Joana de
Verona
Actress
Joana de Verona is Portuguese and Brazilian. She was born in São Luiz do Maranhão in the northeastern region of Brazil. Since her parents are Portuguese, she shared all life between the two countries, specially due to her professional career. In her resumé, there is an enviable list of European and Brazilian feature films, as well as numerous plays staged in Portugal. As a result, she received awards as the best actress at major film festivals of Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon.
Joana started persuing her dreams at an early age. At the age of eight, she had already made up her mind about her future: she wanted to be an actress or a dancer. Since then, Joana has never stopped studying. “I’m addicted to learning and I don’t regret starting it so early. I’ve done theater since very young, and this dedication to dramatic art studies paid off.” She claims
In addition to numerous interpretation courses, Joana studied dance, but as an adult, she was also delighted with the movie direction. “At the age of 22, I moved to Paris to study direction of documentaries at Ateliers Varan (France). It’s something I want to dedicate myself more and consequently learn more “she adds.
Joana has got a lot of experience. She has already performed in about 20 movies and dozens of theater plays. “I do authorial cinema in Europe. Besides it, I have been working in recent years with a theater company in Portugal (Monica Calle), with work on the performance, physical endurance and scenic unpredictability. To me, it is important to work with talented and demanding people with whom we can learn and enrich artistically. “
In Brazil, Joana participated in a miniseries on TV Globo, such as Presença de Anita and some feature films, where she worked with award-winning directors such as Sergio Oliveira ( the 2016 Rio Film Festival best director ), Lucia Murat, among others.
She is in the Santos Dumont series, an exclusive production of HBO. Directed by Estevão Ciavatta and Fernando Acquarone, she plays the young Almerinda. The actress, who lives in Portugal for years, is a success on the land when the protagonist Sara lives in TVI’s Value of Life novel. Elected “one of the beauties of European cinema”, along with the French actress Léa Seydoux, also lived in Berlin, where she appeared in the German Cinema.
Joana speaks five languages (Portuguese, French, Spanish, English and Italian). In her spare time, she likes shooting and traveling. “I’ve always traveled a lot because of my family and work. Even on my vocation, I enjoy packing and traveling again” she says.
Experience and Skills
Theatre and Film School – Graduation, Lisbon, 2011
Creation Workshop and Performance
Movement Workshop – by Norman Taylor (Jacques Lecoq disciple)
English
French
Spanish
Italian
Considered one of the “European Cinema Beauties”
2011 – GLOBO DE OURO (PORTUGAL) AND CINEPORT (BRAZIL)
Best actress
Film: “How to Draw a Perfect Circle”
2011 – GLOBOS DE OURO (PORTUGAL)
Nominated Best Actress
Film: “Mysteries of Lisbon”
2010 – LISBOA & ESTORIL FILM FESTIVAL (LISBOA – PORTUGAL)
Best Actress
Film: “Mistérios de Lisboa” Raúl Ruiz
2010 – FILM FESTIVAL (RIO DE JANEIRO – BRAZIL)
Best Actress
Film: “How to Draw a Perfect Circle”
Series
Director: Estevão Ciavatta and Fernando Acquarone
Character: Almerinda
Brazil
2018 – VALOR DA VIDA – TVI
Soap Opera
Writer: Maria João Costa
Director:Sérgio Graciano
Character:Sara
Portugal
2017- FAMÍLIA VENTURA – RTP
Serie
Writer: Nuno Bernardo e Patrícia Brásia
Director: Miguel Guerreiro
Character: Hélia
Portugal
2016 – FAMÍLIA VENTURA – RTP
Serie
Writer: Nuno Bernardo e Patrícia Brásia
Director: Miguel Guerreiro
Character: Hélia
Portugal
2016 – OURO VERDE – TVI
Soap Opera
Writer: Maria João Costa
Director: Hugo de Souza
Character: Bia Ferreira da Fonseca
Portugal
2016 – MATA HARI
TV Series
Director: Julius Berg and Dennis Berry
Character: Tilda
Russia
2014 – A ÚNICA MULHER – TVI
Soap Opera
Writer: Maria João Mira
Director: Antônio Borges Correia and Nuno Franco
Character: Sara Sacramento
Portugal
2014 – FILHOS DO ROCK – RTP1
Stop Line Filmes
TV Series
Director: Pedro Varela
Character: Quica
Portugal
2013 – DEPOIS DO ADEUS – RTP1
SP Televisão
TV Series
Director: Sérgio Graciano and Patrícia Sequeira
Character: Luisa Cardoso
Portugal
2013 – DANCING DAYS – RTP1
SP Televisão
TV Series
Director: Manuel Amaro da Costa , Carlos Dante and Hugo Xavier
Character: Patrícia
Portugal
2013 – BEM VINDOS A BEIRAIS – RTP1
TV Series
Director: Manuel Amaro da Costa , Miguel Guerreiro, Paulo Rodrigues and Nuno Vieira
Portugal
2011 – MYSTERIES OF LISBON – FB ARTE
TV Series
Direction: Manuel Amaro da Costa , Miguel Guerreiro, Paulo Rodrigues e Nuno Vieira
Character: Eugênia
France – Germany
2009 – LIBERDADE 21 – RTP1
SP Televisão
TV Series
Director: Manuel Amaro da Costa , Miguel Guerreiro, Paulo Rodrigues and Nuno Vieira
Character: Cristina Figueiredo
Portugal
2006/2007 – MORANGOS COM AÇUCAR – TVI
TV Series (Sitcom)
Director: Hugo de Sousa, Jorge Cardoso, Paulo Frazão, Gonçalo Mourão, Telma Meira, Carlos Neves, Atílio Riccó, Miguel Guerreiro, Iva Areias, Jorge Humberto, João Quaresma, Afonso Pimentel, Paulo Brito, Paulo Rosa, Antonio Borges Correia e Luís Justo.
