Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta (born 15 December 1969) is a Brazilian actress best known for her work in telenovelas, such as Brazil Avenue (2012) and A Mother's Love (2021).
She was nominated twice for the International Emmy Award, for her works in Songs of Betrayal (Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor) and Above Justice (Justiça).Brasil recebe 6 indicações para Emmy internacional. Bahia 24/7, 4 de outubro de 2010.
Career
Daughter of Regina Esteves Agostinho and Paulo Felipe Agostinho, Adriana Esteves began her career as a model and got her first job on television as part of the series, "Star for a Day", on the TV show Domingão do Faustão.
Her first television appearance was as an extra on the soap opera Vale Tudo. She was also a successful model. Her character debut was in the 1989 telenovela Top Model.Rede Globo, Memória Globo, Top Model [em linha]
In 2005, she took on the part of Celinha on the series, Toma Lá, Dá Cá. When the program aired on the Globo in 2007, Adriana, after maternity leave with her second child, reprised her role as Celinha.
While still acting in Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Adriana recorded the miniseries Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor, playing the singer-songwriter Dalva de Oliveira. The miniseries aired in January 2010. In the same year, she starred the episode "A Vingativa do Méier" of TV series As Cariocas.
In 2011, she was cast as Julia, the protagonist of Morde & Assopra, who was part of a love triangle with scientist Ícaro (Mateus Solano) and farmer Abner (Marcos Pasquim). In 2012, she gained notoriety for interpreting the villainess Carminha on the soap opera Avenida Brasil, written by João Emanuel Carneiro. She received praise from critics and audiences alike for her performance and was enshrined as one of the greatest villainesses of Brazilian television — only surpassed by Odete Roitman of Vale Tudo, Nazaré Tedesco of Senhora do Destino and Flora of A Favorita.
Personal life
Adriana's first boyfriend, who later became her husband, was jujutsu teacher Totila Jordan. They married in 1988 and remained together for two years, divorcing in 1990.
In 1994, she married actor Marco Ricca. A year later, she discovered he suffered from anxiety and panic disorder. In 2000, they had a son together, Felipe. In 2004, Ricca and Esteves got a divorce.
After months of separation from Marco, she started dating actor Vladimir Brichta. In February 2006, they married. In the same year, after a few months of marriage, their first son, Vicente, was born. Adriana became the stepmother of Agnes Brichta, born in 1997, who was Vladimir Brichta's daughter from his first wife, singer Gena, who died in 1999 of leukemia.
Esteves is a supporter of Rio de Janeiro football club Botafogo.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Perdidos na Noite Herself Pilot: "Controle Remoto" 1988Band Fórmula 1Presenter Evidência Vale Tudo Model 1989 Top Model Cristina "Tininha" 1990 Delegacia de Mulheres Manú Episode: "O Aborto" Meu Bem, Meu Mal Patrícia Melo 1991 Caso Especial Marina Episode: "Marina" 1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Marina Farias Batista Você Decide Maria / Norminha Episode: "Águas Passadas" Especial Leandro e Leonardo Malissa TV special 1993 Renascer Mariana Paiva Ferreira 1994 Você Decide Ana Episode: "Anjos sem Asas" Confissões de Adolescente Viviane Episode: "A Eleição" 1995 Decadência Carla Tavares Branco A Comédia da Vida Privada Maria Helena Episode: "O Pesadelo da casa Própria" 1996 Razão de Viver Zilda Ferreira 1997 A Indomada Lúcia Helena de Mendonça e Albuquerque / Eulália de Mendonça e Albuquerque (First phase) 1998 Mulher Liliana Episode: "O Princípio de Tudo" Didi Malasarte Lili Year-end special 1998-1999 Torre de Babel Sandra da Silva "Sandrinha" 2000-2001 O Cravo e a Rosa Catarina Batista 2001 Brava Gente Marina Episode: "Como Matar um Playboy" 2002 Coração de Estudante Amélia Mourão "Amelinha" 2003 Kubanacan Lola Calderón 2004 Senhora do Destino Young Nazaré Tedesco First phase 2005 A História de Rosa Rosa 40 Years Globo special A Lua Me Disse Heloísa Queiroz A Turma do Didi Herself Sitcom.br Mother Episode: "A Dura Vida de Uma Mãe" 2006 Belíssima Stella Assumpção (voice) Episodes dated 12 – 14 May 2006 2005-2009 Toma Lá, Dá Cá Célia Regina "Celinha" 2010 Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor Dalva de Oliveira As Cariocas Celi Episode: "A Vingativa do Méier" 2011 Morde & Assopra Júlia Freire Aquino de Medeiros 2012 Avenida Brasil Carmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha" 2015 Felizes para Sempre? Tânia Drummond Babilônia Inês Ferraz Junqueira 2016 Justiça Fátima Libéria do Nascimento 2018 Segundo Sol Laureta Bottini Maranhão "Laureta" Assédio Stela Nascimento 2019As Vilãs que AmamosHerselfEpisode: "15"2019-2021Amor de MãeThelma Nunes Viana2023The OthersCibele Costa Gonçalves2024Mania de Você Mércia Dumas2025Show 60 AnosCarmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha"Television special 2027 Avenida Brasil 2 Carmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha"
