Fernanda Machado
Brazilian actress
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Fernanda Arrias Machado (born 10 October 1980) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her role as Maria in the film Tropa de Elite.
Career
Her first television work was in 2004, when she played Sonya in Rede Globo's telenovela Começar de Novo, by Antônio Calmon and Elizabeth Jhin.[1]
She played Dalila in 2005 Rede Globo's telenovela Alma Gêmea[2] and Joana in 2007's telenovela Paraíso Tropical.[2] where she won the 2007 best supporting actress of TV Globo.[1] Fernanda Machado played the role of Laís in Rede Globo's 2009 telenovela Caras & Bocas, by Walcyr Carrasco.[2][3]
She had previously worked with him in Alma Gêmea.[3] Fernanda Machado starred in the same year as Maria in Tropa de Elite which won the Berlin Film Festival in 2008.[1]
She was part of the cast of 2011 Rede Globo's telenovela Insensato Coração, playing the role of Luciana.[3] Her character was killed in a plane crash on January 25, 2011's episode.[2][4] In 2013 returns in the novels Amor à Vida, the plot she will live the villain Leila.[5][6] After closing the filming of the film A Menina Índigo, in 2016, Machado decided to give a career break to dedicate to motherhood.[7]
Personal life
On 2 February 2014, Fernanda married American entrepreneur Robert Riskin in São Luís Gongaza Chapel, Maringá.[8] On 22 June 2015, she gave birth to Lucca, the couple's first child. He was born in Santa Barbara, California.[9][10]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Começar de Novo | Sonya Karamazov | |
| 2005 | Alma Gêmea | Dalila Santini da Silva | |
| 2007 | Paraíso Tropical | Joana Veloso Schneider | |
| 2008 | Queridos Amigos | Lorena Vianna | |
| Dicas de um Sedutor | Júlia | Episode: "Falta Homem" | |
| Casos e Acasos | Adriana | Episode: "O Encontro, o Homem Ideal e a Estréia Confusa" | |
| Fabíola | Episode: "O Ultimato, o Vândalo e a Pensão" | ||
| 2009 | Superbonita | Guest Presenter | Episode: "September 13, 2009"[11] |
| Caras & Bocas | Laís Molinari | ||
| 2011 | Insensato Coração | Luciana Alencar | Episodes: "January 17–25, 2011" |
| Macho Man | Drª Rosany | Episode: "Nelson Sofre um Acidente que Muda sua Vida" | |
| 2013 | Amor à Vida | Leila Melo Rodriguez | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Inesquecível | Wife | |
| Tropa de Elite | Maria | Film won Berlin Film Festival in 2008 | |
| 2008 | Inverno | Paula | Short film |
| 2009 | Flordelis - Basta uma Palavra para Mudar | ||
| 2011 | Mentiras Sinceras | Beth[12] | |
| Amanhã Nunca Mais | Solange | ||
| 2013 | Man Camp | Lúcia | |
| 2014 | Confia em Mim | Mari | |
| 2016 | A Menina Índigo | Sofia's mother[13] | |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hara Kiri | [14] | |
| 1999 | Adágio Número 6 | ||
| 2000 | Lagrimas Puras Em Olhos Pornograficos | Alice | |
| 2001 | Senhora | ||
| 2002 | O Homem Elefante | Ana | |
| 2003 | A Longa Viagem Do Comandante Fulano De Tal | Evelyn | |
| 2004 | A Metamorforse | Grace | |
| 2006 | O Beijo no Asfalto | Selminha | |
| 2010 | Mente Mentira | Beth |
