Nanda Costa

Nanda Costa
Costa in 2023
Born
Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote

(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 40)
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Lan Lan
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2

Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote (born 24 September 1986) is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.

Biography

Costa was born in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, She has Lebanese ancestry through her maternal grandmother. In interviews, she has stated that she is bisexual and has known since she was a teenager. Discreet in her personal life, she is rarely seen in the press. Nanda Costa discussed her 5-year relationship with Lan Lahn in an interview. Together they wrote a song titled 'Aponte,' which was recorded by the singer Maria Bethania in 2017. More recently Costa and Lanh wrote a song titled 'Não é Comum, mas é normal' that could be translated as 'It's not usual but it's normal,' about LGBTQ representation.

Career

She played her first role in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Cobras & Lagartos, in which she starred as the antagonist Madá. After participating in 2008 in the Globo's special Por Toda Minha Vida and in one episode of Ó Paí, Ó. In 2009, she played in Viver a Vida as Soraia. Nanda Costa was nominated for several awards for her role as the prostitute Jéssica in the 2010 film Sonhos Roubados. Costa participated in the same year of one episode of Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou, character also named Nanda. In 2011, she played the antagonist Lilica in the telenovela Cordel Encantado by Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes. Nanda Costa played the lead role, Morena, a victim of human trafficking, in the 2012 Rede Globo telenovela Salve Jorge by Glória Perez.

Filmography

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006Cobras & LagartosMadá (Maria Madalena Padilha)Antagonist
2008Por Toda Minha VidaDolores DuranEpisode: "Dolores Duran"
Ó Paí, ÓQuengaEpisode: "A Quenga do Matagal"
2009Viver a VidaSoraia VillelaAntagonist
2010Clandestinos - O Sonho ComeçouNandaEpisode: "Último Episódio"
2011Amor em 4 AtosGirlEpisode: "Folhetim & Vitrines"
Cordel EncantadoLilica (Lillian Desireé)Antagonist
2012Salve JorgeMorenaLead role
2014 O CaçadorMarinalva
ImpérioTuane dos Santos
2015MalhaçãoJosefina CarraraSeason 22
Romance Policial - EspinosaCamila
2017Pega PegaSandra Helena
2018Segundo SolMaura
2019Segunda ChamadaRita Maria de Cássia
Amor de MãeÉrica dos Santos Silva
2023The Masked Singer BrasilVovó TartarugaSeason 3
2024 Justiça Milena Souza de Jesus Season 2

Film

Film
Year Title Role
2007QuerôGirl 3
2008Sexo com Amor?Juliana
2008Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um EspíritoLady
2009CarmoRosália
2009Um Homem QualquerLia
2010Sonhos RoubadosJéssica
2011Rat FeverEneida
2012Gonzaga - de Pai pra FilhoOdaléia Guedes
2014Love Film FestivalCamila
InfânciaIracema
2020Monster HunterLea

Stage

Stage
Year Title Role
2009Cravo e a Rosa - MusicalRosicleide
2011A República em LagunaAnita Garibaldi

Awards and nominations