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Nívea Stelmann with the daughter Bruna in 2014
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Born |
Nívea Stelmann Leôncio April 6, 1974 Paraíba do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) |
Mário Frias (2003–2005) Eduardo Azer (2007-2008) Marcus Rocha (2013-present) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Nívea Stelmann Leôncio (born April 6, 1974 in Paraíba do Sul, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress.
She was born and raised in the city of Paraíba do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Born to entrepreneur parents, Nivea, at 12 years old, wanted to become famous.
At an early age, she tried to convince her parents to allow her to go live on her own in the city of Rio de Janeiro At 16 years old, Nivea got permission to move to Rio, where she came to attend college pursuing a major in journalism, which she studied up to the third semester and never graduated.
Besides being a college student, Nivea was also a model for Ford Models and did television commercials.
Later on, Nívea started attending Performing Arts classes at the UNI-Rio.
Shortly afterwards, Nivea passed a test to perform on the show Família Brasil, of defunct TV Manchete. In this work, his love interest was Danton Mello.
With the end of Família Brasil, TV Manchete, she returned to her classes at UNI-Rio.
Eventually, Nivea won the test for a part in the segment "Estrela por um Dia" on the TV show Domingão do Faustão. She won the contest and one month later, she was invited to perform in the novella Malhação in 1996. Wolf Maya, who was the director, gave her the role of Luana, a tennis teacher.
After her participation in Malhação ended, Nivea got the role of Carolaine in the novella A Indomada, written by Aguinaldo Silva. That role made Nívea Stelmann popular in her home country.
Later on, Nivea also participated in the novellas Era Uma Vez..., Suave Veneno, Uga-Uga, O Clone,Chocolate com Pimenta and Alma Gêmea, all from Rede Globo.