Fernanda Machado
Machado in 2011
Born
Fernanda Arrias Machado

(1980-10-10) 10 October 1980 (age 43)
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Robert Riskin
​
(m. 2014)​
Children2

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

Machado (2008)

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vida - Fernanda Machado". Contigo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fernanda Machado está escalada para duas novelas". Quem. Globo.com. August 20, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Fernanda Machado". Quem (in Portuguese). January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Insensato Coração: Luciana morre em acidente de avião". A Tarde (in Portuguese). January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Debora Luvizotto (March 19, 2013). "Fernanda Machado fala sobre sua personagem em Amor à Vida, que substitui Salve Jorge". UOL.com.br. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Leila Melo Rodriguez". Globo.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  7. ^ Anna Luíza Santiago (November 11, 2016). "Fernanda Machado dá pausa na carreira pelo filho". Patrícia Kogut. Globo.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "Fernanda Machado se casa em cerimônia íntima em Maringá". Caras. UOL. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Nasce Lucca, filho de Fernanda Machado e Robert Riskin: "Maior benção de nossas vidas"". Caras. UOL. June 23, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "Atriz Fernanda Machado dá à luz Lucca, seu primeiro filho, nos EUA". Folha de São Paulo. June 23, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Fernanda Machado fala sobre "nude" no 'Superbonita', da GNT". Terra Networks. November 9, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  12. ^ Filme Mentiras Sinceras de Pedro Asbeg
  13. ^ A atriz Fernanda Machado terminou de rodar longa "A Menina Índigo"
  14. ^ Peças de Teatro com Fernanda Machado

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