Films Year Title Role 1991 Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro Singer 1995 As Meninas Lorena 1999 Tiradentes Bárbara Heliodora O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul Juliana / Anajuli 2006 Trair e Coçar É Só Começar Olímpia 2015 Minions Scarlet Overkill (Brazilian voice dubbing) Real Beleza Anita 2016 Mundo Cão Dilza Canastra Suja Maria2018 Loveling Sônia2021 Marighella Clara Charf2022Executive OrderIsabel Garcez
Music Videos YearArtistSong 1994Roberto Carlos"Quero Lhe Falar Do Meu Amor"1997Paulinho Moska"A Seta e o Alvo"2014Ana Carolina"Pole Dance"
Stage YearTitleRole1992A Dama e o VagabundoCookie "Dama"1994A FalecidaFalecida2001Ponto de VistaAmy2002Only YouJúlia2007Auto de AngicosMaria de Déa "Maria Bonita"2026Quem tem Medo de Virginia Woolf?TBA
Awards and nominations International Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2011 Best actress 2017 Best actress
Cartagena Film Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1996 Best actress
Gramado Film Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2018 Best Supporting Actress
Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best actress
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2017 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress 2019 Best Supporting Actress 2022Best Actress Marighella 2023Best Supporting Actress Executive Order2025Best Television Show ActressOs Outros
Troféu APCA Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1994 Best Actress 1998 Best Actress 2012 Best Actress 2016 Best Actress 2018 Best Actress 2023Best Actress Os Outros 2024Best ActressOs Outros
Troféu Imprensa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1993 Best Actress 1998 Best Actress 2000 Best Actress 2013 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress 2025Best ActressMania de Você
Melhores do Ano Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1999 Best Actress 2003 Best Actress 2012 Best Actress 2016 Best Actress in a Series 2018 Best Character 2019 Best Actress in a Series 2021Best ActressAmor de Mãe2023Series Actress Os Outros
Prêmio Contigo! de TV Year Category Nominated Result Ref.1997Best Supporting Actress Razão de Viver 2008 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2009 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2010 Best Actress in a Series 2011 Best Actress 2013 Best Actress 2015 Best Actress in a Series 2018 Best Actress 2020Best Actress Amor de Mãe 2021Best Telenovela ActressAmor de Mãe
Prêmio Extra de Televisão Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 1998 Best Actress Ganhadores do Prêmio Extra de TV 2009 2010 Best Actress in a Series 2012 Best Actress 2016 Best Actress
Prêmio Qualidade Brasil Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2008 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2009 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2010 Best Actress in a Series
Prêmio Quem de Televisão Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2012 Best Actress 2016 Best Actress
Troféu Internet Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2013 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress 2025Best ActressMania de Você
Prêmio Botequim Cultural Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2013 Best Actress
Meus Prêmios Nick Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2012 Favorite character
Troféu AIB De Imprensa Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2015 Best Actress
Campo Grande Latin American Film, Video and TV Festival Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2000 Best Actress
UOL TV and Celebrities Trophy Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2018 Best Actress
Shell Theatre Award Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2007 Best Actress
O Globo - Prêmio Faz Diferença Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best Actress 2018 Best Actress
Sesc Festival Best Movies Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2016 Best Actress 2019 Best Actress
Guarani Brazilian Film Award Year Category Nominated Result Ref. 2015 Best Actress 2016 Best Supporting Actress
Prêmio Melhores da Revista da TV - O Globo YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.1998Best Actress Torre de Babel
Prêmio Cosmos YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2023Best Female Performance in a SeriesOs Outros SEC Awards YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2024Best Actress in a National SeriesOs Outros Splash Awards YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2023Best Performance in a National SeriesOs Outros
Melhores do Ano NaTelinha YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.2021Best Actress Amor de Mãe 2023Best Actress Os Outros
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