Anabela Moreira

Anabela Moreira
Moreira in 2023
Born
Dânia de Carvalho Neto

(1976-03-08) March 8, 1976 (age 50)
Lisbon, Portugal
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Anabela Moreira (Lisbon, March 8, 1976) is a Portuguese actress and director, known for her work in Inspector Max, The Last Bath (2020), Blood of My Blood (2011) and Bad Living (2023), awarded with the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. She has won twice the Best Actress award at the Portuguese Golden Globes.

Biography

In 1997, Anabela had a special appearance in the series “Riscos”. In 2000 she joined the cast of the theatrical show “Trainspotting”. Meanwhile, she trained as an actress in workshops, and between September 2001 and December 2002, she attended the Actor Training Course at ACT - Escola de Atores. At the same time, she was a Psychology student at ISPA - Instituto Universitário and continued to work episodically, mainly on television. Soon she made it to the cinema and, in 2005, she had her first leading role in the film “Um Rio”, directed by José Carlos de Oliveira.

Filmography

Cinema

References

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  2. ↑ "De luto, atriz de Inspector Max desaba: «Não é possível haver mundo sem ele»". TVI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. ↑ Ellise Shafer (18 September 2023). "International Oscar Race: Portugal Selects João Canijo's 'Bad Living'". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Anabela Moreira: "Sei que não fomos educados para sermos muito ativos, mas todos temos uma voz e podemos mudar as coisas"". Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Bad Living: A Feature film by João Canijo". Unifrance. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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