Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil, 5 December 1973), known as Danielle Winits, is a Brazilian actress, dancer, and singer. She has appeared as a regular in several Brazilian TV series and also played the
Velma Kelly
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character in a Brazilian adaptation of the musical ''
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Danielle took courses in ballet, arts and acting, and became an actress in theatre, cinema and television. In the theater, she has always preferred musicals, where she has excelled as a dancer and singer. She began her television career in 1993, in the Brazilian
miniseries
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, ''Sex Appeal''. Her theatrical debut came the following year in the musical ''Band-Aid''. Her first film role was in 1999 in the film ''Até que a Vida nos Separe''.
Personal life
Her grandfather, Rubens Vieira Winitskowski, was a member of the 1st Fighter Group of the
Brazilian Air Force
"Wings that protect the country"
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, sent to fight in Italy in
World War II
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as a third- sergeant, part of the ground support team.
Between 2005 and 2010, she was married to actor and model Cássio Reis. On 19 December 2007, gave birth to their son, her first child, Noah.
On 8 December 2010, she married actor
Jonatas Faro
Jônatas Grassia Faro (born August 11, 1987) is a Brazilian actor and singer.
Personal life
In April 2010 Jonatas started dating Danielle Winits
Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo, The couple divorced in March 2011 but they had a son, named Guy, born on 28 April 2011.