Francisca Queiroz

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Francisca Queiroz
Born
Francisca Vaz Queiroz

(1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 42)
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]

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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

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