Laura Neiva (born September 21, 1993) is a
Brazilian actress and model. She appeared in the film ''
Adrift'', which competed in the
2009 Cannes Film Festival
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.
Career
Born in
São Paulo
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, the actress was discovered in
Orkut
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in 2007 by the ''
Adrift's'' film crew who was looking for a protagonist. The film was directed by
Heitor Dhalia
Heitor Dhalia (born 18 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1988. His film, '' À Deriva'', competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
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and the French actor
Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor.
He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film '' La Haine (Hate)'', for which he received two César Award ...
; the
Brazilian American actress
Camilla Belle and the Brazilian actress
Débora Bloch
Débora Bloch (born 29 May 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is known nationally for participating in telenovelas such as ''Caminho das Índias'', ''Cordel Encantado'', and '' Avenida Brasil''.
Biography
Bloch was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas ...
were also part of the cast. Her second film was the blockbuster ''
E Aí... Comeu?'', in which she worked with
Bruno Mazzeo. She was part of the cast of the short film ''DES.'' together with the stylist
Alexandre Herchcovitch, who was responsible for ''Adrift''
's wardrobe.
Her success attracted the attention of the fashion industry, and she was hired as the spokesperson of the brands Corello and Fillity. In 2012 she was hired by the stylist
Karl Lagerfeld
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He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...
to work as
Chanel's Brazilian ambassador.
The actress starred in the
2013 remake of
Rede Globo
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's telenovela ''
Saramandaia'' as Stela Rosado. Laura Neiva played Betina, who is a character who has a romantic relationship with
Mariana Lima
Mariana Gomes Ferreira Lima-Díaz (born August 25, 1972) is a Brazilian actress and producer.
Personal life
Since 1997, she has been married to director Enrique Díaz, with whom she has two daughters, Elena and Antônia.
Filmography
Telev ...
's character Roberta Camargo, in the
2014 remake of the 1974 telenovela O Rebu.
Filmography
Cinema
Television
Theater
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Actresses from São Paulo
21st-century Brazilian actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian female models
Brazilian stage actresses
Brazilian television actresses
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