| Francisca Queiroz | |
| Birth Name: | Francisca Vaz Queiroz |
| Birth Date: | September 4, 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Campinas, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2001 - present |
Francisca Vaz Queiroz[1] (born September 4, 1979[1]) is a Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.[2]
Born in Campinas, São Paulo state,[1] her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer.[3] Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old.[3] As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old.[3] Francisca Queiroz started to study performing arts when she was 14 years old, moving to São Paulo two years later to work in the city's theaters.[3]
After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores.[3] She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias.[3] She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas.[1] Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season.[4] Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas.[2] She played her first lead role in 2009, in Rede Record's television series A Lei e o Crime, in which she played Police Chief Catarina.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Os Maias | Ana | miniseries | |
| Roda da Vida | Bia | telenovela | ||
| 2002 | Marisol | Camila Linhares | telenovela | |
| 2003 | Agora É que São Elas | Sol | telenovela | |
| 2004 | Metamorphoses | Ana Valentina | telenovela | |
| Da Cor do Pecado | Carla | telenovela | ||
| 2005 | A Diarista | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Minha Nada Mole Vida | Grace | TV series | |
| Amor e Intrigas | Alexandra | telenovela | ||
| 2009 | A Lei e o Crime | Catarina Laclos | lead role, TV series | |
| 2010 | Poder Paralelo | Antônia Valentim Cortéz | telenovela | |
| 2012 | Máscaras | Flávia Mattos | telenovela | |
| 2014 | Pecado Mortal | Valéria | Episodes: "February 27 – March 4" | |
| 2014 | Plano Alto | Maria Luisa | ||
| 2014 | Milagres de Jesus | Ruth | Episode: "O Endemoniado de Gerasa" | |
| 2016 | Os Dez Mandamentos | Elda | telenovela | |
| 2021 | Gênesis | Semiramis | Phase: Tower of Babel |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | De Passagem | |||
| 2004 | Irmãos de Fé | Teodora | ||
| 2005 | 5 Mentiras | Nurse | ||
| 2006 | Os 12 Trabalhos | Francisca |