Joana Fomm

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Joana Fomm
Born (1939-09-14) September 14, 1939 (age 83)
OccupationActress
Years active1964–present
Spouse
Francisco Milani
(m. 1959;sep. 1961)
Partner(s) Nelson Xavier (1964–1966)
Astolfo Araújo (1969–1971)
Ricardo Gouveia (1973–1983)
Children1

Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress. [1]

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Biography

Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro. [1]

Career

Joana began her acting career at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, while still a student at Escola de Arte Dramática Martins Pena. She debuted in film in 1962 in O Quinto Poder by Alberto Pieralisi. In 1964, she made her first television appearance on TV Rio in the telenovela O Desconhecido, written by Nelson Rodrigues. [1]

She won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Television in 1978, and the Candango for Best Actress in 1990.

Selected television

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joana Fomm: Trajetória". globo.com (in Portuguese). January 30, 2002. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.