Vera Kolodzig (born 22 April 1985 in

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descent .

Life and career

Kolodzig, whose father is German, lived in

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until she was 18 and then went to London to study contemporary theatre at the

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. She started her career early, doing commercials at the age of 6. She performed in a number of theatre productions, most recently (2011/12) in ''Os 39 Degraus'', an adaptation of Hitchcock's '' The 39 Steps''. She is most known for starring in several Portuguese

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Television work

*2000/2001: Jardins Proibidos (as ''Teresa Santos'') *2001/2002: Filha do Mar (as ''Diana Nogueira'') *2005/2006: Dei-te Quase Tudo (as ''Joana Capelo'') *2007:

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(as ''Beatriz Machado da Câmara'') *2007/2008: Fascínios (as ''Renata Miranda'') *2009/2010: Deixa Que Te Leve (as ''Filipa Calçada'') *2010/2011: Espírito Indomável (as ''Maria José (Zé) Gomes/Constança Monteiro Castro'') *2012/2013:

Doida Por Ti Doida por ti () is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast by TVI. It was written by Maria João Mira, the working title of the series was ''Lua de Papel'' (''Paper Moon''). ''Doida Por Ti'' premiered on October 24, 2012. Originally, it ran from Monda ...

(as ''Bianca Pessoa'') *2014/2015: Jardins Proibidos (2014) (as ''Teresa Ávila'') *2024/2025:

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(as ''Paula Soares'')

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolodzig, Vera 1985 births Living people People from Cascais Portuguese television actresses Alumni of the University of Essex Portuguese people of German descent Portuguese people of Polish descent