Thalissa Teixeira

Thalissa Teixeira
Born
Thalissa Teixeira

1992/1993
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Thalissa Teixeira (/təˈliːsə teɪˈʃeɪdə/;[1] born 1992/1993) is a British-Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre, earning an Ian Charleson Award nomination, before breaking out in the BBC miniseries Trigonometry. She was named a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[2][3]

Early life

Teixeira was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire; her mother is British and her father from Salvador in Brazil. She spent her childhood in Vitória, Espírito Santo in Brazil before returning to England with her mother at the age of 8 to live in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire where she joined a local theatre group called Through the Wardrobe.[4][5] She went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2014.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Billionaire Ransom Paloma Nava
2017 Yerma Des National Theatre Live
2018 Julie Kristina National Theatre Live
2019 A Family Affair Lola Short film
2019 Hobbs & Shaw Nanny [8]
2019 Wildfire Ella Short film
2019 Exit Eve Eve Short film
2020 We Met Before Short film; Directed, wrote, produced
2024 Harvest Mistress Beldam Sixteen Films

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Musketeers Sylvie Series 3; 9 episodes
2017 Midsomer Murders Jane Everard 1 episode
2017 The Jonah Man Miv Television film
2018 Press Angie 1 episode
2019 One Red Nose and a Wedding Best Woman Comedy special
2020 Baghdad Central Florida 5 episodes
2020 Trigonometry Gemma Miniseries[9]
2020 Two Weeks to Live Thompson Miniseries[10]
2021 Too Close Vanessa "Ness" Jones Miniseries[11]
2021 Anne Boleyn Madge Shelton Miniseries[12]
2021 Ragdoll DI Emily Baxter Miniseries[13]
2024 Alice & Jack Rachel Miniseries

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Electra Chorus Old Vic, London
2015 The Changeling Diaphanta Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2015 The Broken Heart Euphrania Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2016 BU21 Thalissa Theatre503, London
2016 The Night Watch Vivian Royal Exchange, Manchester
2016–2017 Yerma Des Royal National Theatre/Young Vic/Park Avenue Armory[14][15]
2017 Othello Emilia Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2017 The Unknown Island Gate Theatre, London
2018 Julie Kristina Royal National Theatre, London
2019 Dear Elizabeth Gate Theatre, London
2019 Blood Wedding Moon Young Vic, London
2020 Women Beware Women Bianca Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London[16]
2022 Dr Semmelweis Maria Semmelweis Bristol Old Vic, London[17]
2023 Julius Caesar Brutus Royal Shakespeare Company
2024 The Taming of the Shrew Katherina Shakespeare's Globe

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Ian Charleson Awards Electra Nominated [18]
2021 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival Poetic Short Film We Met Before (with AK McCallum) Nominated [19]
2022 Underwire Film Festival Best Actress We Met Before (Short film) Won [19]

Audio

References

  1. ^ "Filmmaker Insights: Thalissa Teixeira - We Met Before". Aesthetica Magazine. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Thalissa Teixeira (actor)". Screen Daily. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ Trueman, Matt (5 June 2018). "And introducing...Thalissa Teixeira: fearless performer who trusts the audience to tune in". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Pupils become popstars for a day". Bucks Free Press. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ "This week's Interview: Thalissa Teixera". BBMag. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ "We Met Before". Norwich Film Festival. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ "'Lit Up From Top to Toe': Thalissa Teixeira in The Unknown Island". #RCWMD. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ Broster, Alice (1 June 2021). "Who is Thalissa Teixeira?". Bustle. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "SCREEN: Three is the magic number". DIVA Magazine. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ^ Butter, Susannah (7 September 2020). "Thalissa Teixeira: It's a release to play someone so heartless in Two Weeks to Live". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Hannam, Laura (21 April 2021). "Ness in Too Close: Actress Thalissa Teixeira starred in raunchy threesome drama". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ Carr, Flora (24 May 2021). "Exclusive – Anne Boleyn's Thalissa Teixeira on why there's no "colour-blind casting" in Channel 5 drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (19 April 2021). "'Ragdoll': Henry Lloyd-Hughes & Thalissa Teixeira Join Lucy Hale In AMC Crime Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ^ Longman, Will (24 July 2017). "Interview with Yerma's Thalissa Teixeira". London Theatre. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  15. ^ "11 questions with the cast of Yerma - Thalissa Teixeira". Young Vic. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Thalissa Teixeira". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Masterful Storytelling: In conversation with Thalissa Teixeira". thebristolmag.co.uk. 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Jessie Buckley, Jack Lowden and Olivia Vinall among Ian Charleson shortlist". There Ought to be Clowns. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Thalissa Teixeira Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 17 December 2022.