Vanessa Giácomo
Brazilian actress
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Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima (born 29 March 1983), best known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress and screenwriter.[1][2][3]
Vanessa Giácomo | |
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Giácomo in 2011 | |
| Born | 29 March 1983 Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupations | Actress, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Malhação | Nanda's Friend[10] |
| 2003 | Linha Direta | [10] |
| 2004 | Cabocla | Zulmira de Oliveira Vieira Pires "Zuca" |
| 2005 | Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo | Lia |
| 2006 | Sinhá Moça | Juliana Castroneves |
| 2007 | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes | Ilzamar "Ilza" Mendes[11] |
| 2007–2008 | Duas Caras | Luciana Alves Negroponte |
| 2009 | Paraíso | Rosa "Rosinha" |
| 2009–2010 | Caras & Bocas | Miriam Barros |
| 2011 | Autor por Autor | Moça Caetana[12] |
| Morde & Assopra | Celeste de Sousa Sampaio | |
| 2012 | Gabriela | Malvina Tavares |
| 2013–2014 | Amor à Vida | Aline Noronha Khoury |
| 2014 | A Mulher da Sua Vida | Fernanda[13] |
| Império | Eliane Medeiros[14] | |
| 2015–2016 | A Regra do Jogo | Maria Vitória "Tóia" Noronha/Sofia Mendes de Albuquerque |
| 2017–2018 | Pega Pega | Antônia Almeida |
| 2018 | O Outro Lado do Paraíso | Taís Ribeiro[15] |
| 2018–2019 | O Sétimo Guardião | Stella Aranha[16] |
| 2021 | Filhas de Eva | Cleópatra "Cléo" Ramos de Souza[17] |
| 2022 | Cara e Coragem | Herself[18] |
| 2022–2023 | Travessia | Leonor "Leo" Sampaio[19] |
| 2023 | Chuva Negra | Julie[20] |
| 2024 | O Jogo que Mudou a História | Marta[21] |
| 2025 | Beleza Fatal | Cléonice "Cléo" Fernandes[22] |
| Vitória | Isabel Nobre[23] |
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 | Prime Time Soap | Amanda Lima | |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Juliet | Voice role; brazilian dubbing | |
| 2013 | Solidões | Mulher | |
| 2015 | Divã a 2 | Eduarda | |
| 2016 | Rodízio - O Filme | N/a | Short-film; also screenwriter[24] |
| 2025 | MMA - Meu Melhor Amigo | Mariana[25] | |
| Fé Para o Impossível | Renee Murdoch[26] |
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[27] | 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[28] | Melhor Atriz | Won | ||
| Troféu Internet | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2015 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão[29] | Best Actress | A Regra do Jogo | Nominated |