Daniela Escobar

Daniela Escobar Duncan (born January 16, 1969) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and voice actress.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Escobar and the second or paternal family name is Duncan.

Daniela Escobar
Escobar in 2016
Born
Daniela Escobar Duncan

(1969-01-16) January 16, 1969
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Occupation
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • voice actress
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)
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    (m. 1997; div. 2003)​
  • Marcelo Woellner
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    (m. 2009; div. 2010)​
Children1

Biography

Escobar was born in São Borja, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil At the age of ten, she moved with her family to Porto Alegre, Brazil. Her father Joao Carlos Escobar is a corporate lawyer and author, and her mother Lucia Iara Tatsch, an English teacher. Escobar's ancestry includes German, Austrian, and Portuguese.

Career

Escobar began her acting career in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 19 years old. In 1990 she made the transition from stage to television.

From 1994 to 2015 she was contracted to star in a myriad of prime time popular television shows for TV Globo Brasil appearing in more than 25 TV Series as well as a series of independent movies. She starred in the film Diário de um Novo Mundo.[1] Her most memorable performance was in O Clone novel 2001, where she played a mother who suffers and struggles to regain the trust of her daughter, a drug addict.[2][3] In 2005 she participated in the América soap opera.[4]

In 2010, Escobar went back to theater, along with actor Daniel de Oliveira in the controversial drama 400 Contra 1 - Uma História do Crime Organizado, a story about the rise of criminal organization Commando Vermelho. The film is directed by Caco Souza.[5]

In 2011, Escobar made a cameo in the final chapters of the novel Ti Ti Ti Daguilene as the mother of Stefany's character, Sophie Charlotte.[6][7]

She can currently be seen on TV in the novel 18h, A Vida da Gente, where she plays Suzana, foster mother of the character Alice, played by actress Sthefany Brito.[8][9]

In 2013, will novel Flor do Caribe, playing the biologist Natália.[10] In 2017, Escobar signed with RecordTV to play Ângela in the Apocalipse.[11]

Since 2014 Escobar serves as a juror on the International Emmy Awards committee.

Personal life

Escobar married Brazilian Film and Television director Jayme Monjardim. They have a son, André Matarazzo,[12][13] who is an actor. Monjardim and Escobar divorced in 2003.[14] Escobar subsequently married businessman Marcelo Woellner in 2009, but divorced later in 2010.[15] In 2017 Escobar became a vegetarian and has since become a health coach, graduating from the "Health Coach Institute of Chicago".

Currently, Escobar lives in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Television
YearFilmCreditNotes
1992 Você Decide Patrícia Episode: "Tabu"
1994 A Madona de Cedro Laura
Tropicaliente Berenice
1995 A Idade da Loba Gaby
1996 Anjo de Mim Teresa
1997 Você Decide Episode: "O Sósia"
1998 Laura Episode: "Laura"
1999 Chiquinha Gonzaga Amália
2000 Você Decide Marlene Episode: "Mania de Casar"
Aquarela do Brasil Bella Landau
Superbonita Presenter 2000–2005
2001 Brava Gente Lucila Episode: "A Sonata"
O Clone Maysa Ferraz
2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres Perpétua
Kubanacan Vanda Episodes: "May 27–29, 2003"
2004 Um Só Coração Soledad
A Diarista Sofia Episode: "Aquele com a Volta da Sósia"
2005 América Irene Villa Nova
Dança dos Famosos 1 Participant Domingão do Faustão's reality show
2006 A Diarista Sônia Episode: "Aquele do Papagaio"
2007 O Segredo da Princesa Lili Yrvana Special year-end
2008 Dicas de um Sedutor Olívia Episode: "Amor Não Tem Idade"
2011 Ti Ti Ti Daguilene Oliveira / Pâmela Special participation
A Vida da Gente Suzana Ybarra Moraes
2013 Flor do Caribe Natália Fonseca
2015 Amor secreto Irene Gutiérrez Vielma Brazilian voice dubbing
2016 A Garota da Moto Bernarda Sales de Albuquerque Season 1
2017 Apocalipse Ângela Menezes

