Beatriz Batarda

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silveira Moreno and the second or paternal family name is Batarda.
Beatriz Batarda
Beatriz Batarda, 2023
Born
Beatriz da Silveira Moreno Batarda

(1974-04-11) 11 April 1974 (age 50)
London, England
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationActress
Years active1988; 1993–present
Spouse
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(died 2012)​
PartnerBruno Nogueira (2013–present)
Children3

Beatriz da Silveira Moreno Batarda Fernandes (born 1 April 1974) is a British-born Portuguese actress named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1998.[1] She studied design at IADE Institute in Lisbon and trained in acting at Guidhall School of Music and Drama in London.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

She was born in London on 1 April 1974 and grew up in Lisbon, daughter of painter Eduardo Batarda, who was born in Coimbra, in 1943, where he attended the medical school since 1960 before dropping out three years later. He then studied painting at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts (1963-1968). With a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, her father studied at the Royal College of Art in London between 1971 and 1974, where Beatriz Batarda would eventually born.[5] She has worked with Lisbon's Cornucópia Company as well as with the Teatro Nacional D.Maria, where she played Berenice, Fedra, Miss Hilda Wangel, Iphygenia and Miss Julie. In 2000, Batarda graduated from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama with an honours degree in acting. She was awarded a gold medal for Best Actress of the Year and appeared on stage in London in Beyond a Joke by Christopher Morahan and Love Labour's Lost directed by Stephen Unwin. Her first film appearance was in the documentary E Agora Maria? Her credits in film include roles in José Álvaro Morais Peixe Lua and Michael Dowse' It's All Gone Pete Tong. Her television credits include a guest appearance in the US sitcom Relic Hunter, My Family for the BBC and as Annette Forsyte in the remake of Forsyte Saga, Granada Television. She also has directed "Olá e Adeusinho" (Hello and Goodbye) by Athol Fugard at Teatro Cornucopia and "Azul Longe Nas Colinas" (Blue Remembered Hills) by Dennis Potter at Teatro Nacional D. Maria.[2][3][4]

Personal life

She was married to pianist Bernardo Sassetti until his death in 2012.[6] The couple had two daughters. Since at least 2013, she maintains a public relationship with comedian Bruno Nogueira with whom she had another daughter.[7][8] In 2012, the couple already worked on A Bizarre Salad, from Karl Valentin, where Nogueira performed as an actor and Batarda was stage director.[9] She is also a first cousin of actress Leonor Silveira.[2][3][4]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

In 2004 she won the Golden Globe at the Golden Globes, Portugal for Best Actress for Quaresma (2003). In 2005 she won two Golden Globes at the Golden Globes, Portugal for Best Actress for Noite Escura (2004) and for A Costa dos Murmúrios (2004). In 2008 she won the Golden Globe at the Golden Globes, Portugal for Best Actress for Construtor Solness, where she played Miss Hilda Wangel. In 2011 she won the SPA award Portugal for Best Actress for Duas Mulheres (2009).

References

  1. ^ Paiva, Ana Margarida (2022-01-29). "João Nunes Monteiro é um dos 'Shooting Stars' do Festival de Cinema de Berlim". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ a b c Porto Editora – Beatriz Batarda na Infopédia [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora. [consult. 2024-04-02 03:32:17]. Disponível em https://www.infopedia.pt/$beatriz-batarda
  3. ^ a b c "Descendente de D. Afonso III". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Beatriz Batarda: "Sempre disse que não queria ser actriz"". www.sabado.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ "Eduardo Batarda". Centro de Arte Moderna (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  6. ^ "A morte misteriosa de Sassetti". Jornal SOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  7. ^ "Caras | Beatriz Batarda e Bruno Nogueira já não escondem que são namorados". Caras (in European Portuguese). 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  8. ^ "Envolto em mistério. Como começou o namoro de Bruno Nogueira e Beatriz Batarda". www.flash.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. ^ "Blog Archives". TIAGO DERRIÇA | COMPOSER. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  10. ^ "Cinema Portugal 2011" (PDF). Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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