Leonora Moore

Leonora Lim-Moore
Nationality British
Other names
  • Leo
Occupation
  • Film actress
  • Film director
  • Film producer
  • Screenwriter
  • Composer
Years active 2009–present
Known for

Leonora Lim-Moore is a British film actress, writer and director, known for her lead role as Nikita in The Taiwan Oyster (2012), directed by Mark Jarrett[1] and for her directorial debut "East" which won Best Feature Film at the UK Film Festival in December 2011.

Background

Lim-Moore was accepted to The University of Oxford (Wadham College) to read a four-year Masters Degree in Astrophysics and Particle Physics. She lived in Japan for several years and traveled to Los Angeles to receive acting training before returning to England to focus on her acting. Together with her brother, Jonny Moore, she co-directed 'Hear The Doors', a feature film that explores the ideas and mysteries of the Universe through the eyes of a 5-yr old boy.

Career

In 2009, Leonora performed in theatre works The Sister's Walk, Tell Me, DMV Tyrant, Shampoo, and Stop Kiss for Black Box Theatre.

For her first effort as a filmmaker, Leonora was writer, director, producer, and composer of the feature film East (2011). It subsequently won 'Best Feature Film' at the 2011 UK Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

As actress
As filmmaker

Recognition

Twitch Film made note of Moore's performance in The Taiwan Oyster, and wrote that the onscreen chemistry between Billy Harvey and Leonora Lim-Moore "is at times breathtaking".[1] Also toward that film, Don Clinchy of the Slackerwood website wrote that Moore did "a great job as Nikita, a smart, savvy woman who is a sober, grounding influence on her intemperate traveling companions."[3]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 Jarzemsky, John. "Reiew: THE TAIWAN OYSTER". March 11, 2012. Twitch Film. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "UK Film Festival 2011 Awards". webcite archive. UK Film Festival. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Clinchy, Don. "SXSW Review: The Taiwan Oyster". March 23, 2012. Slackerwood. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

External links

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