Joana Fomm

TV Actress

Birthday September 14, 1939

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Age 84 years old

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About

Brazillian actress known for her roles in classic Brazillian cinema and television. She has frequently been cast as the villain. She was cast as Livia in the 1968 movie A Vida Provisória and as Perpétua in the TV series Tieta, which premiered in 1989. 

Before Fame

She made her acting debut in 1962 in the movie O Quinto Poder de Alberto Pieralisi. She made her television debut in 1964 in the soap opera O Desconhecido.

Trivia

In 1978, she won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Television. In 1990, she won the Candango award for Best Actress.

Family Life

She was raised by her uncle in Rio de Janeiro after her mother and sister died in a river when she was a child. She found out she was adopted when she was 13. Her father was journalist Artur Fomm. She has been married and divorced five times. She has one child named Gabriel with writer Ricardo Gouveia.

Associated With

She starred with actress Betty Faria on Tieta.