Nanda Costa

Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote (born 24 September 1986) is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.

Biography Costa was born in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Nanda Costa discussed her 5-year relationship with Lan Lahn in an interview. Together they wrote a song titled 'Aponte,' which was recorded by the singer Maria Bethania in 2017. More recently Costa and Lanh wrote a song titled 'Não é Comum, mas é normal' that could be translated as 'It's not usual but it's normal,' about LGBTQ representation.

Career She played her first role in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Cobras & Lagartos, in which she starred as the antagonist Madá. After participating in 2008 in the Globo's special Por Toda Minha Vida and in one episode of Ó Paí, Ó. In 2009, she played in Viver a Vida as Soraia. Nanda Costa was nominated for several awards for her role as the prostitute Jéssica in the 2010 film Sonhos Roubados. Costa participated in the same year of one episode of Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou, character also named Nanda. In 2011, she played the antagonist Lilica in the telenovela Cordel Encantado by Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes.

Filmography

Television Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Cobras & Lagartos Madá (Maria Madalena Padilha) Antagonist 2008 Por Toda Minha Vida Dolores Duran Episode: "Dolores Duran" Ó Paí, Ó Quenga Episode: "A Quenga do Matagal" 2009 Viver a Vida Soraia Villela Antagonist 2010 Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou Nanda Episode: "Último Episódio" 2011 Amor em 4 Atos Girl Episode: "Folhetim & Vitrines" Cordel Encantado Lilica (Lillian Desireé) Antagonist 2012 Salve Jorge Morena Lead role 2014 O Caçador Marinalva Império Tuane dos Santos 2015 Malhação Josefina Carrara Season 22 Romance Policial - Espinosa Camila 2017 Pega Pega Sandra Helena 2018 Segundo Sol Maura 2019 Segunda Chamada Rita Maria de Cássia Amor de Mãe Érica dos Santos Silva 2023 The Masked Singer Brasil Vovó Tartaruga Season 3 2024JustiçaMilena Souza de JesusSeason 2

Film Film Year Title Role 2007 Querô Girl 3 2008 Sexo com Amor? Juliana 2008 Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito Lady 2009 Carmo Rosália 2009 Um Homem Qualquer Lia 2010 Sonhos Roubados Jéssica 2011 Rat Fever Eneida 2012 Gonzaga - de Pai pra Filho Odaléia Guedes2014 Love Film Festival Camila Infância Iracema 2020 Monster Hunter Lea

Stage Stage Year Title Role 2009 Cravo e a Rosa - Musical Rosicleide 2011 A República em Laguna Anita Garibaldi

Awards and nominations

2007 - (Nominated) Quality Award Brazil - Best Actress Breakthrough for Cobras & Lagartos. 2007 - (Nominated) Contigo Prize! TV - Best Actress Breakthrough for Cobras & Lagartos. 2008 - (Nominated) Quality Award Brazil - Best Actress Breakthrough for Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito. 2010 - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Best Actress for Sonhos Roubados. 2010 - Brazilian Film Festival of Paris - best actress for Sonhos Roubados. 2010 - Brazilian Film Festival of Miami - Best Actress for Sonhos Roubados. 2010 - Festival of Biarritz - best actress for Sonhos Roubados. 2011 - Paulinia Film Festival - Best Actress for Febre do Rato. 2012 - (Nominated) Guarani Brazilian Cinema Award - best actress for Febre do Rato. 2013 - (Nominated) Grand Prix of Brazilian Cinema - best actress for Febre do Rato. 2013 - (Nominated) for Contigo Award ! TV - best actress for Salve Jorge. 2013 - (Nominated) for Extra Award for Television - best actress for Salve Jorge. 2013 - (Nominated) for UOL awards - best actress for Salve Jorge. 2013 - (Nominated) Award Quem de Televisão - best actress for Salve Jorge. 2014 - (Nominated) Troféu Internet award - best actress for Salve Jorge. 2018 - (Nominated) 19th Latin Grammy Awards - best portuguese language song for "Aponte".