# Danielle Winits

Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 December 1973), known as Danielle Winits, is a Brazilian actress, dancer, and singer. She has appeared as a regular in several Brazilian TV series and also played the Velma Kelly character in a Brazilian adaptation of the musical Chicago. Danielle Winits has also posed twice for the Brazilian Playboy.

## Biography

Danielle took courses in ballet, arts and acting, and became an actress in theatre, cinema and television. In the theater, she has always preferred musicals, where she has excelled as a dancer and singer. She began her television career in 1993, in the Brazilian miniseries, Sex Appeal. Her theatrical debut came the following year in the musical Band-Aid. Her first film role was in 1999 in the film Até que a Vida nos Separe.

### Personal life

Her grandfather, Rubens Vieira Winitskowski, was a member of the 1st Fighter Group of the Brazilian Air Force, sent to fight in Italy in World War II as a third-sergeant, part of the ground support team.
Between 2005 and 2010, she was married to actor and model Cássio Reis. On 19 December 2007, gave birth to their son, her first child, Noah.
On 8 December 2010, she married actor Jonatas Faro. The couple divorced in March 2011 but they had a son, named Guy, born on 28 April 2011.

## Career
### Television

| Year | Títle | Role |
| 1993 | Sex Appeal | Eva |
| 1993 | Olho no Olho | Dominique |
| 1995 | Cara e Coroa | Diana |
| 1995 | A Próxima Vítima | Ana |
| 1995 | Malhação | Melissa Brown |
| 1995 | Você Decide | (ep. "O Gosto da Vingança") |
| 1996 | Ponto a Ponto | Herself |
| 1997 | A Justiceira | Marlene |
| 1998 | Corpo Dourado | Alicinha |
| 1998 | A Turma do Didi | Herself (Christmas TV specials) |
| 1998 | Sai de Baixo | Dadá (ep. "Quem Não Odalisca Não Petisca") |
| 1999 | Chiquinha Gonzaga | Suzette Fontin (young) / Helena |
| 1999 | Zorra Total | Maria Pia |
| 1999 | Flora Encantada | Herself |
| 1999 | Sai de Baixo | Paty Bole Bole (ep. "A Idade do Bobo") |
| 2000 | Uga-Uga | Tati |
| 2001 | Sai de Baixo | Gabi (ep. "Um Louro Chamado Desejo") |
| 2001 | Os Normais | Luana (ep. "Complicar é Normal") |
| 2001 | O Clone | Shirley |
| 2002 | O Quinto dos Infernos | Manoela |
| 2002 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Drª. Jaqueline / Cuca (ep. "Perigo no Reino das Águas Claras") |
| 2002 | Pastores da Noite | Madame Beatriz |
| 2003 | Kubanacan | Marisol / Frida |
| 2004 | Sob Nova Direção | Francis (ep. "Mulher de Amigo Meu Pra Mim é Um Saco") |
| 2005 | A Diarista | Mafalda (ep. "O Casamento do Meu Melhor Figueirinha") |
| 2005 | Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! | Herself |
| 2006 | Páginas da Vida | Sandra Ribeiro |
| 2007 | Minha Nada Mole Vida | Priscila |
| 2008 | Guerra e Paz | Bárbara Palermo / Paloma Paz |
| 2009 | Sem Noção | Marilinha Braga de Vasconcelos |
| 2009 | Superbonita | Presenter |
| 2009 | Cinquentinha | Becky Santoro |
| 2010 | A Vida Alheia | Manuela |
| 2010 | Criança Esperança | Barbie |
| 2012 | Malhação | Marcela Porto |
| 2013 | Amor à Vida | Amarilys |
| 2024 | Família é Tudo | Lizandra Chaves |

### Cinema

| Year | Títle | Role |
| 1999 | Até que a Vida nos Separe | Rosy |
| 1999 | Zoando na TV | Lana Love |
| 1999 | O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul | Corina |
| 2005 | Um Lobisomem na Amazônia | Natasha |
| 2006 | Se Eu Fosse Você | Cibelle |
| 2008 | Sexo com Amor? | Aline |
| 2009 | Os Normais 2 – A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas | Clara |
| 2010 | Simbologia de um Crime | Luiza Abrantes |
| 2012 | Até Que a Sorte Nos Separe | Jane |
| 2013 | Odeio o Dia dos Namorados | Marina |

### Theatre

| Year | Títle | Role |
| 1994 | Band-aid | Rosângela |
| 1996 | A volta de Chico Mau | Maria Bela |
| 1998 | Cabaret Brazil | Tete Monroe |
| 1999 | Relax, it's sex! | various roles |
| 1999 | Lancelot | Guinevere |
| 2002 | Meu amor. Você é perfeita. Agora muda! | |
| 2005 | Amo-te (Você nunca amou alguém tanto assim) | Carol |
| 2005 | Chicago | Velma Kelly |
| 2009 | Hairspray | Amber von Tussle |
| 2012 | Xanadu | Kira/Clio |

### Awards

| Year | Títle | Category / Role | Result |
| 2000 | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Best actress in Uga Uga | Won |
| 2003 | Prêmio Conta Mais | Atriz Destaque in Kubanacan | Won |
| 2007 | Prêmio Contigo | Best supporting actress in Páginas da Vida | Won |