Vanessa Giácomo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Lima.

Vanessa Giácomo
Vanessa Giácomo leaning to wall in blue blouse
Giácomo in 2011
Born (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41)
Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter
Years active2002–present
Spouses
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(m. 2009; div. 2012)​
Giuseppe Dioguardi
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(m. 2014)​
Children3

Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima (born 29 March 1983), best known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress and screenwriter.[1][2][3]

Career

Giácomo made her television debut in Cabocla in 2004 at the age of 20,[4] where she met and fell in love with actor Daniel de Oliveira.[5] She appeared with Eriberto Leão in Sinhá Moça in 2006.[6] She and Oliveira married and she gave birth to their first son in January 2008.[7] She resumed work after the birth, filming O Menino da Porteira with singer Daniel,[8] and received an offer to take part in a film on Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian national who was mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead by police in London in 2005.[9] Filming took place in London during 2008.[citation needed]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2004 Cabocla Zulmira de Oliveira Vieira Pires (Zuca)
2005 Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo Lia
2006 Sinhá Moça Juliana
2007 Duas Caras Luciana Alves Negroponte
Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes Ilza (Ilzamar Mendes)[10]
2009 Paraíso Rosinha (Rosa)
Caras & Bocas Miriam Barros
2011 Morde & Assopra Celeste de Sousa Sampaio
2012 Gabriela Malvina Tavares
2013–14 Amor à Vida Aline Noronha Khoury
2014 Império Eliane Medeiros[11]
2015 A Regra do Jogo Maria Vitória Noronha (Tóia)/Sofia Mendes de Albuquerque
2017–18 Pega Pega Antônia Almeida

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Canta Maria Maria
2007 Os 12 Trabalhos Simone
2008 A Ilha dos Escravos Maria
2009 Jean Charles Vivian
O Menino da Porteira Juliana
2011 A Novela das 8 Amanda Lima
Gnomeu e Julieta Julieta Voice role
2013 Solidões Mulher
2015 Divã a 2 Eduarda

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2004 Prêmio Qualidade Brasil Best Revelation Cabocla Won
Melhores do Ano Melhor Atriz Revelação Won
Prêmio Extra de Televisão Melhor Revelação Won
Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Revelation Won
Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Romantic Couple (with Daniel de Oliveira) Nominated
2006 Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Best Actress Canta Maria Won
2009 Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Best Actress Jean Charles Won
2011 Prêmio Extra de Televisão[12] Best Supporting Actress Morde & Assopra Nominated
Queer Lisboa Best Actress A Novela das 8 Won
2013 Melhores do Ano Best Actress Amor à Vida Nominated
Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 Melhores do Ano Minha Novela Best Actress Won
Troféu Imprensa[13] Melhor Atriz Won
Troféu Internet Best Actress Nominated
Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Actress Won
2015 Prêmio Extra de Televisão[14] Best Actress A Regra do Jogo Nominated

References

  1. ^ "7th Prêmio Contigo (2005): Os Vencedores" (in Portuguese). Prêmio Contigo!. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ "1st Premio (2006): Indicados: Atriz" (in Portuguese). Prêmio Contigo de Cinema. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Vanessa Giácomo – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Aprendendo a ser uma nova celebridade". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). Pernambuco.com. 22 February 2004. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Curiosidades de Cabocla". Bohemia magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Longe do estúdio, a amizade". Zoeira (in Portuguese). Editora Verdes Mares. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Boa notícia: Nasce o filho de Vanessa Giácomo e Daniel de Oliveira". Nesse Instante (in Portuguese). Emsergipe.com. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009. [dead link‍]
  8. ^ ""O Menino da Porteira" terá Daniel como protagonista". Bonde (in Portuguese). 13 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Vanessa Giácomo recebe convite para filme". Tecnoguia (in Portuguese). Editora Verdes Mares. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  10. ^ "TRAMA PRINCIPAL" (in Portuguese). Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Eliane (1ª fase)" (in Portuguese). Gshow. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  12. ^ Redação Extra Online (29 November 2011). "Prêmio Extra de TV: Deborah Secco fica com o prêmio de melhor atriz coadjuvante" (in Portuguese). Extra Online. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  13. ^ Veja quem venceu na 56ª edição do "Oscar da TV"; confira a lista. SBT
  14. ^ "Prêmio Extra de TV 2015: Vote nos melhores da televisão". 11 October 2015.