Ester Valerie Noronha (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian actress and singer known for her work in Telugu,

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, and

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films. She is best known for her roles in '' Bhimavaram Bullodu'' (2014), ''Shakeela'' (2020), ''Lanke'' (2021), ''Sophiya'', and the

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series ''Recce'' (2022).

Early and personal life

Ester Noronha was born to Valerian Noronha and Janet Noronha in

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. She debuted on the Konkani stage as "Baby Ester" at the age of 8. Noronha married singer and rapper

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in January 2019 after being engaged for a year. On 31 October 2020, they made it public on social media that they had been officially divorced after being separated for a year.

Career

Noronha debuted in a non-commercial Bollywood film ''Baromas''. The film went on to be played and nominated in various film festivals around the world including the 2012 South Asian International Film Festival in

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and the DCIFF (DC Independent Film Festival) in

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. She was cast by director Teja in his Telugu film '' 1000 Abaddalu'' (2013). Noronha was immediately signed for '' Bhimavaram Bullodu'' opposite Sunil. In 2017, Noronha made her debut on the

'' tiatr'' stage as a singer in the play ''Goy, Goykar, Goykarponn'' (Goa, Goan, Goaness) by Mariano Fernandes. In June 2023, she made her acting debut in ''Mhoji Khori Maim'' (My Real Mother) by Comedian Brian.

Filmography

Television

Discography

As playback singer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noronha, Ester Living people 1992 births Tiatrists Actresses from Mangalore Mangalorean Catholics Mangaloreans University of Mumbai alumni Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Konkani cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)