Daniela Melchior ((European Portuguese: [dɐniˈɛlɐ mɛɫʃiˈɔɾ]); born November 1, 1996)[1] is a Portuguese actress. After beginning her career in her home country, she garnered worldwide attention with her English-language debut as Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2 in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Suicide Squad (2021).
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![]() Melchior at the Web Summit, Lisbon in 2021 | |
Born | Daniela Melchior dos Reis Lopes Pereira (1996-11-01) November 1, 1996 (age 26) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Notable work | The Suicide Squad |
Melchior started her career in 2014 with several Portuguese film and television productions, including Ouro Verde, A Herdeira, The Black Book, and Parque Mayer.[2] She also provided the Portuguese voice for Spider-Gwen / Gwen Stacy in Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, who is voiced by Hailee Steinfeld in the original English version.[3]
In August 2021, Melchior appeared as Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2, in her first English-language theatrical film, James Gunn's DCEU film The Suicide Squad alongside Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena and Viola Davis, being the first actress from Portugal to play a DC character in a DCEU film.[4][5] James Gunn described her as being "the heart of the film", being the second actor with more time on screen.[6] Melchior will star with Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace and Sam Neill in spy movie Assassin Club directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Thomas C. Dunn. Production was finalised in Turin, Italy.[7] She will star in Marlowe directed by Neil Jordan, alongside Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange.[8] By March 2022, she joined the cast of the tenth Fast & Furious film titled Fast X, starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, John Cena (second time after The Suicide Squad), Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Michael Rooker, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Cardi B, Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, Alan Ritchson and Rita Moreno.[9] In June 2022 she announced that she will collaborate for the second time after The Suicide Squad with James Gunn's MCU film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel (first time before Fast X), Will Poulter and Sylvester Stallone (second time after The Suicide Squad), making her the first actress from Portugal to portray a Marvel character and to appear in an MCU film.[10] In August 2022, she was cast in Road House, a remake of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze.[11]
Melchior is the first Portuguese actress to star in a DC or Marvel or in a DCEU or MCU film.
Melchior stated in an interview how she got herself in Hollywood « I got scripts on the table saying We want you ».[12]
In May 2022 Melchior was criticized for her nose when a person told her that she had a "Potato nose", to which she politely replied in a story from Instagram: « This is why girls grow up thinking there's something wrong with their face (I myself have had photos and videos I didn't post online because i didn't feel comfortable with my nose); they only feel comfortable using filters or having surgery. – I'm not against seeking to be your best version FOR YOURSELF, but self-acceptance is very important. Girls, noses don't exist to be pretty, or thin, or upturned, they exist to breathe (and other things) and not look like Voldemort (character from Harry Potter) ». Then, in a later story, the actress stated that the response was in no way meant to offend the person.[13]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | The Black Book[2] | La Fille | |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen | Portuguese dub[3] | |
Parque Mayer[2] | Deolinda | ||
2021 | The Suicide Squad[14] | Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2[15] | |
2022 | Assassin Club![]() |
Sophie[7] | Post-production |
Marlowe![]() |
Lynn Peterson | Post-production | |
2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3![]() |
Post-production | |
Fast X![]() |
TBA | Post-production | |
TBA | Road House![]() |
Ellie | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–15 | Mulheres[16] | Viviana Gomes | 316 episodes |
2016 | Massa Fresca[16] | Carminho Santiago | 68 episodes |
2017 | Ouro Verde[16] | Cláudia Andrade | 221 episodes |
2018 | A Herdeira[16] | Ariana Franco | 190 episodes |
2018–19 | Valor da Vida[16] | Isabel Vasconcellos | 203 episodes |
2019 | O Livro Negro do Padre Dinis[16] | La Fille | 6 episodes |
2021 | Pecado | Maria Manuel | 6 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2019 | Sophia Awards | Best Actress | Parque Mayer | Nominated |
2021 | Golden Globes (Portugal) | Best Newcomer | The Suicide Squad | Nominated |