Adriana Esteves

Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta (born 15 December 1969) is a Brazilian actress best known for her work in telenovelas, such as Brazil Avenue and A Mother's Love (2021).

She was nominated twice for the International Emmy Award, for her works in Songs of Betrayal (Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor) and Above Justice (Justiça).

Career

Daughter of Regina Esteves Agostinho and Paulo Felipe Agostinho, Adriana Esteves began her career as a model and got her first job on television as part of the series, "Star for a Day", on the TV show Domingão do Faustão.

Her first television appearance was as an extra on the soap opera Vale Tudo. She was also a successful model. Her character debut was in the 1989 telenovela Top Model.

In 2005, she took on the part of Celinha on the series, Toma Lá, Dá Cá. When the program aired on the Globo in 2007, Adriana, after maternity leave with her second child, reprised her role as Celinha.

While still acting in Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Adriana recorded the miniseries Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor, playing the singer-songwriter Dalva de Oliveira. The miniseries aired in January 2010. In the same year, she starred the episode "A Vingativa do Méier" of TV series As Cariocas.

In 2011, she was cast as Julia, the protagonist of Morde & Assopra, who was part of a love triangle with scientist Ícaro (Mateus Solano) and farmer Abner (Marcos Pasquim). In 2012, she gained notoriety for interpreting the villainess Carminha on the soap opera Avenida Brasil, written by João Emanuel Carneiro. She received praise from critics and audiences alike for her performance and was enshrined as one of the greatest villainesses of Brazilian television — only surpassed by Odete Roitman of Vale Tudo, Nazaré Tedesco of Senhora do Destino and Flora of A Favorita.

Personal life

Adriana's first boyfriend, who later became her husband, was jujutsu teacher Totila Jordan. They married in 1988 and remained together for two years, divorcing in 1990.

In 1994, she married actor Marco Ricca. A year later, she discovered he suffered from anxiety and panic disorder. In 2000, they had a son together, Felipe. In 2004, Ricca and Esteves got a divorce.

After months of separation from Marco, she started dating actor Vladimir Brichta. In February 2006, they married. In the same year, after a few months of marriage, their first son, Vicente, was born. Adriana became the stepmother of Agnes Brichta, born in 1997, who was Vladimir Brichta's daughter from his first wife, singer Gena, who died in 1999 of leukemia.

Esteves is a supporter of Rio de Janeiro football club Botafogo.

Filmography

Television

Films

Music Videos

Stage

Awards and nominations International Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2011 Best actress 2017 Best actress

Cartagena Film Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1996 Best actress

Gramado Film Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2018 Best Supporting Actress

Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best actress

Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro

Troféu APCA

Troféu Imprensa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1993 Best Actress 1998 Best Actress 2000 Best Actress 2013 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress 2025Best ActressMania de Você

Melhores do Ano

Prêmio Contigo! de TV

Prêmio Extra de Televisão Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1998 Best Actress 2010 Best Actress in a Series 2009 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2016 Best Actress

Troféu Internet Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2013 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress 2025Best ActressMania de Você

Prêmio Botequim Cultural Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2013 Best Actress

Meus Prêmios Nick Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2012 Favorite character

Troféu AIB De Imprensa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2015 Best Actress

Campo Grande Latin American Film, Video and TV Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2000 Best Actress

UOL TV and Celebrities Trophy Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2018 Best Actress

Shell Theatre Award Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2007 Best Actress

O Globo - Prêmio Faz Diferença Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best Actress 2018 Best Actress

Sesc Festival Best Movies Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress

Guarani Brazilian Film Award Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2015 Best Actress 2016 Best Supporting Actress

Prêmio Melhores da Revista da TV - O Globo YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.1998Best Actress Torre de Babel

Prêmio Cosmos YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2023Best Female Performance in a SeriesOs Outros SEC Awards YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2024Best Actress in a National SeriesOs Outros Splash Awards YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2023Best Performance in a National SeriesOs Outros

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