# Marjorie Estiano

Marjorie Dias de Oliveira (born 8 March 1982), known professionally as Marjorie Estiano (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. She became nationally known for her role in TV Globo's teen soap opera Malhação.
In film, Estiano was the lead role in Time and the Wind, Good Manners, among others.
In television, she was the lead role in three telenovelas, including International Emmy Award-winning Side by Side, and four series. In 2019, she was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in Under Pressure.

## Biography

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, to Eurandir Lima de Oliveira and Marilene Dias, the second of three siblings, Marjorie Estiano studied Scenic Arts at the Escola Estadual do Paraná. After graduating, she moved to São Paulo to improve her acting abilities. There, she studied music for two years at the Faculdade Paulista de Artes.

## Career

While studying, she made some TV commercials and played minor plays in theater. After this, she was approved in the TV Globo Actor's Workshop and moved to Rio de Janeiro. She then signed to join the cast of Malhação, and began acting in minor roles. She won the lead antagonist role of "Natasha" in 2004.
She began sharing the vocals of the band with singer, Gustavo (Guilherme Berenguer). Victor Pozas and Alexandre Castilho started recording demo tapes with Estiano and sending them to record labels. Universal Music was interested, and hired Estiano. After several months in studio, her self-titled debut album was released. The first single, "Você Sempre Será" (You Will Always Be), which was performed previously in Malhação, hit the top of Brazilian charts, and won the Faustão's The Best of the Year award for Song of the Year.
The second single, "Por Mais Que Eu Tente" (The More I Try), was her second top ten hit, and the third single "O Jogo" (The Game) peaked just outside the top ten, but still enjoyed success. Thanks to the enormous airplay of the song "Você Sempre Será", her album went platinum. In 2005 released the first live DVD, titled Marjorie Estiano e Banda Ao Vivo.
In prime time, she stood out in telenovelas Pages of Life (Páginas da Vida) (2006), Duas Caras (2007), India: A Love Story (Caminho das Índias) (2009) and Império.
In 2007, she was the protagonist of the telenovela Two Faces (Duas Caras), which tells the story Maria Paula's revenge against Marconi Ferraço, his former criminal husband. Also in 2007, she released her second studio album, Flores, Amores e Blábláblá.
She played Manuela Fonseca in the 2011 Rede Globo telenovela A Vida da Gente in access prime time. The telenovela is about the love triangle between Ana, Rodrigo and Manuela, and family dramas lived by them after a tragic accident.
During the premiere of the play Mind Deception, actor and producer Malvino Salvador late on Thursday (11th), Rio de Janeiro, Estiano took the opportunity to talk about the work of two that will air in January 2011, called Amor em Quatro Atos (Love in Four Acts). The series of four chapters, will be based on four songs by Chico Buarque: "Between rehearsals and recordings were 20 days of living together and he's great," said the actress, who used to apply a wavy hair to play the part. In the chapter she makes movies, plays a filmmaker called Marjorie involved in filming the video for the song "Construction" and in the middle of the episode will complain about the noise of the work and know the neighbor's character Malvino, the role of Mason.
She played the protagonist Laura Assunção in Lado a Lado (2012), telenovela that tells the story of a friendship between two women Laura, a white girl, daughter of a baroness, and Isabel, descendant of a poor slave. Based on the novel's trilogy of the same name, by Erico Verissimo, Time and the Wind (2013) follows 150 years of family Terra Cambará and their opponent Amaral family.
