Dayenne Proença Mesquita (born September 23, 1985), best known as Day Mesquita,[1] is a Brazilian actress[2][3] who played the lead role in two telenovelas.
Day Mesquita | |
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 Mesquita in May 2021 | |
| Born | Dayenne Proença Mesquita September 23, 1985 Telêmaco Borba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Career
editBorn in Telêmaco Borba,[2] before becoming an actress, Dayenne Mesquita studied theater, classic ballet and jazz, and because of that, she won the role of the lead antagonist, Amanda Vasconcelos in 2007 Rede Bandeirantes' telenovela Dance Dance Dance.[4]
After playing the lead role in an episode of Lendas Urbanas, in 2008, she was cast in the lead role as Eliana Vilela, a character who falls in love with her adoptive brother, in 2009 SBT's telenovela Vende-se um Véu de Noiva.[4]
She guest starred in two Rede Globo telenovelas after that, Morde e Assopra in 2010, and A Vida da Gente in 2011. Dayenne Mesquita played the lawyer Stela in the 2012 telenovela Cheias de Charme[5] She played Fernanda in the 2013 telenovela Além do Horizonte.[6]
Dayenne Mesquita played the young Yunet in the first phase of the 2015 telenovela Os Dez Mandamentos.[7][8] She played Ioná in the 2016 telenovela A Terra Prometida.[9]
Mesquita has acted in religious roles, including playing the wife of Edir Macedo in the biopic Nada a Perder and Mary Magdalene in the TV series Jesus. Although born into a Roman Catholic family, Mesquita now follows Buddhist philosophy.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Dance Dance Dance | Amanda Vasconcelos | Lead antagonist |
| 2008 | Lendas Urbanas | Carolina (Carol) | Lead role (episode "Lenda: A Casa Do Bosque e a Flor") |
| 2009–2010 | Vende-se um Véu de Noiva | Eliana Vilela | Lead role |
| 2012 | Cheias de Charme | Stela | Main cast |
| 2013 | Além do Horizonte | Fernanda | Main cast |
| 2014 | (Des)encontros | Diana | Main cast |
| 2015 | Os Dez Mandamentos[7][8] | Yunet (first phase) | Main cast |
| 2016 | A Terra Prometida | Ioná | |
| 2016 | O Negócio | Flávia | |
| 2018 | Nada a Perder[11][12] | Ester | |
| 2018 | Jesus[13] | Maria Madalena | |
| 2019 | Amor sem Igual[14] | Angélica Silva Viana / Poderosa |
References
edit- ^ "Day Mesquita, a atriz, de Telêmaco Borba, para a Globo" [Day Mesquita, the actress, from Telêmaco Borba to Globo)]. Revelia (in Portuguese). April 30, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Personalidade: Dayenne Mesquita" (in Portuguese). InterFilmes. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Na pele de secretária sensual, Day Mesquita revela: 'Tenho jeito de menina'". Além do Horizonte (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ a b "Dayenne Mesquita" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. July 20, 2009. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Gata nova no pedaço! Conheça Day Mesquita, a Stela, novo affair de Elano" (in Portuguese). globo.com. August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Exclusivo; Tudo sobre "Além do Horizonte"". Overtube (in Portuguese). September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "Day Mesquita estará em "Moisés – Os Dez Mandamentos"" (in Portuguese). Famosos na Web. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Conheça os personagens de Os Dez Mandamentos" (in Portuguese). R7. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Confira o elenco da novela "A Terra Prometida"" (in Portuguese). Famosos na Web. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Ana Carolina Soares (February 5, 2020). "Em 'Jesus', nova novela da Record, Maria Madalena não será prostituta" (in Portuguese). Veja. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Day Mesquita fala sobre estreia no cinema e relação com a fé" (in Portuguese).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Escolhida a atriz que vai interpretar esposa de Edir Macedo nos cinemas. Saiba quem é!" (in Portuguese). April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Jesus: Camila Rodrigues perde personagem importante para Day Mesquita" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Day Mesquita será filha de Juan Alba na novela 'Amor Sem Igual'". priscilamartz.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2019.