Nanda Costa | |
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Born | Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote 24 September 1986 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse |
Lan Lan (m. 2019) |
Children | 2 |
Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote[1] (born 24 September 1986) is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.[2]
Costa was born in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state,[1] She has Lebanese ancestry through her maternal grandmother. In interviews, she has stated that she is bisexual and has known since she was a teenager. Discreet in her personal life, she is rarely seen in the press.[3] Nanda Costa discussed her 5-year relationship with Lan Lahn in an interview. Together they wrote a song titled 'Aponte,' which was recorded by the singer Maria Bethania in 2017. More recently Costa and Lanh wrote a song titled 'Não é Comum, mas é normal' that could be translated as 'It's not usual but it's normal,' about LGBTQ representation.[4]
She played her first role in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Cobras & Lagartos, in which she starred as the antagonist Madá.[5] After participating in 2008 in the Globo's special Por Toda Minha Vida and in one episode of Ó Paí, Ó. In 2009, she played in Viver a Vida as Soraia.[6] Nanda Costa was nominated for several awards for her role as the prostitute Jéssica in the 2010 film Sonhos Roubados.[7] Costa participated in the same year of one episode of Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou, character also named Nanda.[8] In 2011, she played the antagonist Lilica in the telenovela Cordel Encantado by Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes.[5] Nanda Costa played the lead role, Morena, a victim of human trafficking, in the 2012 Rede Globo telenovela Salve Jorge by Glória Perez.[9]
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2006 | Cobras & Lagartos | Madá (Maria Madalena Padilha) | Antagonist |
2008 | Por Toda Minha Vida | Dolores Duran | Episode: "Dolores Duran" |
Ó Paí, Ó | Quenga | Episode: "A Quenga do Matagal" | |
2009 | Viver a Vida | Soraia Villela | Antagonist |
2010 | Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou | Nanda | Episode: "Último Episódio" |
2011 | Amor em 4 Atos | Girl | Episode: "Folhetim & Vitrines" |
Cordel Encantado | Lilica (Lillian Desireé) | Antagonist | |
2012 | Salve Jorge | Morena | Lead role |
2014 | O Caçador | Marinalva | |
Império | Tuane dos Santos | ||
2015 | Malhação | Josefina Carrara | Season 22[10] |
Romance Policial - Espinosa | Camila | ||
2017 | Pega Pega | Sandra Helena | |
2018 | Segundo Sol | Maura | |
2019 | Segunda Chamada | Rita Maria de Cássia | |
Amor de Mãe | Érica dos Santos Silva | ||
2023 | The Masked Singer Brasil | Vovó Tartaruga | Season 3[11] |
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | |
2007 | Querô | Girl 3[12] | |
2008 | Sexo com Amor? | Juliana | |
2008 | Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito | Lady | |
2009 | Carmo | Rosália | |
2009 | Um Homem Qualquer | Lia | |
2010 | Sonhos Roubados | Jéssica | |
2011 | Rat Fever | Eneida | |
2012 | Gonzaga - de Pai pra Filho | Odaléia Guedes | |
2014 | Love Film Festival | Camila[13] | |
Infância | Iracema[14] | ||
2020 | Monster Hunter | Lea |
Stage | |||
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Year | Title | Role | |
2009 | Cravo e a Rosa - Musical | Rosicleide | |
2011 | A República em Laguna | Anita Garibaldi[15] |