Giovanna Antonelli (born March 18, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress and businesswoman. [2][3] He began his career in 1991 as Angelicat, stage assistant to the presenter Angélica, in the program Clube da Criança of the extinct Rede Manchete. In 1994, she debuted as an actress in Tropicaliente, amending other consistent roles in Tocaia Grande, Xica da Silva, Corpo Dourado, Força de um Desejo and Malhação. In 2000 she gained prominence in Family Ties as Capitu, who prostituted herself to support her son. In 2001, she played her first protagonist in O Clone, the Muslim Jade, who lived an impossible love with a Brazilian, exposing the cultural and religious conflicts that permeate human relationships. With this role he won several awards, going on to have great recognition from the international press. Raised to the first echelon of actors at Rede Globo, she amended a sequence of successful central roles such as in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres (2003), and in the soap operas Da Cor do Pecado (2004), Viver a Vida (2009), Aquele Beijo (2011), and Em Família (2014) and A Regra do Jogo (2015), in addition to resuming the partnership with Glória Perez playing the fearless delegate Helô in the works Salve Jorge (2012) and Travessia (2022), and starring in Sol Nascente (2016) and Segundo Sol (2018). Throughout his career, he won several awards, such as the Extra Television Award, the Brazil Quality Award, the Best of the Year and the Press Trophy. Antonelli also stood out in cinema in feature films, such as Overwhelming (2002) and Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003), as well as the S.O.S. Women Overboard franchise (2014–15). Career 1991–99: Angelicat and early work In 1991, Giovanna Antonelli began her career as Angelicat, as the stage assistants of the presenter Angélica were called, in the program Clube da Criança of the extinct Rede Manchete, however, she remained in the program Clube da Criança for only a few months. In 1992, Giovanna briefly returned to the group after the Children`s Club program was transferred to the morning period and shortly after the Children`s Club program returned to the afternoon period. However, still in 1992, Giovanna left the group definitively after the recordings of the program Clube da Criança, were transferred to São Paulo. [4] In 1994, she passed the Rede Globo auditions, debuting as an actress in the soap opera Tropicaliente, by Walther Negrão, aired between May and December of that year. [4] At the age of 18, Giovanna played the character Benvinda in the soap opera. [5] Soon after, she returned to Manchete to act in the plots Tocaia Grande (1995), by Duca Rachid, Mário Teixeira and Marcos Lazarini, as the protagonist Ressú, and Xica da Silva (1996), by Walcyr Carrasco, as Elvira, the villain of the plot. [6] The character was part of a love triangle and had a great prominence. [7] After her success at Manchete, she returned to Globo, where she played Judy in Corpo Dourado (1998), by Antônio Calmon, making a love triangle with the characters of Felipe Camargo and Fábio Jr. [8] After a participation as the prostitute Violeta, in the soap opera Força de um Desejo,[9] by Gilberto Braga, she joined the cast of the first season of Colégio Múltiplo Escolha in the series Malhação,[10] playing the character Isa, daughter of Nuno Leal Maia`s character. [11] 2000–08: International recognition and success[edit] In 2000, the actress emerged to the general public, when she played another prostitute, Capitu, from Laços de Família, a soap opera by Manoel Carlos. The chemistry with her romantic partner, actor Luigi Baricelli, captivated audiences and critics,[12][13] receiving several accolades and winning the awards for Best New Actress and two for Best Actress. [7] Also in 2000, he made his film debut with the film Bossa Nova, under the direction of Bruno Barreto, making a small participation. [14] In 2001, after the success of Family Ties, the actress played the protagonist Jade, a Muslim torn between love and religious obligations, in the soap opera O Clone de Glória Perez. [15] Her character dictated fashion on the streets with veils, jewelry and exotic makeup that characterized the Muslim. In addition to the great success in Brazil, the character won fans in several countries around the world where the soap opera was shown. The soap opera earned her six awards, one of them being the Contigo Award for Best Romantic Couple with Murilo Benício. [8] In the 2002 film Underdogs, she was Laura, a successful woman looking for a boyfriend through a marriage agency. In the film, she was a romantic partner with Reynaldo Gianecchini, with whom she would act in other TV works. [16] Her participation in the film earned the actress the Lente de Cristal Award for Best Actress at the Brazilian Film Festival in Miami. [10] In 2003, Giovanna starred in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres, by