Bruna Linzmeyer

Bruna Linzmeyer
Linzmeyer in 2024
Born	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32) Corupá, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Bruna Linzmeyer (born 11 November 1992) is a Brazilian actress ^[1] also known for her LGBTQIA+ and feminist rights activism. ^[2]

Early life and education

Linzmeyer was born on November 11 in Corupá, a small town in the south Brazilian countryside in the state of Santa Catarina. ^[1] Her father has worked his whole professional life in a connector factory, and her mother has had many different experiences, from working as a secretary in factories and in the city's main catholic church to assisting people as a medium in a spiritism center and as a reiki therapist. Linzmeyer has one brother, ten years older, who works in a bank.

She doesn't have artists in her family and becoming an actress had never been a dream of hers. She wanted to leave the countryside since she was a teenager. As her family didn't have the financial resources to make it happen for her, she accepted to work as a model. When Linzmeyer was 15 years old, she won a beauty contest named Garota Verão, promoted by the Grupo RBS, which is TV Globo's subsidiary in Santa Catarina and one year later she moved to São Paulo to have better job prospects. While living there, she studied theater at Globe Company. Unfortunately, during this time, she couldn't make any money as a model and her parents couldn't support her financially anymore. Linzmeyer thought then working on TV Globo would give her enough money to keep living out of her hometown. So, she asked the model agency to get her some auditions for TV roles as an actress. Linzmeyer was chosen in her first audition to do a TV series at TV Globo and moved to Rio de Janeiro.

She studied at public schools and attended PUC-Rio (one of the largest and most prestigious private universities in Brazil) to study history, but she hasn't finished it. When it comes to her artistic training, she's been doing different open courses, but Linzmeyer is quite self-taught as well.

Career

Bruna Linzmeyer started playing a Russian character named Tatiana Dovichenko in the 2010 TV Globo miniseries called Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?, written-directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho. Since then, she has built a solid career in cinema and TV.

Linzmeyer played several emblematic roles on TV. For instance, an autistic girl named Linda (who faces her family to have a more autonomous life) in the 2013 TV Globo telenovela Amor à Vida . ^[3] Also, the sweet Professora Juliana, (a teacher who moves to the countryside, but when she decides to teach the adult workers of a local farm how to read and write, the a conservative colonel order her to be killed) who is the lead character, in the 2014 remake of the telenovela Meu Pedacinho de Chão . ^[4] Bruna Linzmeyer plays Cibele Dantas in the 2017 telenovela A Força do Querer , by Glória Perez, one of the eight main characters of the telenovela, who gets involved in a love triangle with Ísis Valverde and Fiuk characters. ^[5] Finally, her most recent work in the popular Pantanal remake, where she starred as Madeleine (a rich woman from Rio de Janeiro who falls in love with a farm laborer and ends up moving with him to his hometown in Pantanal, an isolated place surrounded by forest and wild animals that she hates). For this job, Linzmeyer did a web series on her Instagram, called #MadeleineReality, sharing with her followers the development of her character. It was an innovative and successful project that attracted more than 30 million viewers.

When it comes to cinema, her debut was in the Brazilian version of the franchise Cities of Love. The episode she took part in, the anthology Rio, eu te amo, was directed by Carlos Saldanha and starred her and Rodrigo Santoro as well.^{[ citation needed ]}

In The Cold Front Brought by the Rain, where she starred as a heroin addict called Amsterdam, her performance was praised.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the epic The Great Mystical Circus, directed by Carlos Diegues, she plays a circus contortionist and the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2019 she won Felix Suzy Capó Award at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the festival's queer award as Personality of the Year, due to her activism for the LGBTQIAP+ community.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the acclaimed 2021 production A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here, written-directed by Erica Sarmet, Linzmeyer won the Special Jury Award of the Sundance Film Festival with the ensemble cast for their performance in the film. They also collectively won the Best Interpretation award of the Mix Brasil Cinema Festival in São Paulo. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Regarding Medusa, a horror by Anita Rocha da Silveira, which premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival, Linzmeyer portrayed a free woman whose face was burned since she was considered to be a slut by a group of conservative girls.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Bruna has ancestry of German, indigenous, African, Portuguese, and Spanish descendents. ^[6]

Linzmeyer describes herself as sapatão-queer ^{[7] [8]} and lesbian. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Filmography

