Carolina Dieckmann Worcman (; ; born 16 September 1978) is a Brazilian actress. She has acted in telenovelas since 1993. A 2004 article in the ''
Women's Wear Daily
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'' described Dieckmann as one of the "fastest-rising actresses" in Brazil.
She portrayed a person with
leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...
in the
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
''
Laços de Família''; in response 23,000 marrow donations were given after the telenovela aired.
Personal life
Dieckmann was born in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, Brazil. She is of German descent.
Carolina married Tiago Worcman on May 6, 2007, and they moved to Miami, Florida. She is
demisexual
Demisexuality is a term used to describe individuals who rarely experience primary sexual attraction – a type of attraction that is based on immediately observable characteristics such as appearance or smell, and is experienced immediately af ...
.
Filmography
Television
Film
Trivia
In 2012, the Brazilian government approved two cybercrime bills at once. One of them was named "Lei Dieckmann", meaning "Dieckmann Law", after the law got major traction from an incident where nude photos of her were exposed earlier that year.
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1978 births
Living people
Brazilian emigrants to the United States
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
21st-century Brazilian actresses
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Demisexual people