In 2014, she was the lead antagonist Cora in Império, best telenovela in the 2015 Emmy International, the story of José Alfredo who builds an empire when he is separated from his love for Cora. She was a married woman who falls in love with another woman in serie Eu que Amo Tanto (2014). In September 2014 she released her third studio album, titled Oito.
The movie Sob Pressão (2016) follows the emergency department doctors and nurses of a precarious public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. She played the character corresponding to Madame de Tourvel in the Brazilian version (2016) of Les Liaisons dangereuses. In Justice (2016), she plays a dancer who became a quadriplegic and suffers euthanasia. In the 1930s movie Entre Irmãs (2017), two sisters separated by fate face prejudice and sexism: one from the big city high society, the other from a group of country renegades. Inspired by the eponymous movie, in 2017 she premiered the series Sob Pressão (2017–2021), where Estiano played Dr. Carolina again and earned her an International Emmy Award for Best Actress.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Popstars | Participant | 1st season |
| 2003 | Malhação | Fabiana | 10th season, 4 episodes |
| 2004–06 | Malhação | Natasha Ferreira | 11th–12th season |
| 2005–07 | A Turma do Didi | Marjorie Estiano | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Páginas da Vida | Marina Martins de Andrade Rangel | |
| 2007 | Sob Nova Direção | Nelly Li | Episode: "A Dona da Voz" |
| 2007 | Duas Caras | Maria Paula Fonseca do Nascimento | |
| 2009 | Caminho das Índias | Antônia "Tônia" Cavinato Cadore | |
| 2010 | S.O.S. Emergência | Flávia Menezes | Episode: "Na Saúde e Na Doença" |
| 2011 | Amor em Quatro Atos | Letícia | Episode: "Ela Faz Cinema" |
| 2011 | A Vida da Gente | Manuela Fonseca | |
| 2012 | Lado a Lado | Laura Assunção Vieira / Paulo Lima | |
| 2014 | Império | Cora dos Anjos Bastos | |
| 2014 | Eu Que Amo Tanto | Angélica | Episode: "Angélica" |
| 2016 | Ligações Perigosas | Mariana de Santanna | |
| 2016 | Justiça | Beatriz Vieira Pugliesi | Guest |
| 2017–21 | Sob Pressão | Dr. Carolina Alencar | Main role; 36 episodes |
| 2023 | Fim | Ruth | |
| 2024 | Ângela Diniz: O Crime da Praia dos Ossos | Ângela Diniz | Main role; 6 episodes |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Malu de Bicicleta | Sueli |
| 2013 | Time and the Wind | Bibiana Terra Cambará (young) |
| 2014 | Apneia | Giovanna |
| 2015 | Garoto | Girl |
| 2016 | Sob Pressão | Dr. Carolina Alencar |
| 2017 | Entre Irmãs | Emília dos Santos Duarte Coelho |
| 2017 | Good Manners | Ana |
| 2018 | Todo Clichê do Amor | Dani |
| 2018 | Aurora | Mônica |
| 2018 | Paraíso Perdido | Milene |
| 2018 | A Onda Maldita | Alice |
| 2019 | Beatriz | Beatriz |
| 2024 | Abraço de Mãe | Ana |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here | Eliana Paiva (older) |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Lisístrata | — |
| 1998 | A Raposa e as Uvas | — |
| 1998 | Casa de Bernarda Alba | — |
| 1999 | Clarice | — |
| 2000 | O Palhaço Imaginador | — |
| 2001 | Liberdade, Liberdade | — |
| 2002 | Buchicho | — |
| 2000–03 | Beijos, Escolhas e Bolhas de Sabão | Tati |
| 2003 | Bárbara não lhe Adora | Bárbara Cristina |
| 2009–10 | Corte Seco | Samantha |
| 2011 | Inverno da Luz Vermelha | Christine |
| 2012–13 | O Desaparecimento do Elefante | Atashi |
| 2016–17 | Fluxorama | Valkirie |
| 2019 | Os Sete Afluentes do Rio Ota | - |

## Discography

* Marjorie Estiano (2005)
* Flores, Amores e Blábláblá (2007)
* Oito (2014)

## Tours

* 2005–2006: Marjorie Estiano e Banda (Marjorie Estiano and Band)
* 2007–2008: Turnê Blablablá (Blablabla Tour)
* 2009–2010: Combinação Sobre Todas as Coisas (Combination Above All Things)
* 2013 – 2014: BB Covers
* 2014: Oito
* 2016: Nívea Rock

