Joana Fomm

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Birthday
Sep 14, 1939 (85 years old)

Joana Fomm

Known For

Boil
1h 36m
Movie 2023

Boil

Three ghosts are trapped in a house and haunt each new resident in order to finish their mission on Earth so they can move on to the next life. That is until a couple of architects move to the place and decide to renovate it, revitalizing it. However, they end up discovering that the mansion was the site of an old concert hall called "Fervo" and go through a series of misunderstandings with the ghosts played by Rita Von Hunty, Gabriel Godoy and Renata Gaspar.

Searching for Makunaima
1h 24m
Movie 2020

Searching for Makunaima

Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there is in fiction. The film begins with Makunaima, one of the founding myths of the native people from the border between Brazil-Venezuela-Guiana, first captured in the writings of the German ethnographer Koch-Grünberg at the beginning of the 1910s. With interviews in Portuguese, German, Spanish, and in the indigenous languages Macuxi and Taurepang, Searching for Macunaima reclaims this amazing character who represents Brazil in many ways (from literature to cinema to theatre) and remains relevant to date.

As Vilãs Que Amamos
TV Show 2019

As Vilãs Que Amamos

New Amsterdam
1h 50m
Movie 2017

New Amsterdam

The arrival of the West Indian Companies to Natal in the XVII century is just the beginning of this violent story that pushes Bernarda and her family to run away from the city and from the invasion. In the Potengi Mill she meets the foreman's son Rafael and they immediately discover a passionate love. It will give them the force to try to survive during those violent years triggered by Jacob Rabbí, a German assigned by Prince John Maurice of Nassau to command the conquest.

Apocalipse
1h 0m
TV Show 2017

Apocalipse

A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world.

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
1h 30m
Movie 2017

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

"All Paulos in the World" is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in the year in which he turns 80 years-old.

Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola
1h 46m
Movie 2017

Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola

Bernadinho and Pedro are students and face the classic tasks of fulfilling school obligations, taking good grades, being well behaved and complying with school rules, increasingly elaborated thanks to director Ademar. Frustrated, Pedro ends up finding a diary of how to cause chaos in school without being caught, which leads the two friends to follow the tips of the notebook.

República do Peru
TV Show 2015

República do Peru

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
1h 35m
Movie 2015

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.

Biography

Joana Maria Fomm de Almeida (Belo Horizonte, September 14, 1939), better known as Joana Fomm, is a Brazilian actress. She gained great prominence with her characters Yolanda, in Dancin' Days, and Perpétua, in Tieta, sister of the title character. Known for her work in different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over six decades.

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