Films
YearFilmCreditNotes
1996 Ritinha Ritinha Short film[16]
2004 Vida de Menina Carolina
2005 Jogo Subterrâneo Tânia
Diário de um Novo Mundo Dona Maria
2006 O Dono do Mar Camborina
2010 400 Contra 1 - Uma História do Crime Organizado Teresa
2016 Cold Britney[17]
Another Forever Alice[18]
2017 Erase Me Helena (voice) Short film
Finding Josef[19]
Diminuta Dra. Anne[20]

References
  1. "Diário de um Novo Mundo" [New World Diary]. Cineclick (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  2. "O Clone: a novela brasileira que foi sucesso em todo o mundo" [The Clone: the Brazilian soap opera that was successful worldwide]. M de Mulher (in Portuguese). Abril.com. January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. "O Clone" [The Clone] (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  4. "América - Irene" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  5. "Daniela Escobar fica loira e engorda 8 quilos para fazer filme" [Daniela Escobar turns blonde and puts on 8 pounds to make a movie] (in Portuguese). UOL. August 4, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  6. Oliveira, Fernando (January 31, 2011). "Exclusivo: Daniela Escobar entra em 'Ti Ti Ti' como Daguilene, a mãe de Stefany" [Exclusive: Daniela Escobar enters 'Ti Ti Ti' as Daguilene, Stefany's mother] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
  7. Ferreira, Leonardo. "'Ti ti ti': Daniela Escobar será a mãe de Stéfany" ['Ti ti ti': Daniela Escobar will be Stéfany's mother]. Extra Online (in Portuguese).
  8. "Saiba quem é quem na novela "A Vida da Gente"" [Find out who's who in the soap opera 'A Vida Da Gente']. OsPaparazzi (in Portuguese). September 8, 2011.
  9. "A Vida da Gente: Sthefany Brito grava com Fernanda Vasconcellos 'grávida'" [A Vida da Gente: Sthefany Brito records with Fernanda Vasconcellos 'pregnant']. Globo.com (in Portuguese). August 19, 2011.
  10. "Flor do Caribe: Bruno Gissoni fará par romântico com Daniela Escobar" [Flor do Caribe: Bruno Gissoni will make a romantic couple with Daniela Escobar]. Globo.com (in Portuguese). January 20, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  11. "Escalada para "Apocalipse", Daniela Escobar fica de fora de "A Garota da Moto"" [Climbing to "Apocalipse", Daniela Escobar misses out on "The Motorcycle Girl"] (in Portuguese). August 28, 2017.
  12. Tecidio, Luciana (April 3, 2020). "André Matarazzo, de 'Malhação', revela que decidiu ser ator a partir de uma cena impactante da mãe" [André Matarazzo, from 'Malhação', reveals that he decided to be an actor from an impactful scene of his mother]. Gshow (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via globo.com.
  13. Bourroul, Deatriz. "André Matarazzo: "Quero ser ator para sempre"" [André Matarazzo: "I want to be an actor forever"]. Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via globo.com.
  14. Botelho, Renan (March 6, 2010). "Daniela Escobar deseja felicidades ao ex Jayme Monjardim" [Daniela Escobar wishes happiness to ex Jayme Monjardim]. O Fuxico (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  15. Rito, Regina (November 16, 2010). "Daniela Escobar sobre fim do casamento: "a culpa foi toda minha"" [Daniela Escobar on end of marriage: "it was all my fault"] (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro.
  16. "FILMOGRAFIA - RITINHA" [Filmography - Ritinha] (in Portuguese). February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
  17. "Cold" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via www.interfilmes.com.
  18. Hopewell, John (August 13, 2015). "Zapata, Escobar, Moreno Team for Butterflies (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  19. "Elenco : Finding Josef" [Cast:Finding Josef]. findingjosef.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  20. "Diminuta" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via www.adorocinema.com.
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