Dayenne Proença Mesquita (born September 23, 1985), best known as Day Mesquita, is a Brazilian actress who played the lead role in two

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

Career

Born in

Telêmaco Borba Telêmaco Borba is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. Telêmaco Borba is known as the "capital of paper" (Capital do Papel) and "capital of wood" (Capital da Madeira) due to the importance of paper and wood ...

, before becoming an actress, Dayenne Mesquita studied theater, classic ballet and jazz, and because of that, she won the role of the lead antagonist, Amanda Vasconcelos in 2007

Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...

' telenovela Dance Dance Dance. After playing the lead role in an episode of Lendas Urbanas, in 2008, she was cast in the lead role as Eliana Vilela, a character who falls in love with her adoptive brother, in 2009

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's telenovela Vende-se um Véu de Noiva. She guest starred in two

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...

telenovelas after that, Morde e Assopra in 2010, and

A Vida da Gente ''A Vida da Gente'' (English: ''The Life We Lead'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was broadcast by TV Globo in 2011 and 2012. ''The Life We Lead'' tells the touching story of two sisters, Ana and Manuela. The telenovela is about the love triang ...

in 2011. Dayenne Mesquita played the lawyer Stela in the 2012 telenovela

Cheias de Charme ''Cheias de Charme'' (English: ''Sparkling Girls'') is a Brazilian musical telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 16 April 2012 and ran for 143 episodes, with the finale airing on 28 September 2012, replacing ''Aquele ...

She played Fernanda in the 2013 telenovela

Além do Horizonte ''Além do Horizonte'' (English: ''Beyond the Horizon'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Carlos Gregório and Marcos Bernstein. It was produced and broadcast by Globo. The telenovela features an ensemble cast headed by Juliana Paiva, Thiago ...

. Dayenne Mesquita played the young Yunet in the first phase of the 2015 telenovela

Os Dez Mandamentos ''Os Dez Mandamentos'' (English: ''Moses and the Ten Commandments'') is a Brazilian primetime biblical telenovela produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on Monday, March 23, 2015, replacing '' Vitória'' at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT). ''O ...

. She played Ioná in the 2016 telenovela

A Terra Prometida ''A Terra Prometida'' (English: ''The Promised Land'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Casablanca and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on July 5, 2016 and ended on March 13, 2017. It tells the story of the biblical character Joshua. Syno ...

. Mesquita has acted in religious roles, including playing the wife of

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in the biopic Nada a Perder and Mary Magdalene in the TV series Jesus. Although born into a

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family, Mesquita now follows

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philosophy.

Filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mesquita, Dayenne Living people 1985 births People from Telêmaco Borba Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian Buddhists Former Roman Catholics