Cláudia Vieira

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Figueira and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.

Cláudia Vieira
File:Claudia Vieira-Portugal Fashion.jpg Vieira in Porto in 2005
Born	Cláudia Patrícia Figueira Vieira (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 Loures, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Actress, Model, Television presenter
Years active	2005–present
Partner(s)	Pedro Teixeira (2005–2014)
Children	María (b. 2010)

Cláudia Patrícia Figueira Vieira (born 20 June 1978 in Loures) is a Portuguese actress, model and television presenter.

As a model, she has appeared on the Portuguese magazine covers of FHM and GQ. Vieira has also featured regularly in the Portuguese advertisement for French car manufacturer Renault.

Career

2004–2009: Breakthrough

Vieira's first acting role was a minor role on comedy series Maré Alta where she appeared in the show for 16 episodes.

Following her minor role in Maré Alta, Vieira received her first major lead role where she played the character of Ana Luísa Rochinha in season two of Morangos com Açúcar.

Vieira made her feature film debut in the Portuguese thriller Contrato, where she played a character called Júlia.

2009–present: Ídolos and return to Telenovelas

Following the end of the second season of Ídolos, Vieira was announced as the new presenter for the third season of the talent show alongside João Manzarra, on the 10 August 2009. This would mark the first time that Vieira would present a television show.

In 2011, after a four-year hiatus from telenovelas, Vieira returned on soap opera Rosa Fogo where she played the character of Maria Azevedo Mayer.

After three seasons as the presenter of Ídolos, the show was cancelled as a result of SIC commissioning the Portuguese version of the The X Factor in September 2013.

As of 2013, Vieira is playing the lead role in soap opera Sol de Inverno where she plays the character Andreia.

Personal life

Vieira met actor Pedro Teixeira in the summer of 2004, whilst filming on the set of the second season of Morangos com Açúcar.

On 23 October 2009, Vieira and Teixeira announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, a girl. Vieira gave birth to her daughter with Teixeira, named María, on 5 April 2010 at the Hospital da Luz in Lisbon.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Contrato	Júlia
2009	Second Life	Cláudia
2010	Dores e Amores	Bel

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Maré Alta	Ship Passenger	16 episodes
2004–2005	Morangos com Açúcar	Ana Luísa Rochinha	339 episodes
2006	Fala-me de Amor	Danny Foster	213 episodes
2007	Ilha dos Amores	Vera Medeiros	198 episodes
2008	Podia Acabar o Mundo	Vitória Del Pilar	1 episode
2009	A Vida Privada de Salazar	Sofia	2 episodes
2011	Gosto Disto	Bond Girl	1 episode
2011–2012	Rosa Fogo	Maria Azevedo Mayer	226 episodes
2013–	Sol de Inverno	Andreia	60 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Saia Curta e Consequência

External links

• Cláudia Vieira at the Internet Movie Database
• Cláudia Vieira at the Fashion Model Directory