Danielle Winits

Danielle Winits

Danielle Winits
Born Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo
December 5, 1973(1973-12-05)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ,  Brazil
Nationality  Brazil
Other names Dani
Occupation Actress

Danielle Winits, the stage name of Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 5, 1973) is a Brazilian actress, dancer, and singer.[1][2] She has appeared as a regular in several Brazilian TV series[1][3] and also played the Velma Kelly character in a Brazilian adaptation of the musical Chicago. Danielle Winits has also posed twice for the Brazilian Playboy.[2]

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Biography

Danielle took courses in ballet, arts and acting, and became an actress in theatre, cinema and television. In the theater, she has always preferred musicals, where she has excelled as a dancer and singer. She began her television career in 1993, in the Brazilian miniseries, Sex Appeal. Her theatrical debut came the following year in the musical Band-Aid. Her first film role was in 1999 in the film Até que a Vida nos Separe.[1]

Personal life

Her grandfather, Rubens Vieira Winitskowski, was a member of the 1st Fighter Group of the Brazilian Air Force, sent to fight in Italy in World War II as a third-sergeant, part of the ground support team.

Between 2005 and 2010, she was married to actor and model Cassio Reis. On December 19, 2007, gave birth to their son, her first child, Noah.[1] On December 8, 2010, she married actor Jonathan Faro.[2]

Career

Television

Year Títle Role
1993 Sex Appeal Eva
1993 Olho no Olho Dominique
1995 Cara e Coroa Diana
1995 A Próxima Vítima Ana
1995 Malhação Melissa Brown
1995 Você Decide (ep. "O Gosto da Vingança")
1996 Ponto a Ponto Ela mesma
1997 A Justiceira Marlene
1998 Corpo Dourado Alicinha
1998 A Turma do Didi Ela mesma (Especial de Natal)
1998 Sai de Baixo Dadá (ep. "Quem Não Odalisca Não Petisca")
1999 Chiquinha Gonzaga Suzette Fontin / Helena
1999 Zorra Total Maria Pia
1999 Flora Encantada Ela mesma
1999 Sai de Baixo Paty Bole Bole (ep. "A Idade do Bobo")
2000 Uga Uga Tati
2001 O Clone Shirley
2001 Sai de Baixo Gabi (ep. "Um Louro Chamado Desejo")
2001 Os Normais Luana (ep. "Complicar é Normal")
2002 O Quinto dos Infernos Manoela
2002 Pastores da Noite Madame Beatriz
2003 Kubanacan Marisol / Frida
2004 Sob Nova Direção Francis (ep. "Mulher de Amigo Meu Pra Mim é Um Saco")
2005 A Diarista Mafalda (ep. "O Casamento do Meu Melhor Figueirinha")
2005 Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! Herself
2007 Páginas da Vida Sandra Ribeiro
2007 Minha Nada Mole Vida Priscila
2008 Guerra e Paz Bárbara Palermo / Paloma Paz
2009 Cinquentinha Becky Santoro
2009 Sem Noção Marilinha Braga de Vasconcelos[4]
2010 A Vida Alheia Manuela

Cinema

Year Títle Role
1999 Até que a Vida nos Separe Rosy
1999 Zoando na TV Lana Love
1999 O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul Corina
2005 Um Lobisomem na Amazônia Natasha
2006 Se Eu Fosse Você Cibelle
2008 Sexo com Amor? Aline
2009 Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas Clara

Theatre

Year Títle Role
1994 Band-aid Rosângela
1996 A volta de Chico Mau Maria Bela
1998 Cabaret Brazil Tete Monroe
1999 Relax, it's sex! Vários personagens
1999 Lancelot Guinevere
2002 Meu amor. Você é perfeita. Agora muda!
2005 Amo-te (Você nunca amou alguém tanto assim) Carol
2005 Chicago Velma Kelly
2009 Hairspray Amber von Tussle

Awards

Year Títle Category / Role
2007 Prêmio Contigo Melhor Atriz Coajuvante in Páginas da Vida

(Vencedora)

2003 Prêmio Conta Mais Atriz Destaque in Kubanacan (Vencedora)
2000 Prêmio Qualidade Brasil Melhor Atriz in Uga Uga (Vencedora)

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