Joana Benedek

Joana Benedek
Born
Roxana Joana Benedek Godeanu

(1972-01-21) January 21, 1972
Bucharest, Romania
Citizenship Romania
 Mexico
OccupationsModel, actress
Years active1988-present
RelativesRaluca (sister)

Joana Benedek (Spanish: [ɟʝoˈana βeneˈðek], Romanian: [ˈʒo̯ana beneˈdek]; born Roxana Joana Benedek Godeanu on January 21, 1972)[1] is a Romanian-Hungarian and Mexican actress.[2]

She is born from a mix Hungarian-Romanian family. She left her native land in 1987 fleeying from Nicolae Ceausescu's communist regime in search of work. She first moved to Venezuela where she married shortly after arrived and lived there 11 years before moving to Mexico in 1999. In Caracas she continued to study, but later left her studies to work as a model and playing several telenovela characters. In 1997 she signed a contract with a prestigious cosmetics company in New York City. During her stay in the city, she decided to study acting in the Academy of Susan Grace.

She was later discovered by a Mexican producer, which began her career as an actress in telenovelas in 1999. Sirena, Amigas y Rivales, and Angela are some of the melodramas in which the actress has participated.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Rubi RebeldeZoraidaAntagonist
1992-93PielSandraSupporting role
1993SirenaJoana "La Divina"Supporting role
1994Cruz de nadieCynaraSupporting role
1995-97Pecado de AmorRosalía AlamoMain antagonist
1998-99AngelaCatalina LizárragaAntagonist
1999-00Mujeres EngañadasJohana SierraSupporting role
2001Amigas y rivalesRoxana Brito de de la O / Carolina VallejoMain antagonist
2003De pocas, pocas pulgasReneé de LastraProtagonist
2005-06Barrera de amorLeonelaSpecial appearance
2006-07La Fea Más BellaCristina Riva PalacioSpecial appearance
2007Destilando AmorPamela TorreblancaSupporting role
2009-10Hasta Que El Dinero Nos SepareMarian CelesteSupporting role
2011-12Dos HogaresYolanda Riva PalacioAntagonist
2019Noches con PlatanitoHerself

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
2002Best Female AntagonistAmigas y RivalesNominated

References

  1. ↑ "Biografías Artistas" [Artist's biography]. esmas.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Famous naturalized Mexicans". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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