Verónica Schneider Rodríguez (born 16 December 1978, in

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, Venezuela) is a

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and

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Biography

Schneider was born in Caracas, Venezuela to María Elisa (sociologist) and Pablo Schneider (musician). As Miss

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1997, she competed in the Miss Venezuela 1998 pageant and was Miss World Venezuela 1998. In November of that year, she went to the

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to compete in the

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pageant, where she did not make it to the semi-finals. She also studied

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at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 2002, Schneider turned to television and signed with Venevision. The first role she got was in the

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''Mambo y Canela'' where she played the part of Wanda. In 2003, she was cast in the role of Marisela Ruiz Montero in the telenovela ''Enganada''. In 2004, she went to

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to play villain Fernanda Velacochea in the telenovela ''Besos Robados''. In 2005, she signed with

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and played the role of Erika Hoffman in ''Amantes'' an early 20th-century production. In 2011 Schneider appeared in the telenovela ''La Viuda Joven'', produced by Venevision. In 2012 she starred in ''La ratonera'' by Agatha Christie.

Personal life

She is married to the model

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and has two children Sarah and David.

Filmography

* 2019 '' Betty en NY'' * 2011 '' La viuda joven'' * 2006 '' Y los declaro marido y mujer'' * 2005 '' Amantes'' * 2004 '' Besos robados'' * 2003 '' Engañada'' * 2002 '' Mambo y canela''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Veronica Miss World 1998 delegates Miss Venezuela World winners Venezuelan telenovela actresses Venezuelan female models Venezuelan Jews Venezuelan people of German-Jewish descent People from Caracas Living people 1978 births Central University of Venezuela alumni Jewish female models