Francisca Queiroz

Last updated
Francisca Queiroz
Born
Francisca Vaz Queiroz

(1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 45)
Occupation Actress
Years active2001present

Francisca Vaz Queiroz [1] (born September 4, 1979 [1] ) is a Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime. [2]

Contents

Biography

Born in Campinas, São Paulo state, [1] her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer. [3] Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old. [3] As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old. [3] Francisca Queiroz started to study performing arts when she was 14 years old, moving to São Paulo two years later to work in the city's theaters. [3]

Career

After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores. [3] She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias. [3] She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas. [1] Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season. [4] Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas. [2] She played her first lead role in 2009, in Rede Record's television series A Lei e o Crime, in which she played Police Chief Catarina. [2]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Os Maias Anaminiseries
Roda da Vida Biatelenovela
2002 Marisol Camila Linharestelenovela
2003 Agora É que São Elas Soltelenovela
2004 Metamorphoses Ana Valentinatelenovela
Da Cor do Pecado Carlatelenovela
2005 A Diarista TV series
2007 Minha Nada Mole Vida GraceTV series
Amor e Intrigas Alexandratelenovela
2009 A Lei e o Crime Catarina Lacloslead role, TV series
2010 Poder Paralelo Antônia Valentim Cortéztelenovela
2012 Máscaras Flávia Mattostelenovela
2014 Pecado Mortal ValériaEpisodes: "February 27 – March 4"
2014 Plano Alto Maria Luisa
2014 Milagres de Jesus RuthEpisode: "O Endemoniado de Gerasa"
2016 Os Dez Mandamentos Eldatelenovela
2021 Gênesis Semiramis Phase: Tower of Babel

Cinema

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 De Passagem
2004 Irmãos de Fé Teodora
2005 5 Mentiras Nurse
2006 Os 12 Trabalhos Francisca

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alinne Moraes</span> Brazilian actress

Aline Cristine Dorelli de Magalhães e Morais, known professionally as Alinne Moraes, is a Brazilian actress. She is best known by her roles as Maria Sílvia in Duas Caras and as Luciana in Viver a Vida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glória Pires</span> Brazilian actress

Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring in films such as Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, box-office hit If I Were You and its sequel, and Lula, Son of Brazil, which is the second most expensive Brazilian film of all time, after Nosso Lar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mariana Ximenes</span> Brazilian actress (born 1981)

Mariana Ximenes do Prado Nuzzi is a Brazilian actress. Her first role was in the telenovela Fascinação in 1998 where she portrayed the role of Emília Gouveia. In the same year she played the role of Ruth Stern in the film Caminho dos Sonhos. In 2000, she played in Uga-Uga portraying "Bionda". This role rise to prominence as she became widely known in Brazil and internationally. Later in 2001, she offered her services in the Portuguese voice over translation in the Canadian/Chinese animated series Braceface, for the character Sharon Spitz. She later played the protagonist in Cobras & Lagartos in 2006 and Lara in A Favorita, later in 2008. In 2010, she portrayed her first villainous role in the critically acclaimed telenovela Passione. Since 2010 she has appeared in several telenovelas, television series, films and theatre performances. In 2016, she starred the successor of Totalmente Demais, Haja Coração, together with Malvino Salvador.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliana Didone</span> Brazilian actress and former model

Juliana Didone Nascimento is a Brazilian actress and former model.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taís Araújo</span> Brazilian actress, TV host and model (born 1978)

Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo Ramos is a Brazilian actress, TV host and model. Described by the media and general public as one of the great Brazilian actresses for her versatility in playing comedic and dramatic characters, in addition to being a very famous celebrity in Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marieta Severo</span> Brazilian actress

Marieta Severo da Costa is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom A Grande Família (2001–2014), as well to mature audiences for portraying villains in telenovelas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paolla Oliveira</span> Brazilian actress

Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva, known professionally as Paolla Oliveira, is a Brazilian actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernanda Machado</span> Brazilian actress

Fernanda Arrias Machado is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her role as Maria in the film Tropa de Elite.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabriel Braga Nunes</span> Brazilian actor (born 1972)

Gabriel Braga Nunes is a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in telenovelas, specially Essas Mulheres, Cidadão Brasileiro, Caminhos do Coração and Poder Paralelo. He also stars in Insensato Coração for TV Globo.

A Lei e o Crime is a Brazilian serial dramatic television series, created by Marcílio Moraes, produced and broadcast by Rede Record, which premiered on January 9, 2009. The series revolves around a low-class worker turned into drugdealer and a noble-blood woman turned into a police captain, who seeks for justice and revenge of her father's death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bianca Bin</span> Brazilian actress (born 1990)

Bianca Franceschinelli Bin is a Brazilian actress.

<i>Esperança</i> (TV series) Brazilian telenovela

Esperança is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo between 17 June 2002 and 14 February 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliana Schalch</span> Brazilian actress (born 1985)

Juliana Santi Schalch is a Brazilian actress who has appeared in several films and telenovelas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lília Cabral</span> Brazilian actress

Lília Cabral Bertolli Figueiredo is a Brazilian actress. She has already been nominated twice to the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, for her roles as Marta in Pages of Life (2006–2007) and as Tereza in Seize the Day (2009–2010).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ísis Valverde</span> Brazilian actress (born 1987)

Isis Nable Valverde is a Brazilian actress who played a lead role in the 2010 telenovela Ti Ti Ti and has participated in several other telenovelas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alessandra Negrini</span> Brazilian actress (born 1970)

Alessandra Vidal de Negreiros Negrini is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her roles in Brazilian telenovelas and films. She began her television career after starring in Olho no Olho (1993) playing the role of Clara. In film, her first role was Lília in the Four Days in September movie. This opened up gates for her as she has starred in over a dozen telenovelas and in television series since then. In telenovelas she is known for her roles in Desejos de Mulher (2002), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Lado a Lado (2012), Boogie Oogie (2014).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klebber Toledo</span> Brazilian actor (born 1986)

Klebber Queiroz Toledo is a Brazilian actor.

Amora Mautner is a Brazilian television director and former actress. She has worked in many telenovelas and TV series broadcast by Rede Globo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marília Gabriela</span> Brazilian journalist, TV host, and actress

Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo, best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer.

<i>Agora É que São Elas</i> 2003 Brazilian telenovela

Agora É que São Elas is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 March 2003, replacing Sabor da Paixão, and ended on 6 September 2003, replaced by Chocolate com Pimenta. The telenovela is written by Ricardo Linhares, based on an original idea by Paulo José.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Francisca Queiroz diz que sua personagem não é vilã" (in Portuguese). Terra. June 22, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Francisca Queiroz viverá protagonista de 'A lei e o crime'" (in Portuguese). O Globo. November 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Uma linda mulher" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. "Atriz supera desconfiança da Record e ganha papel em série" (in Portuguese). Terra. December 27, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.