Joana Fomm
Appearance
Joana Fomm | |
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250px Fomm in 1961 | |
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | September 14, 1939
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouse |
Francisco Milani
(m. 1959; sep. 1961) |
Children | 1 |
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 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
- Magnifica 70 (2015–16)
References
- ^ a b c "Joana Fomm: Trajetória". globo.com (in Portuguese). January 30, 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
External links
- Joana Fomm at IMDb