# Rosanne Mulholland

Rosanne Santos Mulholland (born 31 December 1980) is a Brazilian actress and writer.
Known for playing Teacher Helena in the 2012 remake of the soap opera Carrossel.
From the short 14 Bis (2006), she began to sign her real surname, Mulholland. In previous films she signed Rosanne Holland, believing it was easier to pronounce.
The director of the film Falsa Loura (2007), Carlos Reichenbach, said about her: "This girl is a volcano, wonderful; she adapts to any role, she has freshness, she has a universal face." At the time of the release of Falsa Loura, the film in which she starred, she was called, by celebrity websites, "the new darling of national cinema".

## Biography

Rosanne Mulholland was born in Brasília, on 31 December 1980, the firstborn of the former rector of the University of Brasília, Timothy Mulholland, and Lurdisceia Santos. Until the age of 13, he lived with his grandparents, missionaries of the Baptist Church.

## Career

She began acting in theater when she was just 12 years old and later started doing commercials for colleges and shopping malls for television, to the point of declaring: "There, [in Brasília], I was already becoming known as the "girl in the commercial". During this period she met fellow countryman José Eduardo Belmonte, who would later hire her in Rio de Janeiro.
She made her film debut with the short film Dez Dias Felizes (2002), whose script was also written by Belmonte, followed by Araguaya - Conspiração do Silêncio, which was filmed while she was still studying psychology at the Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB). The first time she went to Rio de Janeiro, she received an invitation from Belmonte to film A Concepción and ended up returning to Brasília, where she stayed for two months. In 2004, she moved permanently to an apartment in Leblon, in Rio's South Zone, with the intention of specializing in Gestalt psychology and investing in her acting career. She didn't finish her specialization, he starred in some commercials and acted in two plays, Amor com Amor Se Paga and A Glória de Nelson. She also attended Rede Globo's actors' workshop, took theater classes with Daniel Herz, at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, until she was chosen to act in A Concepção, after being tested by Belmonte. The poster for this film became the cover of the May 2006 edition (nº 66) of Revista de Cinema.
Regarding the film Falsa Loura, she told the G1 portal: "I had never imagined in my life playing the role of a proletarian, totally different from me. It was a great challenge." Her interpretation moved Reichenbach to the point of making him change the script to give Mulholland's character a happier ending and he explained: "She brought such great dignity to the role that I had to change everything; she gave a new meaning to the role." protagonist and, consequently, for the story". During the open screening of the film at the 40th Brasília Festival, the actress received a standing ovation in the scene in which her character (Silmara) has a dream about her idol, a singer played by Maurício Mattar, while the subtitles show the lyrics of the song so that the audience follow.
From 2007 onwards, when she participated in the soap opera Sete Pecados, she became more recognized by the general public. In April 2008, she moved to the capital of São Paulo to record the soap opera Água na Boca, on Rede Bandeirantes. In the plot, she gave life to her first protagonist on television, Danielle Cassoulet, of French descent, is the chef of the Paris restaurant, and lives a romance "à la Romeo and Juliet" with Luca, an Italian, they fall in love, despite belonging to rival families.
In 2010 Rosanne was on the journalistic program A Liga on Rede Bandeirantes alongside Rafinha Bastos, Débora Vilalba and Thaíde.
In 2011, she began recording for the SBT soap opera, Carrossel, to play the protagonist, Helena Fernandes, a teacher who teaches the third year of Elementary Education at Escola Mundial. Sweet, sweet, fair and at the same time modern, she captivates everyone wherever she goes, she is the personification of everything that is good and correct. The young teacher was a tutor, friend and mother to her students. It awakens the passion of teacher René and the anger of director Olivia and teacher Suzana. In an interview she commented: "When I found out I would play the teacher, I was scared." In 2012, she joined the cast of the film Menos que Nada with the role of René. In October 2012, she received the Jovem Brasileiro Award for best actress, for her performance in the soap opera Carrossel
In 2014, she returned to Globo, and was cast to play her first villain, Débora in Alto Astral. In 2018, she filmed the film Mudança by Fabiano de Souza. In 2019, she was in Malhação Toda Forma de Amar, playing its second villain, Lara Pinheiro, a rising, workaholic, ambitious and competitive lawyer. The lawyer makes the life of the protagonist and young girl Rita, played by Alanis Guillen, miserable, due to her custody of the baby who was adopted by her sister, Lígia, played by Paloma Duarte.

