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 | (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 39) Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Giuseppe Dioguardi (m. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
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]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 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 |
Troféu Imprensa for Best Actress | |
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| General | |
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| National libraries | |