# Adriana Esteves

Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta (born 15 December 1969) is a Brazilian actress. Internationally known for her works in telenovelas, such as Brazil Avenue (2012) and A Mother's Love (2021).
She was nominated twice for the International Emmy Award, for her works in Songs of Betrayal (Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor) and Above Justice (Justiça).

## Career

Daughter of Regina Esteves Agostinho and Paulo Felipe Agostinho, Adriana Esteves began her career as a model and got her first job on television as part of the series, "Star for a Day", on the TV show Domingão do Faustão.
Her first television appearance was as an extra on the soap opera Vale Tudo. She was also a successful model. Her character debut was in the 1989 telenovela Top Model.
In 2005, she took on the part of Celinha on the series, Toma Lá, Dá Cá. When the program aired on the Globo in 2007, Adriana, after maternity leave with her second child, reprised her role as Celinha.
While still acting in Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Adriana recorded the miniseries Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor, playing the singer-songwriter Dalva de Oliveira. The miniseries aired in January 2010. In the same year, she starred the episode "A Vingativa do Méier" of TV series As Cariocas.
In 2011, she was cast as Julia, the protagonist of Morde & Assopra, who was part of a love triangle with scientist Ícaro (Mateus Solano) and farmer Abner (Marcos Pasquim). In 2012, she gained notoriety for interpreting the villainess Carminha on the soap opera Avenida Brasil, written by João Emanuel Carneiro. She received praise from critics and audiences alike for her performance and was enshrined as one of the greatest villainesses of Brazilian television — only surpassed by Odete Roitman of Vale Tudo, Nazaré Tedesco of Senhora do Destino and Flora of A Favorita.

## Personal life

Adriana's first boyfriend, who later became her husband, was jujutsu teacher Totila Jordan. They married in 1988 and remained together for two years, divorcing in 1990.
In 1994, she married actor Marco Ricca. A year later, she discovered he suffered from anxiety and panic disorder. In 2000, they had a son together, Felipe. In 2004, Ricca and Esteves got a divorce.
After months of separation from Marco, she started dating actor Vladimir Brichta. In February 2006, they married. In the same year, after a few months of marriage, their first son, Vicente, was born. Adriana became the stepmother of Agnes Brichta, born in 1997, who was Vladimir Brichta's daughter from his first wife, singer Gena, who died in 1999 of leukemia.
Esteves is a supporter of Rio de Janeiro football club Botafogo.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Perdidos na Noite | Herself | Pilot: "Controle Remoto" |
| 1988 | Band Fórmula 1 | Presenter | |
| 1988 | Evidência | Presenter | |
| 1988 | Vale Tudo | Model | |
| 1989 | Top Model | Cristina "Tininha" | |
| 1990 | Delegacia de Mulheres | Manú | Episode: "O Aborto" |
| 1990 | Meu Bem, Meu Mal | Patrícia Melo | |
| 1991 | Caso Especial | Marina | Episode: "Marina" |
| 1992 | Pedra sobre Pedra | Marina Farias Batista | |
| 1992 | Você Decide | Maria / Norminha | Episode: "Águas Passadas" |
| 1992 | Especial Leandro e Leonardo | Malissa | TV special |
| 1993 | Renascer | Mariana Paiva Ferreira | |
| 1994 | Você Decide | Ana | Episode: "Anjos sem Asas" |
| 1994 | Confissões de Adolescente | Viviane | Episode: "A Eleição" |
| 1995 | Decadência | Carla Tavares Branco | |
| 1995 | A Comédia da Vida Privada | Maria Helena | Episode: "O Pesadelo da casa Própria" |
| 1996 | Razão de Viver | Zilda Ferreira | |
| 1997 | A Indomada | Lúcia Helena de Mendonça e Albuquerque / Eulália de Mendonça e Albuquerque (First phase) | |
| 1998 | Mulher | Liliana | Episode: "O Princípio de Tudo" |
| 1998 | Didi Malasarte | Lili | Year-end special |
| 1998-1999 | Torre de Babel | Sandra da Silva "Sandrinha" | |
| 2000-2001 | O Cravo e a Rosa | Catarina Batista | |
| 2001 | Brava Gente | Marina | Episode: "Como Matar um Playboy" |
| 2002 | Coração de Estudante | Amélia Mourão "Amelinha" | |
| 2003 | Kubanacan | Lola Calderón | |
| 2004 | Senhora do Destino | Young Nazaré Tedesco | First phase |
| 2005 | A História de Rosa | Rosa | 40 Years Globo special |
| 2005 | A Lua Me Disse | Heloísa Queiroz | |
| 2005 | A Turma do Didi | Herself | |
| 2005 | Sitcom.br | Mother | Episode: "A Dura Vida de Uma Mãe" |
| 2006 | Belíssima | Stella Assumpção (voice) | Episodes dated 12 – 14 May 2006 |
| 2005-2009 | Toma Lá, Dá Cá | Célia Regina "Celinha" | |
| 2010 | Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor | Dalva de Oliveira | |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Celi | Episode: "A Vingativa do Méier" |
| 2011 | Morde & Assopra | Júlia Freire Aquino de Medeiros | |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Carmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha" | |
| 2015 | Felizes para Sempre? | Tânia Drummond | |
| 2015 | Babilônia | Inês Ferraz Junqueira | |
| 2016 | Justiça | Fátima Libéria do Nascimento | |
| 2018 | Segundo Sol | Laureta Bottini Maranhão "Laureta" | |
| 2018 | Assédio | Stela Nascimento | |
| 2019 | As Vilãs que Amamos | Herself | Episode: "15" |
| 2019-2021 | Amor de Mãe | Thelma Nunes Viana | |
| 2023 | The Others | Cibele Costa Gonçalves | |
| 2024 | Mania de Você | Mércia Dumas | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1991 | Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro | Singer |
| 1995 | As Meninas | Lorena |
| 1999 | Tiradentes | Bárbara Heliodora |
| 1999 | O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul | Juliana / Anajuli |
| 2006 | Trair e Coçar É Só Começar | Olímpia |
| 2015 | Minions | Scarlet Overkill (Brazilian voice dubbing) |
| 2015 | Real Beleza | Anita |
| 2016 | Mundo Cão | Dilza |
| 2016 | Canastra Suja | Maria |
| 2018 | Loveling | Sônia |
| 2021 | Marighella | Clara Charf |
| 2022 | Executive Order | Isabel Garcez |

