Helena Ranaldi Nogueira (born May 24, 1966) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
After doing some modeling jobs and television commercials, she was ranked among the five finalists of Supermodel of the World - Step Brazil, 1989, sponsored by Class Modelos and Ford Model Agency in the U.S. With the money she earned, she took a course in theater acting. At age 23, she moved from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.
In her first work in 1990, she portrayed Stefânia in the soap opera A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão. The following year, she acted in another soap opera on television, Amazônia, before moving to Rede Globo.
In 1992, already hired by Rede Globo, she played Nina in Despedida de Solteiro. A year later, while acting in the soap opera Olho no Olho, she met director Ricardo Waddington, whom she married; they had a son, Pedro.
In 1996, Ranaldi starred in Fantástico alongside Pedro Bial, but the role was short-lived because in July of that year, she began appearing as a central character on the soap opera Anjo de Mim, which was directed by Ricardo Waddington.
As a result of her work with author Manoel Carlos, Ranaldi appeared in: Laços de Família (2000); Presença de Anita (2001); and Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003). In 2002, she portrayed the protagonist in the telenovela Coração de Estudante, and played in the miniseries Um Só Coração in 2004.
In 2008, Ranaldi appeared in A Favorita alongside Malvino Salvador. She starred in the telenovela Fina Estampa, with Carlos Casagrande, Guilherme Leicam and Tania Khalill in 2012, and in 2014, appeared in Em Família.
In 2015, Ranaldi acted in the series As Canalhas, from GNT, and in the CQC comedy Band, with Dan Stulbach.
Personal life The actress was married to Ricardo Waddington, a Global TV soap opera and series director, for 10 years and had a son, Pedro. The couple separated in January 2004.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão Stefânia 1991 Amazônia Andréa 1992 Despedida de Solteiro Nina Salgado 1993 Caso Especial Lucíola Episode: "Lucíola" Você Decide Ana Episode: "A Sangue Frio" Olho no Olho Malena Maia 1994 Você Decide Raquel Episode: "Copacabana" Quatro por Quatro Mércia Arruda Franco / Suzana Sales 1995 Você Decide Lídia Episode: "Paixão Bandida" Explode Coração Larissa 1996 Fantástico Presenter Anjo de Mim Joana 1998 Mulher Marília Special participation 1999 Andando nas Nuvens Dra. Lídia Leblon 2000 Laços de Família Cíntia Martins 2001 Presença de Anita Lúcia Helena Reis 2002 Coração de Estudante Clara Gouveia 2003 Mulheres Apaixonadas Raquel de Almeida Trindade 2004 Um Só Coração Lídia Rosemberg Senhora do Destino Yara Steiner 2005 Carga Pesada Vitória Episode: "Vem Dançar" 2006 Páginas da Vida Márcia Fragoso Martins de Andrade Pinheiro 2008 A Favorita Dedina Barreto 2010 Malhação Tereza Marins Season 18 2012 Fina Estampa Chiara Passarelli Episodes: "January 3–March 12, 2012" 2014 Em Família Verônica Saldanha dos Santos 2015 As Canalhas Amanda Episode: "Amanda" 2018 O Mecanismo Eva Balesteri Participation O Doutrinador Júlia Machado 2019 Carcereiros Leila Season 2
Films Year Title Role Notes 2008 Bodas de Papel Nina 2011 Tancredo: A Travessia Alzira Vargas Documentary 2018 Minha Mãe, Minha Filha Isabel Short film O Doutrinador Júlia Machado 2024Cordel do Amor Sem FimMadalena
Theater Year Title Notes 1989 Ensaios do Grupo Macunaíma: Macunaíma, Boca de Ouro e Nova Velha Estória 1989-1991 1994 Entre Amigos 1998 Os Sete Gatinhos 1999 Arthur Bispo do Rosário - A Via Sacra dos Contrários 2000 Bonitinha mas Ordinária 2007 Preciosas Ridículas 2009 A Música Segunda 2011 O Caso Valquíria 2014 Amor Perverso 2015 A Fantástica Casa de Bonecas Amores Urbanos 2016 A Paixão Segundo Nelson Rodrigues - Uma farsa musical 2017 Se Existe Eu Ainda Não Encontrei2019Cordel do Amor Sem Fim2020Protocolo Volpone2024Por Trás das Flores
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