Francisca Vaz Queiroz (born September 4, 1979) is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.
Biography Born in Campinas, São Paulo state, her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer. Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old. As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old. 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.
Career After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores. She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias. She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas. Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season. Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas. 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.
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 2014 Pecado Mortal Valéria Episodes: "February 27 – March 4"2014 Plano Alto Maria Luisa 2014 Milagres de Jesus Ruth Episode: "O Endemoniado de Gerasa"2016Os Dez Mandamentos Elda telenovela2021GênesisSemiramisPhase: Tower of Babel2022ReyesAhinoam, Reina de IsraelTV series
Cinema Year Title Role Notes 2003 De Passagem 2004 Irmãos de Fé Teodora 2005 5 Mentiras Nurse 2006 Os 12 Trabalhos Francisca
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