Cinema

Year	Title	Director	Role	Ref
2013	Rio, Eu Te Amo (Segment: "Pas de Deux")	Carlos Saldanha	Ballet dancer	[12]
2014	Autorretrato	Anna Costa e Silva	Anna Costa e Silva
	Seewatchlook, O que você vê quando olha o que enxerga?	Michel Melamed	She	[13]
2015	O Amuleto	Jeferson De	Diana	[14]
2016	A Frente Fria que a Chuva Traz	Nevile D'Almeida	Amsterdã	[15]
2017	The Movie of my Life	Selton Mello	Luna Madeira	[16]
2018	O Banquete	Daniela Thomas	Cat Woman	[17]
	The Great Mystical Circus	Carlos Diegues	Beatriz	[18]
	O Que Resta	Fernanda Teixeira	Patrícia
2019	Alfazema	Sabrina Fidalgo	Diabe
2020	Alice & Só	Daniel Lieff	Alice
	Doberman	Ernesto Solis
	Escândalo	Yasmin Thayná e Lucílio Jota	Amanda
2021	A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here	Erica Sarmet	Rô
2022	Medusa	Anita Rocha da Silveira	Melissa
2024	Cidade; Campo	Juliana Rojas	Mara	World Premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [19]
	Baby	Marcelo Caetano	Jana

Television

Television
Year	Title	Author	Role	Notes
2010	Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?	Luiz Fernando Carvalho	Russinha (Tatiana Dovichenko)	[20] [21]
2011	Insensato Coração	Gilberto Braga	Leila Alencar Machado	[22]
2012	As Brasileiras	Gregorio Duvivier e Clarice Falcão	Clara	Episode: A Vidente de Diamantina [23]
	Gabriela	Walcyr Carrasco	Anabela Fernandes Prado	[23]
2013-2014	Amor à Vida	Walcyr Carrasco	Linda	[3]
2014	Meu Pedacinho de Chão	Benedito Ruy Barbosa	Teacher Juliana	[24] [25] [26]
2015	A Regra do Jogo	João Emanuel Carneiro	Belisa Stewart	[27]
2017	A Força do Querer	Gloria Perez	Cibele Dantas	[5]
2018	Pega Pega		Police officer	One episode [28]
	O Sétimo Guardião	Aguinaldo Silva	Lourdes Maria
2021	Pantanal	Bruno Luperi	Madeleine Jovem
2023	Notícias Populares	Marcelo Caetano
2023	Drag Race Brasil	Reality show	Guest judge	Episode: "Brazilian Festivals Ball"

Theater

Year	Play	Author	Ref.
2011	Seewatchlook	Michel Melamed	[29]
2012	Adeus à Carne	Michel Melamed	[23]

Web

Year	Title	Note	Ref
2016	Jantar Secreto	Booktrailer	[30]

Discography

Single

Year	Title	Label	Ref
2015	Aqui é a Belisa	Som Livre	[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2011	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best TV Newcomer Actress	Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?	Nominated
	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Newcomer in a TV Series or miniseries		Won	[32]
		Best Telenovela Newcomer Actress	Insensato Coração	Nominated
	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[33]
2012	Melhores do Ano	Best Newcomer Actress		Nominated	[34]
2014	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Supporting Actress	Amor à Vida	Nominated	[35]
	Prêmio F5	Best Actress (telenovela)	Meu Pedacinho de Chão	Nominated	[36]
	Melhores do Ano	Best Telenovela Actress		Nominated	[37] [38]
2015		Best Newcomer Actress	A Regra do Jogo	Nominated	[39]
2016	Troféu Viver SC	Best Artist	Herself	Won	[40]
2022	Sundance Film Festival	Special Jury Award (for the Ensemble Cast)	A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here	Won
	Festival Mix Brasil	Best Performance	A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here	Won

