Adriana Victor Lessa (born 1 February 1971) is a Brazilian actress, singer, television presenter, and dancer.
Career
Before beginning her work as an actress in 1986 under stage director Antunes Filho, Lessa was an athlete who competed for the volleyball team of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and the track team of Guarulhos.
From 2006 to 2010, Lessa co-presented TV Fama on RedeTV! alongside Nelson Rubens and Íris Stefanelli. Following her performances on television and theater, including her role in O Clone, Lessa created her official website to facilitate contact with her audience.
Lessa performed as a guest singer with musical groups representing various styles, including rap, Caribbean music, forró, and MPB. She also performed with her band in Angola. In 1994, she co-hosted Encontro de Rap in Vale do Anhangabaú alongside Paulo Brown and Primo Preto.
In 2002, Lessa made a cameo appearance with the band Renascer Praise at Via Funchal in São Paulo, performing a duet with one of the vocalists. In 2003, she was a member of Igreja Renascer em Cristo.
She was the only Brazilian to participate in the musical Folies Bergère in Las Vegas.
In 2010, she signed with the SBT to appear in the telenovela Corações Feridos. In 2012, she returned to Rede Globo, on the program Na Moral, where she made a special appearance in a docudrama.
Television As an actress Year Title Role Notes 1990 Araponga Tina Macalton 1993Retrato de MulherAna MariaEpisode: "Madalena"1997Anjo MauCamilaCameo O Desafio de Elias Ninra 1998 Alma de Pedra Gabriela TelecursoVarious Você Decide Episode: "Síndrome" 1999 Chiquinha Gonzaga Feliciana Terra Nostra Naná 2000 Aquarela do Brasil Neide 2001 O Clone Deusa da Silva 2004 Senhora do Destino Rita de Cássia das Neves 2005 A Diarista Magamba Noru Episode: "Dente Inocente" 2012 Corações Feridos Silvia Na Moral Regina Célia Docudrama 2013 Sessão de Terapia Paula Varella Season 2 2014 Sexo e as Negas Madalena Special participation 2016 Escrava Mãe Condessa Catarina Gama de Luccock 2017 Cidade Proibida Gracinha 2018O Sétimo GuardiãoClotilde Lounge2019A Garota da MotoDelegate Diana FerreiraSeason 2BugadosRebeca2022Rota 66: A Polícia que MataRute
Presenter Year Title 1993 MTV Brasil1993–1994Dance MTV1994–1996SuperMarket 2006–2010 TV Fama
Theater Year Title Role 1986–1987Macunaíma1987A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga1997StravaganzzaUm gordo em Conquista1998Cabaret Brazil – Musical1999Rent – Musical2000A Mancha Roxa2005VenezaRita2005–2006O Último BoleroKelly 2012–2016 The Vagina Monologues Betty Dodson 2015 Cartola – O Mundo é um Moinho Soninha / Deolinda2017A Mais ForteA Mais Forte II2018MPB – Musical Popular BrasileiroVedete Suzete2020The Vagina MonologuesBetty Dodson2023–2024O Admirável Sertão de Zé Ramalho2024A PartilhaRegina
Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Capitalismo Selvagem Cameo 1996 Com Que Roupa? Short film 1998 A Hora Mágica Raquel 1999 Papel e Água Fernanda Short film 2006 Se Eu Fosse Você Executive Cameo Alabê de Jerusalém Direct-to-video 2017 O Homem Da Sua Vida Suzana 2022AmadoCoronel SolangeBeyond the UniverseLurdes2024InexplicávelJanine
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