Juliana Carneiro da Cunha (born January 19, 1949) is a French-Brazilian actress and dancer. She has worked at the

Théâtre du Soleil Le Théâtre du Soleil (, "The Theater of the Sun") is a Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble founded by Ariane Mnouchkine, Philippe Léotard and fellow students of the '' L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq'' in 1964 as a collecti ...

in Paris since 1990.

Biography

In Europe, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha worked with Maurice Bejart, Maguy Marin and

Ariane Mnouchkine Ariane Mnouchkine (; born 3 March 1939) is a French stage director. She founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble ''Théâtre du Soleil'' in 1964. She wrote and directed ''1789'' (1974) and ''Molière'' (1978), and directed ''La Nuit Mirac ...

. Since 1990, she is part of the

group, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine, with whom she developed a lasting relationship. She was recognized in Brazilian cinema for her award-winning performance in the film

To the Left of the Father ''To the Left of the Father'' ( pt, Lavoura Arcaica) is a 2001 Brazilian drama film produced, written, directed and edited by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar. The film follows a man (Selton Mello) who ...

(2001), directed by

Luiz Fernando Carvalho Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born July 28, 1960, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He has already brought ...

, in which she plays the mother of André (

Selton Mello Selton Figueiredo Mello (born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, pr ...

), the prodigal son who returns to the house and finally shakes the foundations of the family of Lebanese origin. Her most recent cinematographic work is The Venom of the Madrugada (2004), directed by

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

, where she works alongside

Leonardo Medeiros Leonardo Wilson de Medeiros (born 20 November 1964) is a Brazilian actor. Before ''Os Maias'', he had worked together with Luiz Fernando Carvalho in '' To the Left of the Father'' (2001), a film based on a novel by Raduan Nassar Raduan Nassar ...

, with whom she also worked in Lavoura Arcaica. Carneiro da Cunha has also recently appeared in Brazilian television in the mini-series Hoje é dia de Maria (2005), also directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho. She is the cousin of the actors

Mateus Solano Mateus Solano Schenker Carneiro da Cunha (born 20 March 1981) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his performances in Brazilian telenovelas, television series and films. After his debut in Brazilian entertainment industry, Solano has fe ...

, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha an
Beatriz Carneiro da Cunha

Theater

Her career as an actress began on a Brazilian theater stage and includes works such as ''As Lágrimas Amargas de Petra von Kant'' (English title: Petra von Kant's Bitter Tears), featuring Fernanda Montenegro, in 1982, and ''Mão na Luva'' (English title: Hand in the Glove), featuring

Marco Nanini Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini (born 31 May 1948) is a Brazilian actor. Most of his activities have been in comedy. Nanini achieved national sensation through his participation in the theatre piece ''"O Mistério de Irma Vap"'', together with fe ...

, in 1984.

Television

Her last TV project was Hoje é dia de Maria (English title: Today is Mary's day), a short TV series that focuses on the Brazilian magical folklore, directed by

Movies

She plays the dedicated mother in Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father) (2001), directed by

, based on the novel by

Raduan Nassar Raduan Nassar (born November 27, 1935, in Pindorama, São Paulo) is a Brazilian writer. The son of Lebanese immigrants, he moved to São Paulo when he was a teenager. He studied Law and Philosophy at the University of São Paulo. In 1970, he wrot ...

. Her most recent movie is ''O Veneno da Madrugada'' (2004), directed by

, based on the novel by

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunha, Juliana Carneiro da 1949 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian expatriates in France French people of Brazilian descent 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses