Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote[1] (born 24 September 1986) is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.[2]
Biography
Costa was born in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state,[1] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Career
She played her first role in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Cobras & Lagartos, in which she starred as the antagonist Madá.[5] 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.[6] Nanda Costa was nominated for several awards for her role as the prostitute Jéssica in the 2010 film Sonhos Roubados.[7] Costa participated in the same year of one episode of Clandestinos - O Sonho Começou, character also named Nanda.[8] In 2011, she played the antagonist Lilica in the telenovela Cordel Encantado by Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes.[5] Nanda Costa played the lead role, Morena, a victim of human trafficking, in the 2012 Rede Globo telenovela Salve Jorge by Glória Perez.[9]
