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{{short description|Argentine actress (b. 1936)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Norma Aleandro
| image         = Norma Aleandro - Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (cropped).jpg
| image_size    =
| caption       = Aleandro in 2017
| birth_name    = 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1936|05|02|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| occupation    = Actress
| years_active  = 1952–present
| spouse        = {{ubl|Oscar Ferrigno (divorced)|Eduardo Le Poole}}
| children      = 1
}}

'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.launiondigital.com.ar/noticias/31992-norma-aleandro-celebre-figura-del-cine-mundial-llegara-a-catamarca|title=Norma Aleandro Cultural Icon.|last=Norma|first=Aleandro|date=18 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.perfil.com/mobilepages/espectaculos/nunca-me-imagine-llegar-adonde-estoy-1025-0053.phtml|title=Norma Aleandro.|date=18 September 2017}}</ref>

Aleandro starred in the 1985 film ''[[The Official Story]]'', a role that earned her the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Award]] for [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|best actress]].<ref name="LRC-CAO">{{cite journal |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/H1000169149/LitRC?u=utoronto_main&sid=LitRC&xid=b01df832 |title=Contemporary Authors Online (in Literature Resource Center) |journal=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2007 |publisher=Gale |location=Detroit |access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref> She has performed in other successful films like ''[[The Truce (1974 film)|The Truce]]'' (1974), ''[[Cousins (1989 film)|Cousins]]'' (1989), ''[[Autumn Sun]]'' (1996), ''[[The Lighthouse (1998 film)|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 Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]] nomination and an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|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]]''.

== Life and career ==
[[File:Norma Aleandro.jpg|thumb|Aleandro in the 1950s or 1960s]]
Aleandro was born in Buenos Aires on 2 May 1936.<ref name="Gardel-Aleandro">{{cite book |last1=Gallina |first1=Mario |title=De Gardel a Norma Aleandro: Diccionario sobre figuras del cine argentino en el exterior |date=1999 |publisher=Corregidor |location=Buenos Aires |isbn=950-05-1250-5 |page=29 }}</ref> She is the daughter of actors [[Pedro Aleandro]] and [[María Luisa Robledo]] and the sister of actress [[María Vaner]].<ref name="Gardel-Aleandro" /> During the late 1970s, she was vocal about her progressive views and during the [[Proceso de Reorganización Nacional|military dictatorship]] she was exiled to Uruguay. Later Aleandro moved to Spain and did not return to Argentina until after the military ''junta'' fell in 1983.<ref>Curran, Daniel. ''Cinebooks: Foreign Films,'' McPherson's Publishing: 1989, page 132.</ref>

In 1985, her breakout role was the Argentine [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[The Official Story]]''. For her acting in the film she won the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Award]] for [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|best actress]].

She worked in several other Argentine movies such as the Academy Award-nominated ''[[Son of the Bride]]'', ''[[Sol de Otoño]]'', and ''[[The Lighthouse (1998 film)|El Faro]]''.

Aleandro co-starred in a few Hollywood films such as ''[[One Man's War]],'' with [[Anthony Hopkins]], and ''[[Gaby: A True Story]]'' (1987) for which she received an Oscar nomination. She also had a minor role in ''[[Cousins (1989 film)|Cousins]]'' (1989).

Back in Argentina, she returned to the stage with ''Master Class'' and won the María Guerrero award in 1996. The same year, she was honored as ''Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires'' ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").

She has co-starred five times with fellow actor [[Héctor Alterio]]: ''[[The Seven Madmen|Los siete Locos]]'' (1973), the Academy Award-nominated ''[[The Truce (1974 film)|The Truce]]'' (1974), ''The Official Story'' (1985), ''Son of the Bride'' (2001) and ''[[Cleopatra (2003 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (2003), the last three of which they played husband and wife.

In 2009, Aleandro appeared in ''[[The City of Your Final Destination]]'', directed by [[James Ivory]] and co-starring [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Laura Linney]] and [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]].

