Adriana Esteves
Birth nameAdriana Esteves Agostinho
Birth date15 December 1969 (age 56)
Birth placeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active1988–present
Spouse
  • Totila Jordan (m. 1988; ended 1993)
  • Marco Ricca (m. 1995; ended 2004)
  • Vladimir Brichta (m. 2006)
ParentsRegina Esteves Agostinho (mother)
Paulo Felipe Agostinho (father)
OccupationActress
Alma materGama Filho University

Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta (born 15 December 1969) is a Brazilian actress. Internationally known for her works in telenovelas, such as Brazil Avenue (2012) and A Mother's Love (2021).

She was nominated twice for the International Emmy Award, for her works in Songs of Betrayal (Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor) and Above Justice (Justiça).[1][2]

Career

Daughter of Regina Esteves Agostinho and Paulo Felipe Agostinho, Adriana Esteves began her career as a model and got her first job on television as part of the series, "Star for a Day", on the TV show Domingão do Faustão.

Her first television appearance was as an extra on the soap opera Vale Tudo. She was also a successful model.[3] Her character debut was in the 1989 telenovela Top Model.[4]

In 2005, she took on the part of Celinha on the series, Toma Lá, Dá Cá. When the program aired on the Globo in 2007, Adriana, after maternity leave with her second child, reprised her role as Celinha.

While still acting in Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Adriana recorded the miniseries Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor, playing the singer-songwriter Dalva de Oliveira. The miniseries aired in January 2010. In the same year, she starred the episode "A Vingativa do Méier" of TV series As Cariocas.[5][6]

In 2011, she was cast as Julia, the protagonist of Morde & Assopra, who was part of a love triangle with scientist Ícaro (Mateus Solano) and farmer Abner (Marcos Pasquim).[7] In 2012, she gained notoriety for interpreting the villainess Carminha on the soap opera Avenida Brasil, written by João Emanuel Carneiro. She received praise from critics and audiences alike for her performance and was enshrined as one of the greatest villainesses of Brazilian television — only surpassed by Odete Roitman of Vale Tudo, Nazaré Tedesco of Senhora do Destino and Flora of A Favorita.[8]

Personal life

Adriana's first boyfriend, who later became her husband, was jujutsu teacher Totila Jordan. They married in 1988 and remained together for two years, divorcing in 1990.

In 1994, she married actor Marco Ricca. A year later, she discovered he suffered from anxiety and panic disorder.[9] In 2000, they had a son together, Felipe. In 2004, Ricca and Esteves got a divorce.

After months of separation from Marco, she started dating actor Vladimir Brichta. In February 2006, they married. In the same year, after a few months of marriage, their first son, Vicente, was born.[10] Adriana became the stepmother of Agnes Brichta, born in 1997, who was Vladimir Brichta's daughter from his first wife, singer Gena, who died in 1999 of leukemia.

Esteves is a supporter of Rio de Janeiro football club Botafogo.[11]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Perdidos na NoiteHerselfPilot: "Controle Remoto"
1988Band Fórmula 1Presenter
Evidência
Vale TudoModel
1989Top ModelCristina "Tininha"
1990Delegacia de MulheresManúEpisode: "O Aborto"
Meu Bem, Meu MalPatrícia Melo
1991Caso EspecialMarinaEpisode: "Marina"
1992Pedra sobre PedraMarina Farias Batista
Você DecideMaria / NorminhaEpisode: "Águas Passadas"
Especial Leandro e LeonardoMalissaTV special
1993RenascerMariana Paiva Ferreira
1994Você DecideAnaEpisode: "Anjos sem Asas"
Confissões de AdolescenteVivianeEpisode: "A Eleição"
1995DecadênciaCarla Tavares Branco
A Comédia da Vida PrivadaMaria HelenaEpisode: "O Pesadelo da casa Própria"
1996Razão de ViverZilda Ferreira
1997A IndomadaLúcia Helena de Mendonça e Albuquerque / Eulália de Mendonça e Albuquerque (First phase)
1998MulherLilianaEpisode: "O Princípio de Tudo"
Didi MalasarteLiliYear-end special
1998-1999Torre de BabelSandra da Silva "Sandrinha"
2000-2001O Cravo e a RosaCatarina Batista
2001Brava GenteMarinaEpisode: "Como Matar um Playboy"
2002Coração de EstudanteAmélia Mourão "Amelinha"
2003KubanacanLola Calderón
2004Senhora do DestinoYoung Nazaré TedescoFirst phase
2005A História de RosaRosa40 Years Globo special
A Lua Me DisseHeloísa Queiroz
A Turma do DidiHerself
Sitcom.brMotherEpisode: "A Dura Vida de Uma Mãe"
2006BelíssimaStella Assumpção (voice)Episodes dated 12 – 14 May 2006
2005-2009Toma Lá, Dá CáCélia Regina "Celinha"
2010Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de AmorDalva de Oliveira
As CariocasCeliEpisode: "A Vingativa do Méier"
2011Morde & AssopraJúlia Freire Aquino de Medeiros
2012Avenida BrasilCarmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha"
2015Felizes para Sempre?Tânia Drummond
BabilôniaInês Ferraz Junqueira
2016JustiçaFátima Libéria do Nascimento
2018Segundo SolLaureta Bottini Maranhão "Laureta"
AssédioStela Nascimento
2019As Vilãs que AmamosHerselfEpisode: "15"
2019-2021Amor de MãeThelma Nunes Viana
2023The OthersCibele Costa Gonçalves
2024Mania de VocêMércia Dumas
2025Show 60 AnosCarmen Lúcia Moreira de Souza "Carminha"[12]Television special

