Milena Toscano Gonçalves, commonly known as Milena Toscano (born January 11, 1984), is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian actress and model. She played the lead role in the telenovela Araguaia.

Career

Born in Santo André, São Paulo state

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

, Milena Toscano started her career as a model when she was ten years-old, after she was hired by the Ford Models Agency

Ford Models

The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...

. She made her first TV commercials when she was 13 years-old. After graduating in different performing arts schools such as Studio Fátima Toledo, Casa de Artes de Laranjeiras and Escola Livre de Teatro, she signed a contract with Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

, debuting in 2004 in the telenovela Começar de Novo, playing the character Sofia. Milena Toscano played Martina in SBT's remake of the Mexican telenovela Los Ricos También Lloran

Los ricos también lloran

Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...

, named Os Ricos também Choram, which aired from 2005 to 2006. Her first lead role in a telenovela was in 2010, in the Rede Globo telenovela Araguaia, playing Manuela Martinez. She plays the character Vanessa in the 2011 telenovela Fina Estampa

Fina Estampa

Fina Estampa is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 2011.-Cast:Participation special* Eva Wilma - Maria Íris de Siqueira Maciel* Ângela Vieira - Mirna Bello-External links:*...

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Telenovelas

Year	Title	Role	Comments
2004	Começar de Novo	Sofia
2005–2006	Os Ricos também Choram	Martina
2007	Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes	Ilka Jobim
2007	Eterna Magia	Elisa
2008	Casos e Acasos Casos e Acasos Casos e Acasos is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, written by Daniel Adjafre and Marcius Melhem, the general direction of Carlos Milan core of Marcos Schechtman and Jayme Monjardim...	Janaina	Episode "O desejo escondido, o cara reprimido e o livro roubado"
2008	Faça Sua História Faça Sua História Faça Sua História is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, and its first and final season opens in 2008. The pilot series was led by Stepan Nercessian, aired on December 27, 2007...	Cinthia	Episode "Oswaldir Superstar"
2008	Poeira em Alto Mar	Joana	First season
2009	TV Globinho TV Globinho TV Globinho is a Rede Globo program that used to air on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:00 AM, featuring cartoons, such as InuYasha, Dragon Ball Z and GT, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Digimon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Yin Yang Yo!, Sonic X, The Spectacular Spider-Man,...	Herself	TV presenter
2009	Caminho das Índias Caminho das Índias Caminho das Índias is a Brazilian Emmy-winning television telenovela produced by Rede Globo and first broadcast from January 19 to September 11, 2009. It ranked within the top of the most watched shows on Brazilian television...	Gilda
2009	Malhação Malhação Malhação is a Brazilian soap opera for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the...	Paloma	Co-antagonist
2009–2010	Os Caras de Pau Os Caras de Pau Os Caras de Pau is a Brazilian comedy program aired by Rede Globo on Sunday. Created by Chico Soares and directed by Márcio Trigo and starring Leandro Hassum, Marcius Melhem and since the second season Alexandra Richter....	Beatriz	All episodes
2010–2011	Araguaia	Manuela	Lead role
2011	Dança do Famosos Dança dos Famosos (season 8) Dança dos Famosos 8, also taglined as Dança dos Famosos 2011 is the eighth season of the Brazilian reality television show Dança dos Famosos which premiered May 15, 2011, with the competitive live shows beginning on the following week on May 22, 2011 and season finale airing September 4, 2011 on...	Herself	Participant (Domingão do Faustão Domingão do Faustão Domingão do FaustãoIt consists of a talk show that also features live music performances as well as special segments, such as the Dança dos Famosos and the more recent Dança no Gelo .-Facts:* Domingão do Faustão is one of the oldest of Globo's TV... 's reality show)
2011	Fina Estampa Fina Estampa Fina Estampa is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 2011.-Cast:Participation special* Eva Wilma - Maria Íris de Siqueira Maciel* Ângela Vieira - Mirna Bello-External links:*...	Vanessa

Cinema

Feature length films:

Year	Title	Role	Director
2001	Memórias Póstumas	Eugênia	André Klotzel
2004	Olga	Hannah Karpow	Jayme Monjardim
2006	Anita, Amore & Storia	Anita Garibaldi
2007	Sem Controle	Aline / Úrsula das Virgens	Cris D'Amato

Short films:

Year	Title	Role	Director
2008	Inverno	Ana	Paulo Trejes
2008	Damasceno e o Caixão	Rosane	Ricardo Claper

Theater

Year	Play	Role	Director
2006	Jovem estudante procura	Clara	João Brandão
2009	Alguém entre nós	Bianca	Silvio Guindane
2009–2010	Vidas Divididas	Marisete	Marcos Paulo

Awards

Year	Festival	Awards
2008	Festival de Cinema Brasileiro de Miami	Best actress for Sem Controle
2009	Festival de Cinema Internacional do Paraná	Best actress in a short movie for Inverno

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