Character: Adriana Reis
Portugal
2001 – PRESENÇA DE ANITA – TV GLOBO
TV Series
Director: Ricardo Waddington and Alexandre Avancini
Brazil
Director: Gregório Graziosi
Character: Marina
Brazil
2017 – PEDRO E INÊS
Persona Non Grata Pictures (Portugal), MPM Film (France), Refinaria Filmes (Brazil)
Director: António Ferreira
Character: Inês de Castro
Portugal, France e Brazil
2017 – SUMMER SATURN
Short Film
Director: Mônica Lima,
Portugal/Germany
2016 – ÁFRICA DA SORTE
Director: Renata Belo Pinheiro and Sérgio Oliveira
Character: Narcisa
Brazil
2016 – PRAÇA PARIS
Director: Lúcia Murat
Character: Camila
Brazil
2015 – 1001 NOITES
Director: Miguel Gomes
Portugal
2015 – BULL
Director: Larissa Figueiredo
Portugal
2014 – GOODNIGHT CINDERELLA
Short Film
Director: Carlos Conceição
* Critics Week Cannes International
02 nominated: Sony CineAlta and Short Film Award
Portugal
2014 – O SONHO EUROPEU
Director: Pierre-Édouard Dumora
France
2013 – UNTITLED EUROPE
Director: Lucas Elliot Zaden Ebert
France
2013 – PLUTÃO
Director: Jorge Jacome
Portugal
2012 – LINHAS DE WELLINGTON
Director: Valeria Sarmiento
Portugal
2012 – SEGUNDA MÃO
Director: Catarina Ruivo
Portugal
2012 – RAFA
Director: João Salaviza
*Berlin International Film Festival and Golden Bear for Best Short Film
Portugal
2011 – SOMBRAS
Director: João Trabulo
Portugal
2011 – A MORTE DE CARLOS GARDEL
Director: Solveig Nordlund
Character: Leonor
Portugal
2010 – MISTÉRIOS DE LISBOA
Director: Raul Ruiz
Character: Eugênia
Portugal
2010 – U-MYA
Director: Miguel Clara Vasconcelos
Portugal
2009 – COMO DESENHAR UM CÍRCULO PERFEITO
Director: Marco Martins
Portugal
2009 – ESTRANHOS NA NOITE
Short Film
Director: Dinis Costa
Portugal
2009 – EDEN
Director: David Bonneville
Character: Eve
Portugal
2008 – VERDADEIRO E MACIO É O NORTE
Director: João Botelho
Portugal
2008 – CORPO DE ÁGUA
Director: Marcos Albuquerque
Portugal
2006 – O SILÊNCIO ENTRE DUAS CANÇÕES
Director: Monica Lima
Portugal
2006 – FOGO
Director: Jorge Flores
Portugal
Director: Mônica Calle
Portugal
2016 – ENSAIO PARA UMA CARTOGRAFIA
Director: Mônica Calle
Portugal
2013 – ROSENCRANTZ E GUILDENSTERN MORREU
Writer: Tom Stoppard
Director: Marco Martins
Portugal
2012 – BANG BANG
Writer: Duras Margaritte
Director: Monica Garnel
Portugal
2011 – CACATUA VERDE
Writer:Arthur Schnitzler
Director: Luis Miguel Cintra
Portugal
2011 – MUSIC AROUND CIRCLES
Director: Marco Martins
Portugal
2011 – INFERNO
Writer: Agosto Stringberg
Director: Monica Calle
Portugal
2011 – ESTA NOITE IMPROVISO
Writer: Luige Pirandello
Director: Monica Calle
Portugal
2011 – INDIE BY NIGHT
Director: Monica Calle
Portugal
2011 – QUANTOS ANOS JÁ PASSARAM…
Writer: Rui Pina Coelho
Director: Gonçalo Amorim
Portugal
2011 – MENINA JÚLIA
Writer: Agosto Stringberg
Director: Bruno Bravo
Portugal
2011 – AURORA DA MINHA VIDA
Director: Maria Lucia Priolli
Brazil
2011 – O QUE É O QUÊ?
Teatro da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
2011 – O JOGADOR
Writer:Fyodor Dostoevsky
Director: Gonçalo Amorim
Portugal
2011 – SANTA JOANA DOS MATADOUROS
Writer: Bertolt Brecht
Director: Bernard SOBEL
Portugal
2009 – SEXOS
Writer: Dorothy Parker
Director: Pedro Caeiro and Joana De Verona
Portugal
2008 – DOM CARLOS
Autor: Teixeira de Pascoaes
Director: Carlos Avilez
Portugal
2007 – SONHAR COM CONTOS DE FADAS
Director: Bruno Schiappa
Portugal
2006 – ESTADO DE CITY REVISITADO
Director: Bruno Schiappa
Portugal
2004 – ROMEU E JULIETA
Direction: Associação Conversas de Rua
Portugal
2001 – BRINCANDO DE ROCK N’ROLL NOS ANOS 50
Director: Andreia Avancini
Brazil
1998 – TRIBUNAL ÉTICA E MORAL
Almodovar Theater
Portugal
