| Martha Canga Antonio | |||||||||||
| Other Names: | Martha Da’ro | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1995 | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Martha Canga Antonio | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Mons, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2015–present | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actress, singer | ||||||||||
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Martha Canga Antonio (born June 12 1995), is a Belgian actress and singer of Angolan descent. She is best known for the critically acclaimed film Black.
Martha Canga Antonio was born on June 12 1995 in Mons, Belgium, to parents who had immigrated from Angola. She grew up in Liège.[1] [2]
In 2014, she studied communication management at Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Brussels.
While still studying, Antonio was selected to play the character Mavela in the gang thriller film Black directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.[3] Before the film, she had no acting experience but was selected out of 450 candidates. The film and her role in it became highly popular and critically acclaimed.[4]
The film was later screened different international film festivals. In November 2015, Antonio was adjudged the Best Actress at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] [6] In December of the same year, she was nominated as a European Shooting Star at the 7th Magritte Awards for the same film.
Apart from acting, Antonio is also a prolific singer who started her career as a member of the musical group Soul'Art.[7] In 2018, she started her career as a solo singer under the name "Martha Da'ro", and released the single Summer Blues.[8]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black | Mavela | Nominated—Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress | |
| 2017 | La Forêt | Maya Musso | TV series | |
| 2018 | A Girl from Mogadishu | Amala | ||
| 2018 | Over Water | Ticha | TV series | |
| 2019 | Baptiste | Lina | TV series | |
| 2019 | Adoration | Jeanne | ||
| 2019 | Cleo | Myra | ||
| 2023 | Lupin | Fleur | TV series | |
| 2023 | Time Out | Lucille |