Cláudia Vieira

Cláudia Patrícia Figueira Vieira (born 20 June 1978) is a Portuguese actress, model and television presenter.

As a model, she has appeared on the Portuguese magazine covers of FHM and GQ. Vieira has also appeared regularly in the Portuguese advertisement for French car manufacturer Renault.

Career

2004–2009: Breakthrough Vieira's first acting role was a minor role on comedy series Maré Alta where she appeared in the show for 16 episodes.

Following her minor role in Maré Alta, Vieira received her first major lead role where she played the character of Ana Luísa Rochinha in season two of Morangos com Açúcar.

Vieira made her feature film debut in the Portuguese thriller Contrato, where she played a character called Júlia.

2009–present: Ídolos and return to Telenovelas Following the end of the second season of Ídolos, Vieira was announced as the new presenter for the third season of the talent show alongside João Manzarra, on the 10 August 2009. This would mark the first time that Vieira would present a television show.

In 2011, after a four-year hiatus from telenovelas, Vieira returned on soap opera Rosa Fogo where she played the character of Maria Azevedo Mayer.

After three seasons as the presenter of Ídolos, the show was cancelled as a result of SIC commissioning the Portuguese version of The X Factor in September 2013.

As of 2013, Vieira is playing the lead role in soap opera Sol de Inverno where she plays the character Andreia.

Personal life Vieira met actor Pedro Teixeira in the summer of 2004, whilst filming on the set of the second season of Morangos com Açúcar.

On 23 October 2009, Vieira and Teixeira announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, a girl. Vieira gave birth to her daughter with Teixeira, named Maria, on 5 April 2010 at the Hospital da Luz in Lisbon.

She gave birth to a second girl named Caetana on 1 December 2019. The father is her current boyfriend and businessman João Alves.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Contrato Júlia 2009 Second Life Cláudia 2010 Dores e Amores Bel

Television

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2009 Saia Curta e Consequência