Vera Kolodzig (born 22 April 1985 in

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descent.

Life and career

Kolodzig, whose father is German, lived in

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until she was 18 and then went to London to study contemporary theatre at the

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. She started her career early, doing commercials at the age of 6. She performed in a number of theatre productions, most recently (2011/12) in ''Os 39 Degraus'', an adaption of Hitchcock's '' The 39 Steps''. She is most known for starring in several Portuguese

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Television work

*2000/2001: Jardins Proibidos (as ''Teresa Santos'') *2001/2002: Filha do Mar (as ''Diana Nogueira'') *2005/2006: Dei-te Quase Tudo (as ''Joana Capelo'') *2007:

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(as ''Beatriz Machado da Câmara'') *2007/2008: Fascínios (as ''Renata Miranda'') *2009/2010: Deixa Que Te Leve (as ''Filipa Calçada'') *2010/2011: Espírito Indomável (as ''Maria José (Zé) Gomes/Constança Monteiro Castro'') *2012/2013:

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(as ''Bianca Pessoa'') *2014/2015:

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(as ''Teresa Ávila'')

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolodzig, Vera 1985 births Living people People from Cascais Portuguese television actresses Alumni of the University of Essex Portuguese people of German descent Portuguese people of Polish descent