Joana Fomm | |
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Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | September 14, 1939
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouse |
Francisco Milani
(m. 1959; sep. 1961) |
Partner(s) | Nelson Xavier (1964–1966) Astolfo Araújo (1969–1971) Ricardo Gouveia (1973–1983) |
Children | 1 |
Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress.[1]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Magnifica 70 (2015–16)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joana Fomm: Trajetória". globo.com (in Portuguese). January 30, 2002. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Joana Fomm at IMDb