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Joana Fomm

Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress.[1]

Biography

Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Career

Joana began her acting career at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, while still a student at Escola de Arte Dramática Martins Pena. She debuted in film in 1962 in O Quinto Poder by Alberto Pieralisi. In 1964, she made her first television appearance on TV Rio in the telenovela O Desconhecido, written by Nelson Rodrigues.[1]

She won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Television in 1978, and the Candango for Best Actress in 1990.

Selected television

References

  1. ^ a b c "Joana Fomm: Trajetória". globo.com (in Portuguese). January 30, 2002. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.