### Music recording sales certification

* 2005: DVD gold the 25 thousand copies sold of the DVD Marjorie Estiano e Banda (Ao Vivo).
* 2005: Platinum by 150 thousand copies sold of the CD Marjorie Estiano.
* 2009: Download Gold, Por mais que eu tente.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Work | Category | Result |
| 1999 | Festival Theatre Lala Schneider | Clarice | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 2004 | Melhores do Ano – Domingão do Faustão | Malhação | Revelation Actress | Nominated |
| 2004 | PopTV – UOL | Malhação | Revelation Actress | Won |
| 2005 | IV Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro (IV Brazilian Youth Award) | Malhação | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 2005 | Melhores do Ano – Domingão do Faustão | "Você Sempre Será" | Song of The Year | Won |
| 2005 | Trophy Leão Lobo | Marjorie Estiano | Singer Revelation | Won |
| 2005 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Marjorie Estiano | Singer Revelation | Won |
| 2006 | Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira | Marjorie Estiano | Singer Revelation | Won |
| 2006 | Prêmio Minha Novela | Páginas da Vida | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2007 | Troféu Imprensa | Páginas da Vida | Revelation Actress | Nominated |
| 2007 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Páginas da Vida | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2007 | Melhores do Ano – Domingão do Faustão | Páginas da Vida | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2008 | Capricho Awards | Duas Caras | Best National Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Caminho das Índias | Favorite Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | Capricho Awards | Caminho das Índias | Best National Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | Arte Qualidade Brasil | Inverno da Luz Vermelha | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 2011 | 17º Guarani Film Festival | Malu de Bicicleta | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2011 | MZOTV | A Vida da Gente | Favorite actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | Caras-Digital | A Vida da Gente | Best Protagonist | Won |
| 2011 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | A Vida da Gente | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2011 | Meus Prêmios Nick | A Vida da Gente | Favorite TV character | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | A Vida da Gente | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2012 | Noveleiros | Lado a Lado | Best Romantic Couple in Telenovela (with Thiago Fragoso) | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Lado a Lado | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2013 | Teledossiê | Lado a Lado | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Lado a Lado | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2013 | Trans Brasil TV | Lado a Lado | Best Actress in a leading Role and Best singer | Nominated |
| 2013 | APTR | O Desaparecimento do Elefante | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2013 | Aplauso Brasil | O Desaparecimento do Elefante | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2013 | Arte Qualidade Brasil | O Desaparecimento do Elefante | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2014 | MegaHertz | Império | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2015 | Troféu Internet | Império | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2015 | 11º FIESP/SESI-SP | Apneia | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2015 | MIFF AWARDS of Milan | Apneia | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2016 | Melhor do cinema | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Sesc Cine | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Festival de Cinema do Rio | As Boas Maneiras | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2017 | Notícias da TV | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2017 | Melhores do Ano – Domingão do Faustão | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2017 | Prêmio F5 | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2017 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2017 | Trophy APCA | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a leading Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | UOL TV | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a leading Role | Won |
| 2018 | 15º Zinegoak – Bilbao Film Festival | As Boas Maneiras | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2018 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | 23° Guarani Film Festival | Entre Irmãs | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Entre Irmãs | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | 12º FIESP/SESI-SP | Entre Irmãs | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2018 | Trophy APCA | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Won |
| 2018 | Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Won |
| 2019 | International Emmy Award | Sob Pressão | Best Performance By an Actress | Nominated |
| 2019 | Melhores do Ano – Domingão do Faustão | Sob Pressão | Best Actress in a series | Nominated |

### Recognitions

* 2011: Best Actress, Critic's Choice – Minha Novela, for A Vida da Gente.
* 2012: Best romantic couple, Critic's Choice – Minha Novela, for Lado a Lado.
* 2014: Best Villains, Critic's Choice – Noveleiros, for Império.