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Leona Lishoy
Indian actress and model From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leona Lishoy (born 26 April 1991) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Malayalam films. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy.
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Personal life
Leona is the daughter of Malayalam film and television actor Lishoy. She was born 26 April 1991.[1] She did her schooling in Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School, Thrissur. She is an alumnus of Christ University, Bengaluru and went on to receive an MBA diploma from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru.
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Leona started off as a model for various advertisements. She was subsequently signed on to play the role of Sharada's daughter in '-Kalikaalam (2012). Her first substantial role was in Jawan of Vellimala, starring Mammootty, Mamtha Mohandas in which she played Asif Ali's love interest in 2012.[2][3]
In 2013, she played the female lead in science fiction movie Red Rain, which had an international cast and crew.[4]
She was also seen in cameo roles in North 24 Kaatham and Haram, both of which starred Fahadh Faasil in the lead. Leona essayed a serious role as Dr. Treesa, the mother of Sara Arjun in Annmariya Kalippilannu in 2016.
Leona also signed on to play an orphan in a Yatheemkhana (Muslim orphanage) in Hadiyya (2017).
She expanded her repertoire with notable performances in Viswasapoorvam Mansoor (2017), Maradona (2018), Queen (2018) and Athiran (2019).
Her performance as Sameera, a movie actress in the movie Mayanadi was widely accepted. Leona played the role of Mariya in the thriller-drama Ishq, starring Ann Sheetal and Shane Nigam.
In Prasobh Vijayan's Anveshanam (2020), Leona starred alongside Jayasurya and Shruti Ramachandran. She received widespread acclaim for her nuanced portrayal of a police officer.
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