Francisca Queiroz

Francisca Vaz Queiroz[1] (born September 4, 1979[1]) is a Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.[2]

Francisca Queiroz
Born	Francisca Vaz Queiroz (1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 Campinas, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Biography

Born in Campinas, São Paulo state,[1] her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer.[3] Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old.[3] As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old.[3] Francisca Queiroz started to study performing arts when she was 14 years old, moving to São Paulo two years later to work in the city's theaters.[3]

Career

After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores.[3] She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias.[3] She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas.[1] Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season.[4] Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas.[2] She played her first lead role in 2009, in Rede Record's television series A Lei e o Crime, in which she played Police Chief Catarina.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Os Maias	Ana	miniseries
	Roda da Vida	Bia	telenovela
2002	Marisol	Camila Linhares	telenovela
2003	Agora é Que São Elas	Sol	telenovela
2004	Metamorphoses	Ana Valentina	telenovela
	Da Cor do Pecado	Carla	telenovela
2005	A Diarista		TV series
2007	Minha Nada Mole Vida	Grace	TV series
	Amor e Intrigas	Alexandra	telenovela
2009	A Lei e o Crime	Catarina Laclos	lead role, TV series
2010	Poder Paralelo	Antônia Valentim Cortéz	telenovela
2012	Máscaras	Flávia Mattos	telenovela

Cinema

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	De Passagem
2004	Irmãos de Fé	Teodora
2005	5 Mentiras	Nurse
2006	Os 12 Trabalhos	Francisca

References

1. "Francisca Queiroz diz que sua personagem não é vilã" (in Portuguese). Terra. June 22, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
2. "Francisca Queiroz viverá protagonista de 'A lei e o crime'" (in Portuguese). O Globo. November 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
3. "Uma linda mulher" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
4. "Atriz supera desconfiança da Record e ganha papel em série" (in Portuguese). Terra. December 27, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.

External links

• Francisca Queiroz on IMDb