Camila Mendes

Camila Carraro Mendes[2] (born June 29, 1994)[3] is an American actress, known for portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama series Riverdale.
== Early life ==
Mendes was born in Charlottesville, Virginia,[2] to Brazilian parents, Gisele and Victor Mendes. Her mother is from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, while her father is from Brasília, Federal District.[4] Mendes moved 16 times growing up but spent most of her childhood in Florida, where she attended American Heritage School, in Plantation. At the age of 10, she lived in Brazil for a year.[5] In May 2016, Mendes graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, alongside her co-star Cole Sprouse.[6][7][8]
== Personal life ==
In 2018, during the filming of the third season of Riverdale, Mendes began dating her co-star Charles Melton. Mendes is fluent in Portuguese.
== Career ==
Mendes' first acting job was in a commercial for IKEA.[9]
In 2016, Mendes was cast as "silver-tongued high school sophomore" Veronica Lodge in The CW's teen drama Riverdale, a subversive take on the Archie Comics.[10]Mendes was represented by the Carson Kolker Organization, later changing to CAA.[7]
Mendes appeared on the cover of MensHealth magazine in December 2017 and Cosmopolitan in February 2018. She made feature film debut in The New Romantic, which premiered at the SXSW Festival in March 2018.[11] That same month, Mendes joined the cast of The Stand-In alongside Laura Marano and Matt Walsh.[12]
== Filmography ==
Television and film roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2017–present	Riverdale 	Veronica Lodge 	Main role
2018 	Riverdale 	Young Hermione Gomez	Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club"[13]
2018 	The New Romantic	Morgan 	Film
2019 	The Perfect Date	Shelby Pace 	Film, Post-production
=== Music videos ===
Year	Title 	Artist
2018	"Give a Little"	Maggie Rogers
2018	"Side Effects" 	The Chainsmokers ft. Emily Warren
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominated work	Result 	Ref.
2017	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Scene Stealer 	Riverdale 	Won 	[14]
2018	MTV Movie & TV Awards 	Best Kiss 	Riverdale 	Nominated	[15]
2018	Teen Choice Awards 	 	Riverdale 	 	
2018	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress Drama 	Riverdale 	Nominated	[16][17]
2018	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Ship (with KJ Apa)	Riverdale 	Nominated	[16][17]
2018	People's Choice Awards	Female TV Star of 2018 	Riverdale 	Nominated	[18]
Category:American television actresses