Fiorella Gelli Mattheis (born 10 February 1988) is a Brazilian actress, model, television presenter, entrepreneur and founder and chief executive officer of the startup Gringa.
Biography Fiorella was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. She is of Italian and German ancestry, both her paternal and maternal family names are from Northern Italy. She is the daughter of Andreas Mattheis, a race car driver, and Sandra Gelli Mattheis. She has a degree in journalism from the Centro Universitário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro since 2013 On July 20, 2013, she married Flávio Canto; they divorced in September 2014.
Career Mattheis began her modeling career at the age of fourteen, after being a finalist in a competition held by the agency Elite Model Management. She moved to São Paulo soon after, and it was there that her career as a model took off. From fifteen to seventeen, she lived in Japan, Hong Kong and some European countries. Her acting career started when she played Vivian in Brazilian soap-opera Malhação.
Mattheis does not consume alcoholic beverages. While she stopped eating red meat and chicken for ideological reasons two years ago, she otherwise avoids stringent dietary restrictions. Instead, she relies on an intense exercise regimen that she began as a teenager: "I run five to seven kilometers three to four times a week. Sometimes on the treadmill, sometimes outdoors." Mattheis has two personal trainers. Mattheis attributes her successful career to achieving what could not be done with beauty alone through "hard work and dedication".
In early June 2015, Mattheis was honored as the godmother of the non-governmental organization Ampara Animal in Rio de Janeiro for her activism in helping needy cats and dogs. Later that month, Mattheis had her hair treated by burning with a lit candle. This technique increases the strength and body with which hair grows, and should only be employed by qualified professionals. In July 2015, she posed in a bikini with fellow Vai Que Cola third-season actress Samantha Schmutz.
In August 2015, Mattheis posed in an advertisement for the clothing brand PG with actor and designer Paulo Gustavo. Gustavo described Mattheis as "the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Filmography Television YearTitleCharacter Notes 2006 Rolé (Sport TV) Presenter 2007 Malhação Vivian Pimenta Antagonista 2008 A Turma do Didi Ela mesma Participação Guerra e Paz Flávia "Maníacos & Depressivos" Casos e Acasos Mariana "A Fuga Arriscada" Faça Sua História Manuela "A Rainha da Uva" 2009 Uma Noite no Castelo Virgínia Especial A Favorita Cristal Participação Video Show Apresentadora 2009-2010 2010 As Cariocas Carla Mendes "A Invejosa de Ipanema" 2012 Fina Estampa Loira misteriosa Participação Louco por Elas Frida Participação 2013-present Vai Que Cola Velna (Aparecida) Multishow 2018 Rua Augusta Mika
Film YearTitleCharacter Notes 2013 Cine Holliúdy Dream Girl 2014 Big Hero 6 Honey Lemon voice (dubbing) 2015 Vai Que Cola - O Filme Velna 2016 O Último Virgem Débora
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