References

1. Keyla Leão (March 18, 2011). "Conheça a jovem atriz Bruna Linzmeyer, veja seu perfil e uma galeria de fotos" (in Portuguese). sempretops.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
2. "Bruna Linzmeyer discursa sobre parada LGBT: "O futuro é livre e lindo" | Metrópoles". June 23, 2019.
3. "Amor à Vida" (in Portuguese). teledramaturgia.com.br. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
4. "Confira o elenco de "Meu Pedacinho de Chão", a nova novela das seis" (in Portuguese). O Planeta TV - Celebridades, Famosos, Novelas. January 26, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
5. Bruna Linzmeyer substitui Débora Falabella como protagonista em 'À Flor da Pele'
6. "Na curva do mundo: Ativista dos direitos LGBTQ+, Bruna Linzmeyer fala com a força e a leveza de quem se conhece e se respeita". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
7. "'Eu sofri da heterossexualidade compulsória', diz Bruna Linzmeyer". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
8. Queer, iG (August 30, 2022). "Bruna Linzmeyer diz ter sofrido 'heterossexualidade compulsória'". iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
9. "Bruna Linzmeyer: "Perdi contratos por me assumir lésbica, mas também ganhei novas oportunidades"". Revista Marie Claire (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 25, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
10. "Bruna Linzmeyer sobre apagamento da sexualidade lésbica: "Muita gente segue em casamentos heterossexuais sem nunca olhar para o próprio desejo"". Vogue (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 23, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
11. redacaoterra. "Bruna Linzmeyer reflete sobre relação com o público após se assumir lésbica: 'Mais bonita'". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
12. "Rodrigo Santoro e Bruna Linzmeyer vivem um casal de bailarinos no primeiro filme com atores de Carlos Saldanha". RAC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
13. "Seewatchlook, O que você vê quando olha o que enxerga?". Adoro Cinema (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
14. "O Amuleto". Cinepop Vírgula (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
15. "Bruna Linzmeyer perde 10kg para viver prostituta viciada em heroína". O Globo (in Portuguese). December 27, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
16. "Selton Mello começa a gravar filme com Vincent Cassel na Serra Gaúcha". G1 Globo (in Portuguese). April 14, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
17. O longa 'O Banquete' de Daniela Thomas
18. "Bruna Linzmeyer aprende contorcionismo para interpretar dona de circo em filme". O Globo (in Portuguese). March 15, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
19. Abbatescianni, Davide (January 22, 2024). "The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles". Cineuropa . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
20. "Bruna Linzmeyer - Biografia e Fotos" (in Portuguese). Os Paparazzi. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
21. "Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres? une Paola Oliveira e Michel Melamed" (in Portuguese). globo.com. October 8, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
22. Mariana Albanese (May 9, 2011). "Exclusivo: "O que nos dá mais prazer é o que nos aproxima da morte", diz Bruna Linzmeyer" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
23. Debora Luvizotto (February 24, 2012). "Depois de "Insensato Coração", Bruna Linzmeyer fala sobre novos trabalhos em 2012" (in Portuguese). Vírgula. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
24. João Gabriel Batista (March 11, 2014). "Globo prepara "Meu Pedacinho de Chão" com 100 capítulos e 20 atores". NaTelinha (in Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
25. Cristina Padiglione (March 11, 2014). "Novela 'Meu Pedacinho de Chão' volta com apenas 20 atores" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
26. "Confira o elenco de "Meu Pedacinho de Chão", a nova novela das seis" (in Portuguese).
27. "Confira todos os personagens da próxima novela das nove a Regra do Jogo". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). June 8, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
28. "Último capítulo 'Pega Pega': Domênico flerta com policial". Gshow (in Portuguese). January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
29. "'Não vou parar, estou só começando', diz Bruna Linzmeyer sobre novos projetos" (in Portuguese). iG. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
30. Guilherme Cepeda (December 22, 2016). "Saiu! Veja o booktrailer de "Jantar secreto", novo livro de Raphael Montes" (in Portuguese). Burn Book. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
31. "Aqui É Belisa - Single by Belisa on Apple Music - iTunes" (in Portuguese). Itunes. December 11, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
32. "Categoria Televisão - 2011 - Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil". Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
33. "Prêmio F5 - Atriz do Ano (novela)" (in Portuguese). December 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
34. Melhores do Ano: Confira todos os vencedores das 14 edições do prêmio
35. Vieira, Emilãine; Castilho, Lucas; Cabral, Paulo; Colognori, Piera; Doneda; Priscila (July 16, 2014). "Conheça os finalistas do 16° Prêmio CONTIGO! de TV". Editora Abril (in Portuguese). MdeMulher. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
36. "Prêmio F5 - Atriz do Ano (novela)". December 2014.
37. Melhores do Ano 2014: conheça todos os indicados nas 15 categorias
38. "Conheça os grandes vencedores do Melhores do Ano 2014". globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 4, 2017.
39. "Bruna Linzmeyer concorre a Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante". November 8, 2015.
40. Diário Catarinense entrega Troféu Viver SC

External links

• Bruna Linzmeyer at IMDb
• Bruna Linzmeyer on Instagram