Dayenne Mesquita Explained

Dayenne Proença Mesquita (born September 23, 1985), best known as Day Mesquita,^[1] is a Brazilian actress^{[2] [3]} who played the lead role in two telenovelas.

Career

Born in Telêmaco Borba, before becoming an actress, Dayenne Mesquita studied theater, classic ballet and jazz, and because of that, she won the role of the lead antagonist, Amanda Vasconcelos in 2007 Rede Bandeirantes' telenovela Dance Dance Dance.^[4]

After playing the lead role in an episode of Lendas Urbanas, in 2008, she was cast in the lead role as Eliana Vilela, a character who falls in love with her adoptive brother, in 2009 SBT's telenovela Vende-se um Véu de Noiva.

She guest starred in two Rede Globo telenovelas after that, Morde e Assopra in 2010, and A Vida da Gente in 2011. Dayenne Mesquita played the lawyer Stela in the 2012 telenovela Cheias de Charme^[5] She played Fernanda in the 2013 telenovela Além do Horizonte.^[6]

Dayenne Mesquita played the young Yunet in the first phase of the 2015 telenovela Os Dez Mandamentos.^{[7] [8]} She played Ioná in the 2016 telenovela A Terra Prometida.^[9]

Mesquita has acted in religious roles, including playing the wife of Edir Macedo in the biopic Nada a Perder and Mary Magdalene in the TV series Jesus. Although born into a Roman Catholic family, Mesquita now follows Buddhist philosophy.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007 - 2008	Dance Dance Dance	Amanda Vasconcelos	Lead antagonist
2008	Lendas Urbanas	Carolina (Carol)	Lead role (episode "Lenda: A Casa Do Bosque e a Flor")
2009 - 2010	Vende-se um Véu de Noiva	Eliana Vilela	Lead role
2012	Cheias de Charme	Stela	Main cast
2013	Além do Horizonte	Fernanda	Main cast
2014	(Des)encontros	Diana	Main cast
2015	Os Dez Mandamentos	Yunet (first phase)	Main cast
2016	A Terra Prometida	Ioná
2016	O Negócio	Flávia
2018	Nada a Perder[11] [12]	Ester
2018	Jesus[13]	Maria Madalena
2019	Amor sem Igual[14]	Angélica Silva Viana / Poderosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Day Mesquita, a atriz, de Telêmaco Borba, para a Globo. Day Mesquita, the actress, from Telêmaco Borba to Globo). Revelia. July 23, 2015. Portuguese. April 30, 2014.
2. Web site: Personalidade: Dayenne Mesquita. InterFilmes. November 9, 2011. Portuguese.
3. Web site: Na pele de secretária sensual, Day Mesquita revela: 'Tenho jeito de menina'. Além do Horizonte. pt-br.
4. Web site: Dayenne Mesquita . . July 20, 2009 . November 9, 2011 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401194700/http://contigo.abril.com.br/noticias/entrevistas/dayenne-mesquita-485532 . April 1, 2012 . mdy .
5. Web site: Gata nova no pedaço! Conheça Day Mesquita, a Stela, novo affair de Elano. globo.com. August 18, 2012. August 26, 2012. Portuguese.
6. News: Exclusivo; Tudo sobre "Além do Horizonte". October 27, 2013. Overtube. September 30, 2013. Portuguese.
7. Web site: Day Mesquita estará em "Moisés – Os Dez Mandamentos". Famosos na Web. February 22, 2017. Portuguese.
8. Web site: Conheça os personagens de Os Dez Mandamentos. R7. February 22, 2017. Portuguese.
9. Web site: Confira o elenco da novela "A Terra Prometida". Famosos na Web. February 22, 2017. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701005623/http://famososnaweb.com/confira-o-elenco-da-novela-josue-e-a-terra-prometida/. July 1, 2016. dead.
10. Web site: Em 'Jesus', nova novela da Record, Maria Madalena não será prostituta. Veja. 5 February 2020. 2 December 2020. Portuguese. Ana Carolina Soares.
11. Web site: Day Mesquita fala sobre estreia no cinema e relação com a fé. Portuguese.
12. Web site: Escolhida a atriz que vai interpretar esposa de Edir Macedo nos cinemas. Saiba quem é!. April 6, 2017. Portuguese.
13. Web site: Jesus: Camila Rodrigues perde personagem importante para Day Mesquita. Portuguese.
14. Web site: Day Mesquita será filha de Juan Alba na novela 'Amor Sem Igual'. priscilamartz.com. 24 October 2019. Portuguese. September 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925153237/https://www.priscilamartz.com/2019/09/21/day-mesquita-sera-filha-de-juan-alba-na-novela-amor-sem-igual/. dead.