Joana Santos
Birthday: Born in 1985-11-16 in Lisbon, Portugal
Deathday: Alive
Joana Santos was born on November 16, 1985 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is currently one of the best-known and most cherished Portuguese actresses by the public. Before becoming an actress, she did some work as model and it was through her agency that she did the casting for the NBP, which later opened the doors to the world of representation. Her first role in television was in the soap opera Fala-me de Amor (2006) in 2006, but she became known in 2010 for the role of the evil Diana in the Emmy-winner soap opera Laços de Sangue (2010), for which Joana signed an exclusive contract with the TV channel SIC. Joana made her film debut in What's New About Love? (2011) in 2011 and was again a protagonist in the remake of SIC Dancin' Days (2012) in 2012. - IMDb Mini Biography By: FD
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Amor Amor
Character: Linda Sousa Ribeiro
This is the story of a woman who fell in love and was betrayed. Her beloved was successful at the expense of a song that stole from her, while she was forced to fight for survival, far from her homeland. It is also the story of a girl forced to mature quickly, to raise her daughter, without knowing that, after all, it was not her daughter she was raising......
Laços de Sangue
Character: Diana Silva
Laços de Sangue is a Portuguese telenovela which broadcast on SIC from September 2010 to October 2011. It is a co-production between SIC and Brazilian Rede Globo. The show also broadcast in several Latin American countries, including Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. It won the 2011 Emmy for Best Telenovela....
Alta Definição
Character: Self
In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach....
Mar Salgado
Character: Patrícia Santos
Mar Salgado is a story of a woman who had 2 twins and thought they died after the were born, but it couldn't be more far from truth, and now 16 years later she'll try to find them....
Rebelde Way
Character: Vitória 'Vicky' Paz
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Um Lugar para Viver
Character: Marie Pereira
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Vidas Opostas
Character: Eva Lemos
Eva Lemos lives a stable and seemingly happy life, until Marco, her husband, disappears suddenly after knowing that she is pregnant. Marco steals all her money, leaving her homeless and without a job, while Eva learns that Marco was only with her out of interest and lives a double life with Maria. Hatred and revolt take Eva into a journey that transforms her deeply... and not for the better....
Cidade Despida
Character: Lia
Showing reality like it is... What happens when a promising and smart young woman is suddenly called upon to lead he most sophisticated police force in the country. To Ana Belmonte, this is the promotion of her lifetime, to the Criminal Police, this is a shake-up in their deep-seated hierarchy. This young inspector will be confronted with crimes that are tough to crack, where everyone is a suspect and leads can lead to the most unexpected places. But she’ll also have to face the jealousy and an...
Flor Sem Tempo
Character: Caetana Torres
Catarina embarks on a dangerous journey to find who made her mother vanish. The Torres family seems to be the obvious suspect, but within them there's Vasco, the love of Catarina's life. Two opposed sides connected by love....
Ilha dos Amores
Character: Anabela Santos
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Vale Tudo
Character:
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A Promessa
Character: Bianca Trindade
The search for love and redemption... Helena is a former secretary of António Fontes Morais’s who cunningly managed to get married to her boss, thus earning the title of a trophy wife. Together, they had two children: Tomás and Camila. Their firstborn is a playboy who has been living in the United States and Camila is a spoiled young woman who spends her days spending money and on her phone. The family enjoys a lavish lifestyle, but António doesn’t go without a driver and armed security since h...
Dancin' Days
Character: Júlia Matos
Dancin' Days is a Portuguese soap opera which began airing on SIC in June 2012....
Movie Credits
Assim Assim
Character: Cláudia
Five characters intersect at a sidewalk beginning a journey through their lives....
What's New About Love?
Character: Rita
Six friends meet every evening in a basement to make music. During the daytime, however, there are no rehearsals for what life brings us. Each endeavour leaves its mark. Rita left Ricardo, Rafael found her, but she still feels lost. Eduardo thought he no longer liked Maria, but after what he has done he cannot turn the clock back. João lacks the courage to breakup with his girlfriend and takes refuge in the song he is writing for Inês. Marco struggles to get another young man’s love, but he is ...
Um Filme em Forma de Assim
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Organized like a dream, structured like a musical and with texts, both spoken and sung, that lead us to unexpected, chaotic and exciting situations, which try to grasp part of what the unattainable Alexandre O'Neill left us....
E o Tempo Passa
Character: Camila
Teresa is a soap-opera actress. Meeting again an old passion brings her back apparently lost memories, leading her to question not only her love life but also her career options. In the studio, the daily work is spiced by the frenzy group of younger actors. After all, they all ask the same question: where does happiness lies?...
Vadio
Character: Sandra
Thirteen year-old André lives isolated with his father in the dry region of Alentejo, helping with his water well drilling business instead of going to school. When his father suddenly disappears, André must turn to the only neighbor in miles, a young mother named Sandra, as the only chance of finding him....
On Falling
Character: Aurora
Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity....
That Good Night
Character: Joana
A moving and memorable family drama about a terminally ill writer who wants to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son....
Uma Rapariga Imaterial
Character: Rita
Lisbon, 1971. A young housewife has the courage to find out if there is more to her world than her husband, her baby, and her home. What she discovers is a reality that will change her forever....
Alice
Character: Stewardess
In the wake of his daughter's disappearance, a father wallowing in grief feeds his desire to find her with unusual methods....