Maria Adelaide Amaral and Walther Negrão, playing Anita Garibaldi. At that time, she received several compliments for her resourcefulness, originality and the way she broke away from the mark of her previous character Jade, which launched her to stardom in Brazil. [17] Also in that year she played the Virgin Mary, in the film Mary, Mother of the Son of God, directed by Moacyr Góes and in the theater with The Passion of Christ. [10] Her performance in the film was praised by some critics,[18] but criticized by others who felt that the actress` performance lacked more brilliance. [19] In 2004 she played the character Bárbara in the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, by João Emanuel Carneiro, making Giovanna dye her hair blond. [20] The main antagonist of the plot was her first villain in her career,[21] receiving critical praise for having managed to erase from her memory the characters with a reputation as a good girl that she previously played. [22] In the theater, he did with the actor Murilo Benício the play Dois na Gangorra, directed by Walter Lima Júnior and in the cinema the film A Cartomante, directed by Wagner de Assis and Pablo Uranga. [23] . [24][25] In 2005-2006, after the great success of the soap operas O Clone and Da Cor do Pecado, she was invited again by Glória Perez and João Emanuel Carneiro to play the main protagonist of the soap operas América and Cobras & Lagartos, but she declined the invitations for various reasons and was replaced by Deborah Secco and Mariana Ximenes. In 2007, after two and a half years of refusal from TV, he returned to video as Delzuite, protagonist of the first phase of the miniseries Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, by Glória Perez. [26] In the same year, she was the protagonist of the soap opera Sete Pecados, by Walcyr Carrasco, where her character Clarice lived a love triangle with Dante (Reynaldo Gianecchini) and Beatriz (Priscila Fantin). [27] She also acted in the feature Caixa Dois, directed by Bruno Barreto, with the role of a secretary to a powerful banker, used as an orange for him to receive a check for 50 million reais. [28] Her performance received a negative review, which considered her participation "the weak point of the plot". [29] 2008–15: Notable roles and film In 2008, she was invited to play the protagonist Joana in the soap opera Beleza Pura by Andréa Maltarolli but she declined the invitation and was replaced by Regiane Alves. Giovanna showed her comic side, playing the clumsy and clumsy Alma Jequitibá, one of the protagonists of the soap opera Três Sisters, by Antônio Calmon. Gynecologist and obstetrician, Alma is torn between two loves: Bruno Garcia`s character and Rodrigo Hilbert`s character. [30] In cinema, he filmed "The Heartbreaker", a production between Brazil and the United States, directed by Roberto Carminati. [31] The feature was filmed in Florianópolis and Boston and would be ready in 2010 and would be released two years after its completion, on February 14, 2012. [32] Antonelli in 2011. In 2009, the actress returned to the cinemas, in the film Budapest, directed by Walter Carvalho, based on the book by Chico Buarque. [33] In the film, the actress appears naked for the first time in the cinema as an egocentric news presenter. [33] Also in 2009, she played the role of Dora in the soap opera Viver a Vida, marking the return of the actress in a soap opera by Manoel Carlos after almost 10 years one of the protagonists of the soap opera. In the plot, Giovanna played Dora, a humble girl who goes to Búzios to try a new life and escape from her ex-husband who is a bandit and father of her daughter, Rafaela (Klara Castanho). There she meets Marcos (José Mayer), with whom she lives a romance, and meets her Argentine friend Maradona (Mario José Paz). In the course of the plot, Dora becomes pregnant and does not know which of the two is the father. [8] Her role was well received by critics, who assessed that the actress overthrew Helena (the protagonist of the plot) and stole the scene. [34] Also in 2010, the actress played the stepmother of Chico Xavier and his siblings in the adaptation of Chico Xavier`s work, in the film of the same name. [7] In 2011, Giovanna joined the cast of the soap opera Aquele Beijo, written by Miguel Falabella, playing the protagonist Cláudia. [35] Giovanna`s character, Claudia, is betrayed by her boyfriend, Rubinho (Victor Pecoraro), with the daughter of his housekeeper. She travels to Cartagena, Colombia, for work and at the airport meets Vicente (Ricardo Pereira), a state prosecutor, who is going to the same place in order to end his beloved`s engagement. The two become great friends and end up falling in love. For her character, Giovanna was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Contigo Award. [8] The following year she was the protagonist of the episode "A Venenosa de Sampa", from the series As Brasileiras, by