Joana Santos

Joana Filipa Rodrigues dos Santos (born Lisbon, November 16, 1985) is a Portuguese actress and model.

Biography She first appeared on television in a TVI soap opera, Fala-me de Amor, in 2006. She played a small role as Ana Luísa Parreira, a young woman who was raped. In 2007 she continued on TVI, this time in the soap opera Ilha dos Amores where she played the role of the villain Anabela Santos.

In 2008 she moved to SIC, joining the cast of the teen series Rebelde Way, an adaptation of the Argentine series of the same name.

In 2009 she temporarily transferred to RTP, where she participated in the comedy series Um Lugar Para Viver and made a special appearance in the police series Cidade Despida.

In 2010 she played her first major role as Diana Silva, one of the greatest villains in Portuguese soap operas, in Laços de Sangue, winner of the International Emmy Award for best telenovela.

That year she was considered a breakthrough talent. Therefore, she won the "TV 7 Dias Revelation Award" and a nomination for the Revelation Award at the Golden Globes , the biggest Portuguese awards ceremony.

In 2011 he appeared in cinema as the protagonist of the film What's New in Love?. He also signed an exclusive contract with SIC and appeared on the cover of GQ magazine .

In 2012, she was one of the protagonists, as Júlia Matos, in the remake of Dancin' Days, a ratings success, which also featured Soraia Chaves, Albano Jerónimo, João Ricardo, Custódia Gallego, Joana Seixas, Margarida Carpinteiro and Ricardo Carriço in the main cast.

In 2013, she made her theater debut with the play "No Campo" by Martin Crimp, directed by Pedro Mexia and lent his voice to the Portuguese version of the video game Beyond: Two Souls.

Em 2014 interpreta o papel da vilã Patrícia Queiroz na novela Mar Salgado, líder de audiências da SIC, ao lado de Margarida Vila-Nova, Ricardo Pereira e .

In 2016, she participated in the short film "Menina" by Simão Cayatte and in the film "That Good Night," which was filmed in the Algarve.

In 2018, she played the role of Eva Lemos in the Portuguese telenovela Vidas Opostas on SIC.

In 2019, she made a special appearance in the first episode of Terra Brava, where she played Teresa Bastos, the mother of the protagonists. Also in that year, she filmed the RTP1 series Auga Seca, which premiered in 2020.

In 2021, after becoming a mother, Joana returned to SIC as the protagonist of Amor Amor, playing Linda Sousa, a popular emigrant singer.

In 2022, she made a special appearance in the telenovela Lua de Mel, where she played Linda Sousa, a character she had previously played in Amor Amor.

in 2023, she was the antagonist in the telenovela Flor sem Tempo, where she played Caetana Vaz Torres.

Personal life On July 22, 2016, she married filmmaker Simão Cayatte in Mafra. They are parents to Ari, born on February 12, 2017, and Mia, born on April 17, 2020.

Filmography

Television

Cinema

Dubbing

Theater

Awards and nominations

2011 – Nomination for Best Leading Actress at the TV 7 Dias Awards for Laços de Sangue 2011 – Revelation Award at the TV 7 Dias Awards for Laços de Sangue 2011 – Revelation 2010 Nomination at the Golden Globes for Laços de Sangue 2012 – Nomination for Best Leading Actress at the TV 7 Dias Awards for Laços de Sangue 2013 – Nomination for Best Leading Actress at the TV 7 Dias Awards for Dancin' Days 2013 – Nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the CinEuphoria Awards for Assim Assim 2025 – Best Film Actress Award at the Golden Globes for On Falling