### Music Videos

| Year | Artist | Song |
| 1994 | Roberto Carlos | "Quero Lhe Falar Do Meu Amor" |
| 1997 | Paulinho Moska | "A Seta e o Alvo" |
| 2014 | Ana Carolina | "Pole Dance" |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1992 | A Dama e o Vagabundo | Cookie "Dama" |
| 1994 | A Falecida | Falecida |
| 2001 | Ponto de Vista | Amy |
| 2002 | Only You | Júlia |
| 2007 | Auto de Angicos | Maria de Déa "Maria Bonita" |

## Awards and nominations
### International Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2011 | Best actress | Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best actress | Justiça | Nominated | |

### Cartagena Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 1996 | Best actress | As Meninas | Won | |

### Gramado Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Loveling | Won | |

### Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best actress | Mundo Cão | Won | |

### Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2017 | Best Actress | Mundo Cão | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Actress | Canastra Suja | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Loveling | Won |
| 2022 | Best Actress | Marighella | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Executive Order | Won |

### Troféu APCA

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Renascer | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actress | Torre de Babel | Won |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Justiça | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Assédio/Segundo Sol | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Actress | Os Outros | Nominated |

### Troféu Imprensa

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 1993 | Best Actress | Renascer | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actress | Torre de Babel | Won |
| 2000 | Best Actress | O Cravo e a Rosa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2019 | Best Actress | Segundo Sol | Won |

### Melhores do Ano

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 1999 | Best Actress | O Cravo e a Rosa | Won |
| 2003 | Best Actress | Kubanacan | Won |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Series | Justiça | Won |
| 2018 | Best Character | Segundo Sol | Won |
| 2019 | Best Actress in a Series | Assédio | Won |
| 2021 | Best Actress | Amor de Mãe | Nominated |
| 2023 | Series Actress | Os Outros | Won |

### Prêmio Contigo! de TV

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 1997 | Best Supporting Actress | Razão de Viver | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Toma Lá, Dá Cá | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Toma Lá, Dá Cá | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Series | Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor | Won |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Morde & Assopra | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2015 | Best Actress in a Series | Felizes para Sempre? | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Segundo Sol | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actress | Amor de Mãe | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Telenovela Actress | Amor de Mãe | Nominated |

### Prêmio Extra de Televisão

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 1998 | Best Actress | Torre de Babel | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Series | Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Justiça | Won |

### Prêmio Qualidade Brasil

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Toma Lá, Dá Cá | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Toma Lá, Dá Cá | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Series | Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor | Won |

### Prêmio Quem de Televisão

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won | |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Justiça | Won | |

### Troféu Internet

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won | |
| 2019 | Best Actress | Segundo Sol | Nominated | |

### Prêmio Botequim Cultural

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Avenida Brasil | Won | |

### Meus Prêmios Nick

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Favorite character | Avenida Brasil | Nominated | |

### Troféu AIB De Imprensa

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Best Actress | Babilônia | Won | |

### Campo Grande Latin American Film, Video and TV Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2000 | Best Actress | O Cravo e a Rosa | Won | |

### UOL TV and Celebrities Trophy

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Segundo Sol | Won | |

### Shell Theatre Award

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Auto de Angicos | Nominated | |

### O Globo - Prêmio Faz Diferença

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Justiça | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Assédio/Segundo Sol | Nominated | |

### Sesc Festival Best Movies

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Real Beleza | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Best Actress | Loveling/Canastra Suja | Pending | |

### Guarani Brazilian Film Award

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Best Actress | Real Beleza | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Mundo Cão | Nominated |

### Prêmio Melhores da Revista da TV - O Globo

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Actress | Torre de Babel | Won | |

### Prêmio Cosmos

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Female Performance in a Series | Os Outros | Nominated | |

### SEC Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Best Actress in a National Series | Os Outros | Pending | |

### Splash Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Performance in a National Series | Os Outros | Won | |

### Melhores do Ano NaTelinha

| Year | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | Best Actress | Amor de Mãe | Won | |
| 2023 | Best Actress | Os Outros | Nominated | |