Nanda Costa | |
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| Costa in 2023 | |
| Born | Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote 24 September 1986 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Citizenship | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 2024 | Justiça | Milena Souza de Jesus | Season 2 [12] |
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2007 | Querô | Girl 3 [13] | |
| 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 [14] | |
| Infância | Iracema [15] | ||
| 2020 | Monster Hunter | Lea | |
| Stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2009 | Cravo e a Rosa - Musical | Rosicleide | |
| 2011 | A República em Laguna | Anita Garibaldi [16] | |