Thalissa Teixeira (; born 1992/1993) is a British-Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre, earning an

Ian Charleson Award The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the ''Sunday Times'' newspaper a ...

nomination, before breaking out in the BBC miniseries ''

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''. She was named a 2021 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow.

Early life

Teixeira was born in

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, West Yorkshire; her mother is British and her father from Salvador in Brazil. She spent her childhood in

Vitória, Espírito Santo Vitória (; ) is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper is and has a population of 322,869 (2022), whilst ...

in Brazil before returning to England with her mother at the age of 8 to live in

Chalfont St Peter Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe a ...

, Buckinghamshire where she joined a local theatre group called Through the Wardrobe. She went on to train at the

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama () is a conservatoire located in Cardiff, Wales. It has three theatres: the Richard Burton Theatre, the Bute Theatre, and the Caird Studio. It also includes one concert hall, the Dora Stoutzker Hall, and ...

, graduating in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

Audio

* ''Sappho in Fragments'' –

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* Doctor Who: Defender of the Earth "The Opacity Factor" Jenel Kilum’bu / Saggy
Doctor Who: Into the Stars
"Break the Ice" Dr. Lenni Fisk * ''In Flux'' –

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* ''Electra'' –

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teixeira, Thalissa Living people Actresses from Bradford Actresses from Buckinghamshire Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Black British actresses English expatriates in Brazil English people of Brazilian descent People from Chalfont St Peter People from Vitória, Espírito Santo Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Espírito Santo