María Fernanda Neil (born October 19, 1982) better known as Fernanda Neil is an
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
actress, singer and model. As of 2013, she is no longer a public figure.
Career
Neil made her Argentine television debut on
Telefe
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...
's production
''
Chiquititas
''Chiquititas'' (literally translated as "Little Girls", known in English as ''Tiny Angels'') is a children's musical Argentine soap opera, created and produced by Cris Morena. It starred Morena's daughter Romina Yan and Agustina Cherri.
The s ...
'' she was then cast as Martina Cuenca by
Alberto Fernández de Rosa
Alberto Fernández de Rosa (born 25 April 1944 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor. He has acted on various Argentine films and television series for five decades.
Career
Alberto Fernandez de Rosa began acting as a child. He debuted in theat ...
. In 1999, Neil played the character of Fernanda.
In 2000, Neil played a small role, in ''
Verano del '98''.
After her participation in ''Chiquititas'' was over, Neil took a break off acting and began a career in modeling. In 2001, however, she returned to Argentine television, alongside
Romina Yan
Romina Yankelevich (5 September 1974 – 28 September 2010), better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program '' Jugate Conmigo'', and is most known for her port ...
,
Puerto Rican singer
Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of ...
and
Araceli González in ''Provócame'', which was shown on English speaking countries as "Savage Attraction". Neil played Erica Villalobos Kent de Parisi in that soap opera. ''Provócame'' also became an international hit.
From 2002 to 2003, Neil was part of the cast of the youth television series ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...
'' starring
Camila Bordonaba
Camila Bordonaba Roldán (born September 4, 1984) is an Argentine actress, singer and theater director. She is known for her performances in the series ''Chiquititas'', ''Rebelde Way'', ''Floricienta'', ''El Patrón de la Vereda'', ''Atracción ...
,
Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 18 May 1987) is an Argentine actress, model and former singer. She was a member of the pop-rock band Erreway from 2002 to 2004.
Early life
Lopilato was born to Eduardo Lopilato and Beatriz de la Tor ...
,
Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band '' Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato.
Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003)
Rojas w ...
and
Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo Eguía (born January 8, 1983, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican and Argentine actor, singer and songwriter. He was part of the pop-rock band Erreway together with Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Luisana Lopilato.
B ...
. Neil played Fernanda Peralta Ramos.
After acting in ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...
'', Neil worked in
Floricienta
''Floricienta'' (; known in English as ''Flinderella'') is an Argentine children's musical soap opera based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired between 2004 and 2005 on Canal 13 and has since been broadcast in more than 40 countries in ...
, Doble Vida and concentrated on her modeling career.
In 2006, she played Fernanda Linares Pacheco, in the soap-apera called
El Refugio. Neil, along with Francisco Bass,
Piru Saez, Jorge Maggio and
Belén Scalella
Belén Scalella (born August 19, 1981, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her television roles of Belén Menendez Pacheco in ''Rebelde Way'' and Belu in '' El Refugio (de los Sueños)''. As a member of music ...
, worked in this soap opera during one year it finished in December 2006 and had a group called
Rolabogan
Rolabogan was an Argentine pop group. It consisted of Piru Sáez, Belén Scalella, María Fernanda Neil, Francisco Bass and Jorge Maggio, lead actors in telenovela '' El Refugio (de los Sueños)''. Although they have never officially split up, ...
, which was also part of the soap opera's theme. The second season of this soap opera was mentioned by
Piru Saez and María Fernanda Neil would appear in it again.
After appearing in ''La Ley Del Amor'', she appeared in Gran Hermano Famosos, the Argentine version of Celebrity Big Brother.
Filmography
Television
Theater
Television Programs
Movies
Discography
References
External links
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1982 births
Argentine female models
21st-century Argentine women singers
Argentine television actresses
Argentine people of British descent
Living people
Actresses from Buenos Aires
Gran Hermano (Argentine TV series) contestants
Singers from Buenos Aires