Catarina de Lemos Wallenstein (born 23 August 1986) is a Portuguese actress.[1] She has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004.
Catarina Wallenstein | |
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.jpg) Catarina Wallenstein at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 | |
| Born | Catarina de Lemos Wallenstein 23 August 1986 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Biography
editWallenstein was born in London, daughter of Pedro Franco Wallenstein Teixeira, double bass player of the Portuguese Symphonic Orchestra, and Lúcia de Castro Cardoso de Lemos, a lyric singer. Her family settled in Lisbon when she was still a child. On the paternal side, she is the granddaughter of the poet and actor Carlos Wallenstein and the actress, teacher and director Maria Wallenstein and niece of the actor José Wallenstein. She studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School.
She joined the choir of the Children's Music Foundation,[2] where she also studied cello and choral singing. The same foundation led her to participate in the children's ensembles of operas such as Tosca, La Bohème, Carmen, in the National Theatre of Saint Charles.
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Peregrinação | ||
| 2009 | Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl | ||
| 2008 | Doomed Love | ||
| 2018 | Les Unwanted de Europa | Lisa Fittko |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Destino Imortal | Sofia Wagner | Protagonist |
| 2015 | Santa Bárbara | Júlia Montemor | Secondary |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Golden Globes | Best Actress | Lobos | Nominated |
| 2010 | Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Certidão de lista de associadas da Audiogest" (PDF). Inspecção-Geral das Actividades Culturais/Ministério da Cultura. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Fundação Musical dos Amigos das Crianças". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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