Cláudia Patrícia Figueira Vieira (born 20 June 1978) is a Portuguese actress, model and television presenter.
As a model, she has appeared on the Portuguese magazine covers of ''
FHM'' and ''
GQ''. Vieira has also appeared regularly in the Portuguese advertisement for French car manufacturer
Renault
Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufacture ...
.
Career
2004–2009: Breakthrough
Vieira's first acting role was a minor role on comedy series ''Maré Alta'' where she appeared in the show for 16 episodes.
Following her minor role in ''Maré Alta'', Vieira received her first major lead role where she played the character of Ana Luísa Rochinha in season two of ''
Morangos com Açúcar''.
Vieira made her feature film debut in the Portuguese thriller ''Contrato'', where she played a character called Júlia.
2009–present: ''Ídolos'' and return to Telenovelas
Following the end of the
second season of
''Ídolos'', Vieira was announced as the new presenter for the third season of the talent show alongside
João Manzarra
João Maria Manzarra is a Portuguese television host mainly on the Portuguese SIC Radical network and best known as co-host for the reality television show '' Ídolos'', the Portuguese version of the '' Idol series'' for three years and is now ...
, on the 10 August 2009. This would mark the first time that Vieira would present a television show.
In 2011, after a four-year hiatus from
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...
s, Vieira returned on soap opera ''
Rosa Fogo'' where she played the character of Maria Azevedo Mayer.
After three seasons as the presenter of ''Ídolos'', the show was cancelled as a result of
SIC commissioning the Portuguese version of
''The X Factor'' in September 2013.
As of 2013, Vieira is playing the lead role in soap opera ''Sol de Inverno'' where she plays the character Andreia.
Personal life
Vieira met actor Pedro Teixeira in the summer of 2004, whilst filming on the set of the second season of ''
Morangos com Açúcar''.
On 23 October 2009, Vieira and Teixeira announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, a girl. Vieira gave birth to her daughter with Teixeira, named Maria, on 5 April 2010 at the Hospital da Luz in
Lisbon.
She gave birth to a second girl named Caetana on 1 December 2019. Father is her current boyfriend and businessman João Alves.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
References
External links
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1979 births
21st-century Portuguese actresses
People from Loures
Portuguese television actresses
Portuguese female models
Living people