Heloísa Jorge (born 1 July 1984) is an Angolan actress and film director.

Biography

Born in the municipality of Chitato, in

Lunda Norte Province Lunda Norte () is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566. Angola's first President, Agostinho Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. ...

, Jorge is the daughter of a Brazilian father and Angolan mother, and she has a brother. She described herself as a shy child who had difficulty with public speaking. At the age of 12, she moved to Brazil with her family to escape the

Angolan Civil War The Angolan Civil War () was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. It was a power struggle between two for ...

, first settling in

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the northern region of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Situated north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte, it lies approximately away. The mun ...

. Jorge began taking theater classes at school and became part of a group. When she took the Brazilian university entrance examination at age 18, she decided to study performing arts. Jorge moved to

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

to attend the

Federal University of Bahia The Federal University of Bahia (, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university in the state of Bahia. Students can study there without paying tuition fees, as it is a public university. To j ...

. While taking her theater courses, Jorge began to learn about social movements and improve her self-esteem. In 2007, she was nominated for the Braskem Award for her performance in the play ''O Dia 14'', directed by Ângelo Flávio. Also in 2007, Jorge wrote the play ''Uma Mulher Vestida de Sol'', in honor of Ariano Suassuna. She graduated with a performing arts degree in 2008. In 2009, Jorge was again nominated for the Braskem Award for her performance in ''A Farsa da Boa Preguiça'', directed by Harildo Deda. She returned to Angola in 2009 with her theater group, performing the play ''Amêsa'' by José Mena Abrantes. In 2012, Jorge was cast as Fabiana in the TV series ''

Gabriela Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name) Gabriela is the Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, Czech language, Czech, Slovak language, Slovak, Romanian language, Romanian, Latvian language, Latvian, Polish language, Po ...

''. She was invited to join the Angolan TV series '' Jikulumessu'', which promoted black power, in 2014. The same year, Jorge hosted the Globo International Connections program. In 2016, she played the slave Luanda in the show ''

Liberdade, Liberdade ''Liberdade, Liberdade'' (English title: ''Lady Revolution''; literal meaning: ''Freedom, Freedom'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo between 11 April and 4 August 2016, consisting of 67 episodes. It is the sixth telenove ...

''. Jorge portrayed the dying mother Gilda Cunha Matheus in the 2019 soap opera '' A Dona do Pedaço''.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

Heloisa Jorge
at the

Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorge, Heloisa 1984 births Living people Angolan film directors Angolan women film directors Angolan actresses Federal University of Bahia alumni People from Montes Claros Actresses from Minas Gerais