Nanda Costa

Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote[1] (born 24 September 1986) is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.[2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa Campos and the second or paternal family name is Cotote.

Nanda Costa
Costa in 2012
Born
Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote

(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Lan Lan
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2

Biography

Costa was born in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state,[1] She has Lebanese ancestry through her maternal grandmother. In interviews, she has stated that she is bisexual and has known since she was a teenager. Discreet in her personal life, she is rarely seen in the press.[3] Nanda Costa discussed her 5-year relationship with Lan Lahn in an interview. Together they wrote a song titled 'Aponte,' which was recorded by the singer Maria Bethania in 2017. More recently Costa and Lanh wrote a song titled 'Não é Comum, mas é normal' that could be translated as 'It's not usual but it's normal,' about LGBTQ representation.[4]

Career

She played her first role in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Cobras & Lagartos, in which she starred as the antagonist Madá.[5] After participating in 2008 in the Globo's special Por Toda Minha Vida and in one episode of Ó Paí, Ó. In 2009, she played in Viver a Vida as Soraia.[6] Nanda Costa was nominated for several awards for her role as the prostitute Jéssica in the 2010 film Sonhos Roubados.[7] Costa participated in the same year of one episode of Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou, character also named Nanda.[8] In 2011, she played the antagonist Lilica in the telenovela Cordel Encantado by Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes.[5] Nanda Costa played the lead role, Morena, a victim of human trafficking, in the 2012 Rede Globo telenovela Salve Jorge by Glória Perez.[9]

Filmography

Television
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006Cobras & LagartosMadá (Maria Madalena Padilha)Antagonist
2008Por Toda Minha VidaDolores DuranEpisode: "Dolores Duran"
Ó Paí, ÓQuengaEpisode: "A Quenga do Matagal"
2009Viver a VidaSoraia VillelaAntagonist
2010Clandestinos - O Sonho ComeçouNandaEpisode: "Último Episódio"
2011Amor em 4 AtosGirlEpisode: "Folhetim & Vitrines"
Cordel EncantadoLilica (Lillian Desireé)Antagonist
2012Salve JorgeMorenaLead role
2014 O CaçadorMarinalva
ImpérioTuane dos Santos
2015MalhaçãoJosefina CarraraSeason 22[10]
Romance Policial - EspinosaCamila
2017Pega PegaSandra Helena
2018Segundo SolMaura
2019Segunda ChamadaRita Maria de Cássia
Amor de MãeÉrica dos Santos Silva
2023The Masked Singer BrasilVovó TartarugaSeason 3[11]

Film
Film
Year Title Role
2007QuerôGirl 3[12]
2008Sexo com Amor?Juliana
2008Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um EspíritoLady
2009CarmoRosália
2009Um Homem QualquerLia
2010Sonhos RoubadosJéssica
2011Rat FeverEneida
2012Gonzaga - de Pai pra FilhoOdaléia Guedes
2014Love Film FestivalCamila[13]
InfânciaIracema[14]
2020Monster HunterLea

Stage
Stage
Year Title Role
2009Cravo e a Rosa - MusicalRosicleide
2011A República em LagunaAnita Garibaldi[15]

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Nanda Costa - perfil" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. Kogut, Patrícia (December 5, 2011). "Nanda Costa: 'Substituir Juliana Paes é um desafio, mas estou pronta'" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  3. Gshow (December 20, 2012). "Nanda Costa dá dica: comida árabe com ovo frito!" (in Portuguese). Vídeo Show. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. Marie Clarie (July 27, 2018). "Amor é amor: Nanda Costa fala pela primeira vez de sua relação com Lan Lanh" (in Portuguese).
  5. "Nanda Costa vai ser protagonista" (in Portuguese). UOL. December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  6. "Nanda Costa - Entrevista" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  7. Azevedo, Luciana (October 8, 2009). "Novos talentos premiados" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  8. "Nanda Costa está confirmada no elenco da série 'Clandestinos'" (in Portuguese). Gazetaweb. June 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  9. "Nanda Costa fica com a vaga de Juliana Paes na novela de Gloria Perez" (in Portuguese). UOL. December 3, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  10. "Nanda Costa entra em "Malhação" para viver vilã" (in Portuguese). June 25, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. "Nanda Costa prova que não usou efeito na voz da Vovó Tartaruga no The Masked Singer Brasil". Globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. "Querô". Imagem Filmes (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 15, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  13. "Filme metalinguístico encerra mostra competitiva de longas de ficção do Festival do Rio". O Globo (in Portuguese). October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  14. "Infacîa". Forte Filme (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  15. "Murilo Rosa e Nanda Costa vivem Giuseppe e Anita Garibaldi em encenação". Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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