Vanessa Giácomo

Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima (born 29 March 1983), best known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress and screenwriter.

Career Giácomo made her television debut in Cabocla in 2004 at the age of 20, where she met and fell in love with actor Daniel de Oliveira. She appeared with Eriberto Leão in Sinhá Moça in 2006. She and Oliveira married and she gave birth to their first son in January 2008. She resumed work after the birth, filming O Menino da Porteira with singer Daniel, and received an offer to take part in a film on Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian national who was mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead by police in London in 2005. Filming took place in London during 2008.

Filmography Television

Film

Awards and nominations Year AwardsCategory Nominated work Result 2004 Prêmio Qualidade Brasil Best Revelation Cabocla Melhores do Ano Melhor Atriz Revelação Prêmio Extra de Televisão Melhor Revelação Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Revelation Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Romantic Couple (with Daniel de Oliveira) 2006 Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Best Actress Canta Maria 2009 Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Best Actress Jean Charles 2011 Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Supporting Actress Morde & Assopra Queer Lisboa Best Actress A Novela das 8 2013 Melhores do Ano Best Actress Amor à Vida Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Supporting Actress 2014 Melhores do Ano Minha Novela Best Actress Troféu Imprensa Melhor Atriz Troféu Internet Best Actress Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Actress 2015 Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Actress A Regra do Jogo