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Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma (; born 29 December 1972) is a Chilean born actress. She played the Cleopatra in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 Marvel Comics film Blade II.
In 2012, she appeared as Marta Del Sol on the TNT television series Dallas.
She began dating producer Lucas Akoskin in 2011, and they married in April 2013. In November 2012, Varela and Akoskin welcomed their first child together, a son named Matteo. Their daughter, Luna Mae, was born on 25 February 2015. Matteo was diagnosed with leukodystrophy (specifically an AGS) shortly after his birth. He died at the age of 5 on 16 November 2018.
Varela, a vegetarian, is a marine life activist who is concerned with the welfare of whales, working with groups such as Save The Whales Again.
| 1997 | Le ciel est à nous | Vanessa | Graham Guit | |
| 1997 | Bouge ! | La danseuse | Jérôme Cornuau | |
| 1998 | Ballroom Beauty | Randall Wallace | ||
| 1999 | Les parasites | Fidelia | Philippe de Chauveron | |
| 1999 | Les infortunes de la beauté | Annabella | John Lvoff | |
| 2001 | Marta | John Boorman | ||
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Perdita | Steve Miner | |
| 2002 | Blade II | Nyssa Damaskinos | Guillermo del Toro | |
| 2002 | Paraíso B | Gloria | Nicolás Acuña | |
| 2003 | Pas si grave | Angela | Bernard Rapp | |
| 2003 | Tais-toi ! | Katia / Sandra | Francis Veber | |
| 2004 | Voces inocentes | Kella | Luis Mandoki | |
| 2005 | Americano | Adela | Kevin Nolan | |
| 2007 | Jordana Garcia | Jaume Collet-Serra | ||
| 2007 | Where God Left His Shoes | Angela Diaz | Salvatore Stabile | |
| 2008 | Sleep Dealer | Luz Martinez | Alex Rivera | |
| 2008 | Hell Ride | Nada | Larry Bishop | |
| 2008 | Hindsight | Maria | Paul Holahan | |
| 2008 | All Inclusive | Miranda | Rodrigo Ortúzar Lynch | |
| 2009 | Norma Sanchez | Danny Leiner | ||
| 2009 | Wrong Turn at Tahoe | Anna | Franck Khalfoun | |
| 2010 | Que pena tu vida | Alma Subercaseaux | Nicolás López | |
| 2011 | Blind Alley | La Madre | Antonio Trashorras | |
| 2013 | Odd Thomas | Odd's Mother | Stephen Sommers | |
| 2013 | Deseo | Muchacha | Antonio Zavala Kugler | |
| 2014 | Liliana Bolivar | Jonathan Meyers | ||
| 2014 | Ride | Danielle | Helen Hunt | |
| 2015 | Captive | Sgt. Carmen Sandoval | Jerry Jameson | |
| 2015 | All I Wish | Bianca | Susan Walter | |
| 2018 | Saving Flora | Isabella | Mark Drury Taylor | |
| 2018 | Alpha | Shaman | Albert Hughes |
| 1995 | Extrême limite | Marie | "Sacrifice" |
| 1995 | Pony Trek | Anette | TV film |
| 1996 | Sous le soleil | Jeanne | "Comportement modèle" |
| 1997 | Le juste | Pregnant Girl | "En transit vers l'espoir" |
| 1997 | Tic Tac | Pola Santa María | Main role |
| 1997 | Inca de Oro | Flor de I'nca | TV film |
| 1997 | 13th Rider | Anette | TV series |
| 1998 | Jeremiah | Judith | TV film |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Cleopatra | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Marta Estrella | "Bringing Up Buster", "Key Decisions" |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Chaya Sar | "Sanctuary" |
| 2005 | E-Ring | Lt. Col. Cat Rodriguez | "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Dr. Azelia Barakat | TV film | |
| 2007 | Como Ama una Mujer | Sofia Marquez | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Feroz | Laura Palma | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Monsterwolf | Maria | TV film |
| 2010-2011 | Human Target | Maria Gallego | "Salvage & Reclamation", "A Problem Like Maria" |
| 2012 | Dallas | Marta Del Sol | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Inland Empire | Poopy | TV film |
| 2013 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Camilla Reyes | "0-8-4" |
| 2015 | Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story | Monica | TV film |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Sofia Vasquez | TV series |
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