in Spanish). September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lista completa de nominados al Premios Ariel 2021: Alfonso Herrera, Nailea Norvind y más". TVyNovelas (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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