== Filmography ==
[[File:Guemes1971.jpg|thumb|Aleandro (as [[Macacha Güemes]]) with [[Alfredo Alcón]] in the 1971 film ''[[Güemes: la tierra en armas]]'']]
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* ''[[La muerte en las calles]]'' (1952)
* ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1962) (TV)
* ''La casa de los Medina'' (1962) (TV)
* ''[[El último piso]]'' (1962)
* ''El amor tiene cara de mujer'' (1964) (TV)
* ''Cuatro mujeres para Adán'' (1966) (TV)
* ''Alias Buen Mozo'' (1966) (TV)
* ''Gente conmigo'' (1967)
* ''Los herederos'' (screenwriter) (1970)
* ''La fiaca'' (1969)
* ''[[Güemes: la tierra en armas]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Seven Madmen|Los siete locos]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Truce (1974 film)|La tregua]]'' (1974)
* ''[[La historia oficial]]'' (1985),
* ''[[Gaby: A True Story]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Cousins (1989 film)|Cousins]]'' (1989)
* ''Cien veces no debo'' (1990)
* ''Vital Signs'' (1990)
* ''Artes especiales'' (1990)
* ''[[One Man's War]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Tombs (film)|Las tumbas]]'' (1991)
* ''Facundo, la sombra del tigre'' (1995)
* ''Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio'' (1995)
* ''[[Sol de otoño]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Lighthouse (1998 film)|El faro]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Corazón iluminado]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Una noche con Sabrina Love]]'' (2000)
* ''[[El hijo de la novia]]'' (2001)
* ''[[La Fuga (2001 film)|La fuga]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Todas las azafatas van al cielo]]'' (2002)
* ''Deseo'' (2002)
* ''[[Cleopatra (2003 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Ay Juancito|Ay, Juancito]]'' (2004)
* ''[[18-J]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Seres queridos]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Cama adentro]]'' (2004)
* ''Identidad perdida'' (corto - 2005)
* ''Pura sangre'' (2006)
* ''Patoruzito, la gran aventura'' (2006)
* ''[[The City of Your Final Destination]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Paco (film)|Paco]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Música en espera]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Anita (2009 film)|Anita]]'' (2009)
* ''Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta'' (2009)
* ''Cuestión de principios'' (2010)
* ''Familia para armar'' (pre-production) (2010)
* ''[[La suerte en tus manos]]'' (2012)
* ''[[El paraíso (2022 film)|El paraíso]]'' (2022)
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== Awards ==
=== Wins ===
* [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Award]]: [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress]] for ''[[The Official Story]]'', 1985
* [[New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]: [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''The Official Story'', 1985
* [[Cartagena Film Festival]]: Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1985
* [[David di Donatello]]: Best Foreign Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1987
* [[Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival]]: Best Actress for ''[[Sol de Otoño]]'', 1996
* [[Havana Film Festival]]: Best Actress for ''Sol de Otoño'', 1996
* [[Gramado Film Festival]]: Best Latin Actress for ''[[Son of the Bride]]'', 2002

=== Nominated ===
* Academy Award: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Gaby: A True Story'', 1987
* Golden Globe Award: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Gaby: A True Story'', 1987
* [[Martín Fierro Awards]]: for ''[[En terapia]]'', 2012, 2013

=== Other awards ===
* [[Konex Award]]: Diamond Award in 2001<ref>[http://www.fundacionkonex.org/b687-norma-aleandro Konex Awards] web site for Norma Aleandro.</ref>
* [[Argentine Film Critics Association Awards]]: Best Supporting Actress for ''Son of the Bride'', 2001; Best Actress for ''Sol de Otoño'', 1996; Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1985
* [[Martín Fierro Awards]]: Six awards throughout the years
* [[Tato Award]]: Best Lead Actress in Drama, for ''[[En terapia]]'', 2013<ref>{{cite web |url= http://personajes.lanacion.com.ar/1643928-todos-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-tato-2013|title= Todos los ganadores de los premios Tato 2013|trans-title= All the winners of the Tato awards 2013|language= es|date=3 December 2013|publisher= La Nación|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
* [[Association of Latin Entertainment Critics|Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards]]: Best Character Actress for ''[[Cama Adentro]]'', 2006; Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1986
* [[Obie Award]]: Distinguished Performance (Actress) for ''About Love and Other Stories About Love'', 1985
* Shakespeare Award: Distinguished career, given by Fundación Romeo Argentina, 2015

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