Francisca Queiroz

Francisca Queiroz
Born
Francisca Vaz Queiroz

(1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 45)
Campinas, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Francisca Vaz Queiroz[1] (born September 4, 1979[1]) is a Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.[2]

Biography

Born in Campinas, São Paulo state,[1] her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer.[3] Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old.[3] As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old.[3] Francisca Queiroz started to study performing arts when she was 14 years old, moving to São Paulo two years later to work in the city's theaters.[3]

Career

After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores.[3] She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias.[3] She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas.[1] Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season.[4] Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas.[2] She played her first lead role in 2009, in Rede Record's television series A Lei e o Crime, in which she played Police Chief Catarina.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Os Maias Ana miniseries
Roda da Vida Bia telenovela
2002 Marisol Camila Linhares telenovela
2003 Agora É que São Elas Sol telenovela
2004 Metamorphoses Ana Valentina telenovela
Da Cor do Pecado Carla telenovela
2005 A Diarista TV series
2007 Minha Nada Mole Vida Grace TV series
Amor e Intrigas Alexandra telenovela
2009 A Lei e o Crime Catarina Laclos lead role, TV series
2010 Poder Paralelo Antônia Valentim Cortéz telenovela
2012 Máscaras Flávia Mattos telenovela
2014 Pecado Mortal Valéria Episodes: "February 27 – March 4"
2014 Plano Alto Maria Luisa
2014 Milagres de Jesus Ruth Episode: "O Endemoniado de Gerasa"
2016 Os Dez Mandamentos Elda telenovela
2021 Gênesis Semiramis Phase: Tower of Babel

Cinema

Year Title Role Notes
2003 De Passagem
2004 Irmãos de Fé Teodora
2005 5 Mentiras Nurse
2006 Os 12 Trabalhos Francisca

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Francisca Queiroz diz que sua personagem não é vilã" (in Portuguese). Terra. June 22, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Francisca Queiroz viverá protagonista de 'A lei e o crime'" (in Portuguese). O Globo. November 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Uma linda mulher" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Atriz supera desconfiança da Record e ganha papel em série" (in Portuguese). Terra. December 27, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.