About Joana Fomm
Born 1939. Joana Fomm is a Brazilian actor and film actor.
Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography 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.
Career 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.
She won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Television in 1978, and the Candango for Best Actress in 1990.
Selected television Magnifica 70 (2015–16)
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Who is Joana Fomm?
Brazilian actress
When was Joana Fomm born?
Joana Fomm was born on 14 September 1939 in Belo Horizonte.
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Joana Fomm is an actor and film actor.
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Joana Fomm is Brazilian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joana Fomm. https://biography.guide/joana-fomm/
MLA: "Joana Fomm." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joana-fomm/.
Chicago: "Joana Fomm." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joana-fomm/.
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