Larissa Manoela Taques Elias Santos (born 28 December 2000) is a
Brazilian actress,
singer,
model,
writer,
voice actress and
businesswoman. She is best known for playing Maria Joaquina in
Carrossel
''Carrossel'' ( en, Carousel) is a Brazilian children's telenovela created by Íris Abravanel and written by Abel Santa Cruz. The TV show originally aired on SBT from 21 May 2012 to 26 July 2013. It is a Brazilian remake of the Mexican teleno ...
, the twins Isabela and Manuela in
Cúmplices de um Resgate and Mirela in
As Aventuras de Poliana
''As Aventuras de Poliana'' (English: ''The Adventures of Poliana'') is a Brazilian telenovela written by Íris Abravanel, based on the 1913 novel ''Pollyanna '' by Eleanor H. Porter. Sophia Valverde stars as the titular character. It premiered o ...
,
SBT. In 2022, she made her debut on
TV Globo in the soap opera
Além da Ilusão
''Além da Ilusão'' (English title: ''A Trick of Fate'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It is written by Alessandra Poggi, with the collaboration of Adriana Chevalier, Letícia Mey, Flávio Marinho, Rita Lemgruber. ...
, where she played Elisa and Isadora, two sisters at different stages.
Career
Larissa Manoela started her career at four, when a talent scout found her in a supermarket in the city of
Guarapuava, Paraná
Guarapuava (population: 182,644) is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the largest municipality in that state by area.
Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the s ...
. She started shooting as a model after she was scouted.
At six years of age, after acting in some commercials, her first television work as an actress was on the
GNT channel, on the series "Mother".
In 2010, Manoela starred as the protagonist of the series ''
Songs of Betrayal'', however, she came to recognition as an actress in 2012 when she played Viviane in the telenovela ''
Corações Feridos'' and Maria Joaquina in the children's telenovela ''
Carrossel
''Carrossel'' ( en, Carousel) is a Brazilian children's telenovela created by Íris Abravanel and written by Abel Santa Cruz. The TV show originally aired on SBT from 21 May 2012 to 26 July 2013. It is a Brazilian remake of the Mexican teleno ...
''.
In 2013, she starred in the series ''
Patrulha Salvadora'', and the following year, she appeared in the soap opera ''
Cúmplices de um Resgate'', starring as the twin sisters Isabela and Manuela.
In 2016, she released her first book, "The Diary of Larissa Manoela". The book was released on June 6 at a Saraiva bookstore in a shopping mall in São Paulo. In 2017 she renewed her contract with the TV station
SBT to be the character Mirela in the telenovela ''
As Aventuras de Poliana
''As Aventuras de Poliana'' (English: ''The Adventures of Poliana'') is a Brazilian telenovela written by Íris Abravanel, based on the 1913 novel ''Pollyanna '' by Eleanor H. Porter. Sophia Valverde stars as the titular character. It premiered o ...
'', where she stars alongside
João Guilherme Ávila. In 2017, Larissa released her second book, called "The World of Larissa Manoela". In the same year, she released her first film as a main character and bought a mansion in Orlando, Florida.
As a singer, Manoela has already done a show in the US and has done many in Brazil. On December 1, 2017, Manoela released her first live studio album called ''Up! Tour''.
In 2020, she debuted in her first film on Netflix, called
''Airplane Mode'', where she is a social media influencer.
Filmography
Television
Film
Voiceovers
Internet
Discography
* ''Com Você''
(2014)
* ''
Além do Tempo
''Além do Tempo'' (English title: ''Time After Time'') is a Brazilian telenovela that premiered on 13 July 2015 and ended 15 January 2016. It is created by Elizabeth Jhin. Written by Elizabeth
Jhin in conjunction with Eliane Garcia, Lílian Garci ...
'' (2019)
Larissa Manoela A Milhão (2022)
Literature
References
External links
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Larissa Manoelaon
Instagram
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Larissa Manoelaon
TikTok
2000 births
Living people
21st-century Brazilian actresses
21st-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
People from Guarapuava
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian child actresses
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