Daniel Filho. In the episode, the actress plays a socialite who does everything for her rival not to wear the same dress as hers to a party. [7] In 2012, author João Emanuel Carneiro invited Giovanna Antonelli to his successful telenovela Avenida Brasil, this time to play the villain Carminha. [36] However, she refused the invitation, because she was booked for the soap opera Salve Jorge by author Gloria Perez, and had an active contract with the production at that time the character she played was the delegate Heloísa, one of the protagonists of the soap opera and with this role she achieved great success the character conquered the public, mainly for her charisma and style, having their clothes and accessories the most desired among women. . [37][38][39][40][41][42] In 2014, she joined the cast of the soap opera Em Família de Manoel Carlos, in which she played the character Clara, married to Cadu (Reynaldo Gianecchini), but who leaves her husband to live with photographer Marina (Tainá Müller). [43][44][45] Also in 2014, the actress starred in the feature S.O.S. Women Overboard, a romantic comedy. In the plot, Giovanna plays Adriana. [46] Her character was well received by critics[46] and the film became a major box office success, with a sequel confirmed for 2015. [47] 2015–present: Coming of age and recent work In 2015 she was invited again by João Emanuel Carneiro to participate in the soap opera A Regra do Jogo,[48][49] in the role of the great villain Atena Terremolinos. [50] Her character was the highlight of the soap opera, emerging the protagonist. Given his great prominence in the soap opera Salve Jorge with his scene partner Alexandre Nero, both made a romantic pair again with the Romanian couple (Romero and Atena). In 2016, Antonelli is invited to participate in the new soap opera at 6, by Walther Negrão and Suzana Pires, Sol Nascente playing the protagonist Alice Tanaka, daughter of Kazuo Tanaka (Luis Mello) and making a romantic pair with Mario (Bruno Gagliasso) and César (Rafael Cardoso). [51][52] In 2018, she returns to prime time as the protagonist Luzia in Segundo Sol, by João Emanuel Carneiro, a humble and hardworking woman, who after suffering a big blow and being wronged, has to leave her life behind, but returns years later, in order to rebuild and get her life back. In 2021, Giovanna is one of the four protagonists of The More Life, the Better!. In the plot she is Paula Terrare, a self-centered and widowed woman, owner of Cosméticos Terrare, who struggles to keep the company afloat. She also suffers from competition from Carmen (Júlia Lemmertz), owner of Wollinger, a cosmetics company, who is gradually taking the spotlight away from her. Paula unexpectedly suffers an accident that takes her life, but receives a new chance from Death. In 2022, Ten years after their partnership in Salve Jorge, author Glória Perez invites Alexandre Nero and Giovanna Antonelli to revive the couple Helô and Stênio in their new work at the nine Travessia time, scheduled for the second half of 2022. Again they were highlighted and stole the spotlight. In 2025, she is invited to star in the telenovela Fatal Beauty by Raphael Montes to Elvira Paixão. Elvira is a strong and hard-working woman, who works in various roles, such as manicurist and tarot reader, to support her family. After a tragedy involving her adopted daughter, she embarks on a difficult journey in search of justice and truth, becoming a central figure in the plot and conflicts of the plot. Personal life[edit] Giovanna Antonelli is of Italian descent. [53] In 1998, she began dating businessman Ricardo Medina, whom she married on March 8, 2000. The couple divorced in February 2002. [54] In 2002, during the telenovela O Clone, she began dating actor Murilo Benício. In the same year they moved in together and became engaged, but the marital union ended in January 2004. [55] From April to May of that year she dated businessman Alexandre Accioly. [56] In June, she started dating Murilo Benício again, and in September they moved back in together. The couple has a son named Pietro Antonelli Benício, born by cesarean section, in Rio de Janeiro, on May 24, 2005. In October, the stable union came to an end definitively. [57] In December of that year she began dating American businessman Robert Locascio, and within a few weeks of dating they moved in together. They made their union official on May 5, 2007, in a civil and religious ceremony in Italy. In September, the couple divorced. [58][59] From 2007 to 2009 she dated businessman Arthur Fernandes. [60] At the end of 2009 she began dating director Leonardo Nogueira. The couple moved in together after a month of dating. [61][62] On October 8, 2010, she gave birth to the couple`s daughters: identical twins Antonia and Sofia, also born by cesarean section, in Rio de Janeiro. [63] For a long time she wanted to have a fourth child, but gave up for professional reasons. [64]