Films

YearTitleRole
1991Inspetor Faustão e o MallandroSinger
1995As MeninasLorena
1999TiradentesBárbara Heliodora
O Trapalhão e a Luz AzulJuliana / Anajuli
2006Trair e Coçar É Só ComeçarOlímpia
2015MinionsScarlet Overkill (Brazilian voice dubbing)
Real BelezaAnita[13]
2016Mundo CãoDilza
Canastra SujaMaria
2018LovelingSônia
2021MarighellaClara Charf
2022Executive OrderIsabel Garcez

Music Videos

YearArtistSong
1994Roberto Carlos"Quero Lhe Falar Do Meu Amor"
1997Paulinho Moska"A Seta e o Alvo"[14]
2014Ana Carolina"Pole Dance"[15]

Stage

YearTitleRole
1992A Dama e o VagabundoCookie "Dama"
1994A FalecidaFalecida
2001Ponto de VistaAmy
2002Only YouJúlia
2007Auto de AngicosMaria de Déa "Maria Bonita"
2026Quem tem Medo de Virginia Woolf?TBA[16]

Awards and nominations

International Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2011Best actress
2017Best actress

Cartagena Film Festival

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1996Best actress
As Meninas

Gramado Film Festival

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2018Best Supporting Actress

Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2016Best actress
Mundo Cão

Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2017Best Actress
Mundo Cão
[17]
2019Best Actress[18]
2019Best Supporting Actress[18]
2022Best ActressMarighella[19]
2023Best Supporting ActressExecutive Order[20]
2025Best Television Show ActressOs Outros

Troféu APCA

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1994Best Actress
1998Best Actress
2012Best Actress
2016Best Actress
2018Best Actress
2023Best ActressOs Outros[21]
2024Best ActressOs Outros[22]

Troféu Imprensa

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1993Best Actress
1998Best Actress
2000Best Actress
2013Best Actress
2019Best Actress
2025Best ActressMania de Você[23]

Melhores do Ano

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1999Best Actress[24]
2003Best Actress[25][26][27]
2012Best Actress
2016Best Actress in a Series
2018Best Character
2019Best Actress in a Series
2021Best ActressAmor de Mãe
2023Series ActressOs Outros[28]

Prêmio Contigo! de TV

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1997Best Supporting ActressRazão de Viver
2008Best Actress in a Comedy Series[29][30]
2009Best Actress in a Comedy Series
2010Best Actress in a Series
2011Best Actress
2013Best Actress
2015Best Actress in a Series
2018Best Actress
2020Best ActressAmor de Mãe[31]
2021Best Telenovela ActressAmor de Mãe[32]

Prêmio Extra de Televisão

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1998Best Actress[33]
2010Best Actress in a Series[33]
2012Best Actress[33]
2016Best Actress

Prêmio Qualidade Brasil

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2008Best Actress in a Comedy Series[34]
2009Best Actress in a Comedy Series[34]
2010Best Actress in a Series

Prêmio Quem de Televisão

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2012Best Actress[35]
2016Best Actress

Troféu Internet

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2013Best Actress
2019Best Actress
2025Best ActressMania de Você[36]

Prêmio Botequim Cultural

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2013Best Actress

Meus Prêmios Nick

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2012Favorite character

Troféu AIB De Imprensa

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2015Best Actress

Campo Grande Latin American Film, Video and TV Festival

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2000Best Actress

UOL TV and Celebrities Trophy

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2018Best Actress

Shell Theatre Award

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2007Best Actress
Auto de Angicos

O Globo - Prêmio Faz Diferença

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2016Best Actress
2018Best Actress

Sesc Festival Best Movies

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2016Best Actress
Real Beleza
2019Best Actress

Guarani Brazilian Film Award

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2015Best Actress
Real Beleza
2016Best Supporting Actress
Mundo Cão

Prêmio Melhores da Revista da TV - O Globo

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
1998Best ActressTorre de Babel[37]

Prêmio Cosmos

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2023Best Female Performance in a SeriesOs Outros |Os Outros[38]

SEC Awards

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2024Best Actress in a National SeriesOs Outros[39]

Splash Awards

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2023Best Performance in a National SeriesOs Outros[40]

Melhores do Ano NaTelinha

YearCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2021Best ActressAmor de Mãe[41]
2023Best ActressOs Outros[42]

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