Otoniela Ciomara Correia Morais (born 14 March 1984) is an Angola-born Portuguese actress with a Macanese descendant. Morais is best known as the director of the films Querida Preciosa, All Is Well and A Ilha dos Cães.
Personal life She was born on 14 March 1984 in Benguela, Angola.
Career In 2005, she made the acting debut with the television serial Morangos com Açúcar. In the serial, her role as 'Salomé' became highly popular and she received many roles in the upcoming years in television. Some of them include, role 'Leonor' in Diário de Sofia, role 'Masara' in Equador and then in Makamba Hotel. Meanwhile, she moved to theater plays with the debut play A Balada da Margem Sul directed by Hélder Costa.
She made her maiden cinema role in 2009 film The Abused with a minor role. Her first lead role in cinema came through critically acclaimed 2011 blockbuster All Is Well with the role 'Leonor'. She won the award for Best Actress at the Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga (FCAK), Morocco and The Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia in 2012 for her role in the feature film All Is Well. In the same year, the film won the award for the Best Portuguese Feature Film at IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival.
In 2012, she made her directorial debut and writing with the short film Encontro com o Criador. Meanwhile, she also voiced the animation film Nayola.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2005 Morangos com Açúcar Salomé TV series 2005 Diário de Sofia Leonor TV series 2009 Equador Masara TV mini-series 2009 The Abused Film 2009 As Maltratadas Short film 2009 Makamba Hotel TV series 2010 República de Abril Leonor TV movie 2011 All Is Well Leonor Film 2011 Voo Directo Rita TV series 2011 O Bar do Ti-Chico Lola TV movie 2012 Com Um Pouco de Fé Film 2012 Liberdade 21 Jessica TV series 2012 O Grande Kilapy Rapariga do Bar Film 2012 Encontro com o Criador Viúva Short film 2013 Maternidade Nené Cassamá TV series 2013 Camelia de Sangue Abeona Short film 2013 Alma Mãe Short film 2013 The Thorn of the Rose Linette Oliveira Film 2014 Água de Mar Mãe de Silvio TV series 2015 O Quimbo Cuia Odete TV series 2016 A Única Mulher TV series 2016 Dentro Iara TV series 2016 Um Dia Sofia Short film 2017 A Ilha dos Cães Lena Film 2017 Maison Afrochic Neuza TV series 2018 Querida Preciosa Preciosa Film 2022 Nayola Rapariga Film TBD Já Te Disse Que Te Amo? Sara Short film
References
External links
Ciomara Morais: Actrice