## Personal life

She was married for 12 years to the drummer of musician Jay Vaquer's band, Kelder Paiva. Their relationship ended in 2016.
In September 2017, during Rock in Rio VII, she started dating actor Marcos Veras. In 2020, the couple announced that Rosanne is pregnant. Davi, the couple's first child, was born on 9 August, Father's Day, in Rio de Janeiro.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Celebridade | Rosana | Episodes: "June 23–24" |
| 2006 | JK | Maria Luísa Lemos | |
| 2007 | Sete Pecados | Daniella Silvino | |
| 2008 | Água na Boca | Danielle Cassoulet | |
| 2009 | Cilada | Michelle | Episode: "A Cafona" |
| 2009 | Tudo Novo de Novo | Nina | Episode: "Ensina-me a Namorar" |
| 2009 | A Grande Família | Bianquinha | Episode: "Demorô, Já é!" |
| 2010 | Separação?! | Júlia | Episode: "Paranoia" |
| 2010 | A Liga | Presenter | |
| 2011 | Autor por Autor | Julieta Moraes Cony | Episode: "Carlos Heitor Cony" |
| 2011 | Autor por Autor | Chronicler's Muse | Episode: "Carlos Heitor Cony" |
| 2012 | Carrossel | Teacher Helena Fernandes | |
| 2012 | A Praça É Nossa | Teacher Helena Fernandes | Episode: "June 21" |
| 2013 | Carrossel Especial de Natal | Teacher Helena Fernandes | End of year special |
| 2014 | Alto Astral | Débora Lara | |
| 2019 | Malhação: Toda Forma de Amar | Lara Pinheiro | Season 27 |
| 2023 | A Sogra que te Pariu | Debby | Episode: "Esqueceram de Mim" |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Dez Dias Felizes | Girlfriend | Short-film |
| 2004 | Araguaya - Conspiração do Silêncio | Criméia Alice | |
| 2004 | Madame Pessoa | Blonde | Short-film |
| 2005 | A Concepção | Liz | |
| 2006 | Nome Próprio | Paula | |
| 2006 | 14 Bis | Lantelme | Short-film |
| 2007 | Meu Mundo em Perigo | Isis | |
| 2007 | O Magnata | Dri | |
| 2007 | Falsa Loura | Silmara | |
| 2008 | Bellini e o Demônio | Gala | |
| 2010 | Sonhos de Lulu | Louise Brooks | Short-film |
| 2010 | Nosso Lar, O Filme | Heloísa | |
| 2010 | 50 anos em 5 | Narrator | Short-film |
| 2011 | AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things | Nympha | |
| 2011 | As Doze Estrelas | Vitória Mendes | |
| 2011 | Signo de Ouro | Veronika | |
| 2012 | Menos que Nada | René | |
| 2014 | Lar Doce Lar | Broker | Short-film |
| 2016 | Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina | Teacher Helena Fernandes | |
| 2016 | Entre Idas e Vindas | Krisse | |
| 2017 | Homem Livre | Laura | |
| 2017 | Rota de Fuga | Vitória | |
| 2018 | O Candidato Honesto 2 | Amanda | |
| 2018 | Tudo Acaba em Festa | Aline | |
| 2019 | Bio - Construindo uma Vida | Daughter / Neuroscientist | |
| 2020 | Mudança | Mônica | |
| 2022 | A Espera de Liz | Lara | |
| 2022 | Cartório das Almas | | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet |
| 1998 | A Casa de Bernarda Alba | |
| 1999 | Somos o que Somos | |
| 2002 | Várias Maneiras de Enlouquecer um Homem | |
| 2003 | Várias Maneiras de Enlouquecer um Homem 2 | |
| 2004 | Amor com Amor Se Paga | |
| 2005 | A Glória de Nelson | Dália, Glória |
| 2007 | O Mundo Maravilhoso de Dissocia | |
| 2010 | A Inevitável História de Letícia Diniz | Letícia Diniz |
| 2011 | Louise Valentina | Louise Valentina |
| 2013–14 | Os 39 Degraus | Annabella, Pamela e Margaret |
| 2015 | Juliette Castigada e Justine Recompensada | Justine |
| 2017 | Carrossel: O Musical | Teacher Helena Fernandes |

## Literature

| Year | Title | Gender | Publishing Company |
| 2020 | Para onde foi meu coração? | Children's | Novo Século |

## Discography
### Soundtrack

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2013 | Todo Mundo | Carrossel Especial Astros |
| 2013 | Todo Mundo (Remix) | Carrossel, Vol. 3 (Remixes) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work Nominated | Result |
| 2007 | Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Actress | Falsa Loura | Nominated |
| 2008 | Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional | Best Actress (official jury) | Falsa Loura | Won |
| 2008 | Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional | Best Actress (popular jury) | Falsa Loura | Nominated |
| 2008 | Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes | Baroque Trophy | Homage | Won |
| 2008 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best New Actress | Sete Pecados | Nominated |
| 2009 | Prêmio Fiesp/Sesi-SP do Cinema Paulista | Best Actress | Falsa Loura | Won |
| 2009 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Soap Actress | Água na Boca | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Best Actress | Carrossel | Won |
| 2012 | UOL Pop Tevê | Best Actress | Carrossel | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio MZoTV | Best Actress | Carrossel | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Carrossel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Troféu Internet | Best Actress | Carrossel | Nominated |
| 2020 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Supporting Actress | Homem Livre | Nominated |
| 2020 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actress | Homem Livre | Nominated |
| 2023 | Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes | Best National Actress | A Espera de Liz | Pending |