Carol Duarte

Caroline da Cunha Duarte (born 10 July 1991), better known as simply Carol Duarte, is a Brazilian actress. She has won various awards, including an APCA award, an Extra Award, and a Platino Award, along with nominations for the Grande Otelo award and the Guarani Prize.

Duarte made her debut on television with the 2017 soap A Força do Querer where she played Ivan Garcia, a transgender character. Her performance was critically acclaimed and made her well known in Brazil. For her role, she received an APCA award and APCA Best Television Actress, among many other "Best New Actress" awards from various organizations.

She received acclaim again in 2019 for her award-winning performance as the titular character in The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, a role she shared with Fernanda Montenegro. Duarte received praise from film critics and was awarded again with the APCA prize for Best Film Actress and with a Platino Award for Best Actress. She also was awarded the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro and a critics' nomination for the Guarani Prize for Best New Actress.

Biography

Duarte is the child of Maria Ivete da Cunha Duarte and Romeu Duarte. She was born on 10 July 1991 in São Paulo, but spent most of her childhood in São Bernardo do Campo. At 15, she began studying theatre at workshops offered by cities in the ABC Paulista region. After she briefly studied at SP Escola de Teatro, she was accepted into the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of São Paulo.

She has performed in works such as Angustia, (2014) directed by Luciene Guedes, A Visita da Velha Senhora, directed by Celso Frateschi (2015), and O Alvo, directed by Pedro Garrafa (2015). In 2016, she was cast, in São Paulo, as one of the protagonists of As Siamesas — Talvez eu Desmaie no Front, directed by Fernanda Camargo, Carolina Bianchi and Felipe Rocha.