Daniela Lavender
Daniela Lavender | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro 14 December 1974 Bahia, Brazil |
| Other names | Daniela Kingsley |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouses | |
Daniela Lavender, Lady Kingsley (née Barbosa de Carneiro; 14 December 1974) is a Brazilian actress, appearing on Brazilian television and on English-language television, film and stage, including touring with the British Shakespeare Company.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Lavender was born in Bahia, Brazil, daughter of a policeman father and English teacher mother.[1] At the age of eight, Lavender began training in ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. Lavender studied Flamenco dancing under Roberto Amaral and received a journalism degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She studied drama at Dirceu de Mattos school[2] in Rio de Janeiro, studied English for a year and traveled to London. She auditioned for the London International School of Performing Arts, playing Queen Anne from Shakespeare's Richard III, and passed the audition in spite of the language barrier.[1]
Acting career
[edit | edit source]Lavender appeared in the low budget independent film Emotional Backgammon (2003)[3] and was awarded "Best Actress" at the Denver Film Festival.[4] She appeared in Ali G Indahouse and the BBC series Longitude, EastEnders,[5] and Casualty.[6] Lavender toured with the British Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2009, playing Hippolyta and Titania.[7][8] She made her theatre debut at London's Tabard Theatre in March 2011 in A Woman Alone (produced by Jason Greer).[9]
Other work
[edit | edit source]Lavender has supported Action for Brazil's Children Trust (ABC) as an ambassador, to raise awareness and funding to assist the disadvantaged.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In her professional life, Lavender uses the surname of her first husband, Ben Lavender, to whom she was married from 1996 to 2003.[11] Her second husband is actor Ben Kingsley, who she married on 3 September 2007.[12]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film and television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Longitude |
| 2001 | Down to Earth |
| 2001 | Casualty |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse |
| 2002 | Manchild[13] |
| 2003 | Emotional Backgammon |
| 2003 | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Paixão Crua[14] |
| 2009 | Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2009 | Precious[15] |
| 2010 | The Scientist |
| 2013 | A Birder's Guide to Everything |
| 2015 | Tut |
| 2018 | Backstabbing for Beginners |
| 2018 | Paper Year |
| 2018 | Intrigo: Death of an Author |
| 2018 | Night Hunter |
| 2019 | A Dog's Journey |
Theatre
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Woman Alone | Tabard Theatre[16][17] |
| Viva Maria | Ovalhouse | |
| The Beelzebub Sonata | Gate Theatre | |
| Steel Magnolias | The Troubadour | |
| Tartuffe | The Troubadour | |
| Sexual Perversity in Chicago | The Troubadour | |
| Lysistrata | The Troubadour | |
| A Voice Screaming to Heaven | The Troubadour | |
| Viva O Povo Brasileiro | Shanty Towns | |
| Lanterna De Fogo | Princesa Isabel | |
| Trouser Press | Independent | |
| Nick Cave | ||
| Mulheres De Areia |
References
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- ^ "event: Daniela Lavender supporting ABC Trust" Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Action for Brazil's Children Trust. May 2011.
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- ^ Manchild, BBC, 2002. Series 1 episode 3. Dir. David Evans. Character: Spanish Waitress.
- ^ "Chemin Sylvia Bernard Casting Director" (doc). Casting Society.
- ^ Precious. Cinema Montreal. 2009.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Daniela Lavender at IMDb
- "As brasileiras de Bollywood". Globo.
- "Ben Kingsley's Wife Attracts the crowds to Dublin drama". Herald.ie
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