Luana Piovani

Luana Piovani (born August 29, 1976 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress and model.

Piovani started her career as a Ford Model Agency model in 1990 and a year later spent some time working in Japan.

Piovani's first television appearance was in the 1992 miniseries "Sex Appeal", on Rede Globo. She also had a role in the "Você Decide" series. Her first soap opera role was in 1994's "Quatro por Quatro". She appeared in the Luis Ferré's film "Super Colosso" and made a special appearance in the "Comédia da Vida Privada" series. Her first theater play was "Nó de Gravata", in 1996.

In 1997, she was voted the sexiest woman on earth by Editora Abril's "VIP" magazine. In the same year, she starred in "Malhação". She also appeared in "D'Artagnan e os Três Mosqueteiros", "Sai de Baixo", "Mulher", "Os Normais" and "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo".

In 1999, she produced and starred in "A.M.I.G.A.S." in the theater. In addition, she hosted the show  "Tudo de Bom", on MTV Brasil and The Video Music Awards of that year. She also starred in the long-running children's play "Alice no País das Maravilhas". She also joined the cast of "Saia Justa", from GNT (Globosat), along with the co-hostesses Betty Lago (actress), Márcia Tiburi (philosopher) and Mônica Waldvogel (journalist).

In 2002, Luana made an appearance at Fashion Rio, the biggest fashion event in Latin America, following São Paulo Fashion Week, earning some notoriety when she catwalked absolutely naked above the waist, holding her breasts.

In 2006, stepping aside from her pin-up image, Luana took a chance in children's theater, producing and starring in the leading role in Antoine de Saint Exupéry's "O Pequeno Príncipe". The play was a hit with children. Luana has a personal website and a weblog, where she shares her views of life with her online fans. She is also a member of the polemic Cansei organization.

elected filmography

Movies
*"Super Colosso" (1995)
*"O Homem que Copiava" (2004)
*"O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta" (2005)
*"Zuzu" Angel (2006)

Television
*"Sex Appeal" (1992) miniseries as Angelica
*"Quatro por Quatro" (1994) soap opera
*"Vira Lata" (1995) soap opera
*"Comédia da Vida Privada" (1996) TV series
*"Malhação" (1997) soap opera
*"Labirinto" (1998)
*"Suave Veneno" (1999) soap opera
*"O Quinto dos Infernos" (2002) miniseries as Domitila, Marchioness of Santos

External links

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* [http://www2.uol.com.br/luanapiovani/ Official website] (in Portuguese)