Thalissa Nuttall-Teixeira (; born 1992/1993) is a British-Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre, earning an Ian Charleson Award nomination, before breaking out in the miniseries '' Trigonometry''. She was named a 2021 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow.

Early life

Teixeira was born in

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

, West Yorkshire to an English mother and a Baiano father. She spent her childhood in Vitória, Espírito Santo before returning to England with her mother at the age of 8 to live in

Chalfont St Peter Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe a ...

, Buckinghamshire. She joined a local theatre group at the back of a church. She went onto train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

Audio

Doctor Who: Into the Stars
"Break the Ice. Dr. Lenni Fisk * ''In Flux'' –

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* ''Electra'' – BBC Radio 4

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teixeira, Thalissa Living people Actresses from Bradford Actresses from Buckinghamshire Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Black British actresses British actors of Latin American descent English expatriates in Brazil English people of Brazilian descent People from Chalfont St Peter People from Vitória, Espírito Santo Year of birth missing (living people)