Júlia Almeida
Júlia Gonçalves de Almeida (born 5 January 1983) is a Brazilian actress. Biography. Julia Almeida is an actress born in Rio de Janeiro, and the daughter of the writer Manoel Carlos. She is best known for her solid television career at Rede Globo. In 2001, Julia moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and directing at the New York Film Academy. In late 2006, Almeida returned to Brazil to shoot "Duas Caras", in which she played the seductive character Fernanda. The actress has played several roles including the headstrong  cinematographer Leinha in "Caminho das Índias". The character was noted for making the "boho chic" trend popular in Brazil. In December 2011, Almeida launched the global lifestyle and fashion online magazine, "The Mark Magazine", with husband Sebastian Bailey. Almeida divides her time between Rio de Janeiro, New York and London. Career. Júlia Almeida started her acting career in 1991, in the Rede Globo telenovela "Felicidade". She played Duda in the 1995 telenovela "História de Amor". Almeida participated in three other telenovelas, "Por Amor" in 1997, "Laços de Família" in 2000, and "Mulheres Apaixonadas" in 2003. Almeida played Luísa in the  2001 miniseries "Presença de Anita". She participated in the 2004 miniseries "Um Só Coração", and in the 2006 miniseries "JK", both by Maria Adelaide Amaral. Almeida played the journalist Helô Machado in "JK". In "Duas Caras", in 2007, she played the role of a seductive character named Fernanda. In 2009, Almeida played an aspiring cineaste named Leinha in "India – A Love Story". Almeida played the role of Lorena in the 2011 Rede Globo telenovela "A Vida da Gente".