Joana de
Verona
@joanadeverona
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 very early. At the age of eight, she had already defined her future: she wanted to be an actress or a dancer. Since then she has never stopped studying. “I’m addicted to training”, she explains, who doesn’t regret having started so early. “I’ve been doing theater since I was a child, and this dedication to artistic studies has always been good for me”.
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 documentary film directing at the Ateliers Varan school. It’s something I want to dedicate myself to more and more, to direct more”.
Joana has got a lot of experience. She has already performed in about 30 movies and dozens of theater plays and several series. “I make cinema and television in Europe, I have been working since 2008 with theater director Mônica Calle, with work linked to performance and physical resistance. It is important for me to work with talented and demanding creators, people with whom we can learn and enrich ourselves artistically”.
In Brazil, Joana acted in the soap opera Éramos Seis, and in the miniseries “Presença de Anita”, both on TV Globo, and, in cinema, she worked in Africa da Sorte by Renata Belo Pinheiro, in O Touro by Larissa Figueiredo and is the protagonist of the film Tinnitus , by Gregório Graziosi, and the film Praça Paris by Lúcia Murat.
She can also be seen in the series Santos Dumont, an exclusive HBO production; directed by Estevão Ciavatta and Fernando Acquarone, where Joana plays the young Almerinda. The actress, who spends her professional life between Brazil and Portugal, is a success in the country, giving life to several protagonists in works on national television, such as Bia Ferreira da Fonseca from the soap opera Ouro Verde, winner of the International Grammy in 2018; Sara in the soap opera Valor da Vida shown in Brazil by Band TV, and Elisa Gonçalves in the series Vanda, an international co-production shown in Brazil by Lionsgate plus on Amazon Prime Video.
Joana was elected “one of the beauties of European cinema”, together with the French actress Léa Seydoux, she also lived in Berlin, where she acted in the German Cinema.
When not acting, Joana, who speaks five languages (Portuguese, French, Spanish, English and Italian), enjoys taking pictures and traveling. “I’ve always traveled a lot because of my family and my work, even so, when I’m on vacation I like to pack my bags and go on a trip 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”
Soap Opera
Writer: João Emanuel Carneiro
Director: Carlos Araújo
Character: Filipa
Brazil
2023 – QUERIDOS PAPÁS – TVI
Soap Opera
Production: Plural Enterteinement
Writer: Maria João Mira – Manuel Amaro da Costa
Director: Manuel Amaro da Costa
Character: Adriana
Portugal
2021 – VENTO NORTE – RTP
Serie
Director: João Cayatte
Character: Mariana Guerra
Portugal
2020 – BEM ME QUER – TVI
Soap Opera
Writer: Maria João Mira
Director: Manuel Amaro
Character: Lara
Portugal
2019 – ÉRAMOS SEIS – GLOBO TV
Soap Opera
Writer: Ângela Chaves
Director: Carlos Araújo
Character: Adelaide
Brazil
2018 – SANTOS DUMONT – HBO
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
Soap Opera
Writer: João Emanuel Carneiro
Director: Carlos Araújo
Character: Filipa
Brazil
2023 – VANDA – OPTO
Series
Author: Patrícia Muller
Director: Simão Cayatte
Production: SPI – La Panda – Legendary Pictures
Character: Elisa Gonçalves
Portugal – Spain – USA
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
Direction: Joana de Verona and Eduardo Breda
Production: FITEI & TEMPS D’IMAGE
Portugal
2021 – ILHAS
Director: Miguel Seabra
Meridional Theater
Portugal
2017 – ENSAIO PARA UMA CARTOGRAFIA
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
