# Clara Moneke

Clara Onyinyechukwu Mariano Moneke (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 16 December 1998) is a Brazilian actress and model. She gained notoriety when playing the character Kate in the soap opera Vai na Fé, on TV Globo.

## Biography

Clara Moneke was born in the Santa Cecília neighborhood, in São Paulo, but moved to Campo Grande, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, at the age of four. She is the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a Nigerian father. Clara's mother, Marilene Pereira Mariano, died in 2020 due to a stroke.

## Career

She began studying theater at the age of seven. She studied costume design and clowning. After ten years of dedication to the artistic profession, in 2017 Clara decided to enter the Hospitality Faculty at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, in Seropédica.
During an internship, she met singer Marcelo D2, who invited her to audition for the cast of the series Amar é para os fortes, on Prime Video, created by the artist in partnership with Antonia Pellegrino. Filming took place in 2022.
Afterwards, the actress recorded the film Eu Sou Maria, directed by Clara Linhart and with a script by Sônia Rodrigues
Scheduled to premiere in 2023, Clara also participates in the feature film Nosso Sonho, which tells the life of the duo Claudinho & Buchecha. In the film, the actress plays Vanessa, the wife of Claudinho (played by actor Lucas Penteado), who died in 2002.
The role in Vai na Fé came through a message on Instagram, from casting producer Patrícia Rache. In the plot, written by Rosane Svartman, Clara plays the character Kate, a young woman from the Rio suburbs and the opposite of her best friend, Jenifer (Bella Campos). The success was so great that she became one of the most beloved characters by the soap opera audience and was invited to reprise the role in a participation in the series Encantado's. Furthermore, Clara gained more than 500 thousand followers on her social networks.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Arcanjo Renegado | Aissa Mwale | Episodes: "1" and "2" |
| 2023 | Amar é Para os Fortes | Peixe | |
| 2023 | Vai na Fé | Kate Cristina Ramos (Katelícia/Kátia) | |
| 2024 | Encantado's | Kate Cristina Ramos (Katelícia/Kátia) | Episodes: "O Inimigo Agora é Outro" |
| 2024 | No Rancho Fundo | Caridade Rosalina | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2023 | Nosso Sonho | Vanessa |
| 2023 | Ritmo de Natal | Mileny |
| 2023 | Eu Sou Maria | Vanusa |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work nominated | Result |
| 2023 | SEC Awards | Crush Of The Year | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | BreakTudo Awards | National Crush | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio Geração Glamour | New Actress | Vai na Fé | Won |
| 2023 | Acervo Awards | Actress Of The Year | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Acervo Awards | National Highlight | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Acervo Awards | Highlight on Screens | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Acervo Awards | Keep an eye | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio ArteBlitz de Novela | Best New Actress (popular vote) | Vai na Fé | Won |
| 2023 | Prêmio ArteBlitz de Novela | Best New Actress (jury vote) | Vai na Fé | Won |
| 2023 | Prêmio ArteBlitz de Novela | Best Couple (with Caio Manhente) | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Splash Awards | Best Newcomer in a Soap Opera | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Splash Awards | Best Performance in a Soap Opera | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio Potências! | Actress Of The Year | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Melhores do Ano | Revelation of the Year | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio Área VIP | Media Revelation | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Prêmio Área VIP | Best Character | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | Melhores do Ano - Duh Secco | New Actress | Vai na Fé | Won |
| 2023 | Prêmio APCA de Televisão | Revelation | Vai na Fé | Nominated |
| 2023 | TikTok Awards | TikTok Star | Clara's TikTok | Nominated |
| 2024 | Prêmio Potências | Best Supporting Actress Of the Year | No Rancho Fundo | Nominated |