Danielle Winits, the stage name of Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo, (Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, Brazil

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, December 5, 1973) is a Brazilian actress, dancer, and singer. She has appeared as a regular in several Brazilian TV series and also played the Velma Kelly

Velma Kelly

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 character in a Brazilian adaptation of the musical Chicago

Chicago (musical)

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. Danielle Winits has also posed twice for the Brazilian Playboy

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Biography

Danielle took courses in ballet

Ballet

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, arts and acting, and became an actress in theatre

Theatre

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, cinema

Film

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 and television

Television

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. In the theater, she has always preferred musicals, where she has excelled as a dancer and singer. She began her television career in 1993, in the Brazilian miniseries

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, Sex Appeal. Her theatrical debut came the following year in the musical Band-Aid. Her first film role was in 1999 in the film Até que a Vida nos Separe.

Personal life

Her grandfather, Rubens Vieira Winitskowski, was a member of the 1st Fighter Group of the Brazilian Air Force

Brazilian Air Force

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, sent to fight in Italy

Italy

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 in World War II

World War II

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 as a third-sergeant

Sergeant

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, part of the ground support team.

Between 2005 and 2010, she was married to actor and model Cassio Reis. On December 19, 2007, gave birth to their son, her first child, Noah. On December 8, 2010, she married actor Jonathan Faro.

Television

Year	Títle	Role
1993	Sex Appeal	Eva
1993	Olho no Olho	Dominique
1995	Cara e Coroa	Diana
1995	A Próxima Vítima	Ana
1995	Malhação Malhação Malhação is a Brazilian soap opera for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the...	Melissa Brown
1995	Você Decide Você Decide Você Decide was an interactive television program aired by Brazilian TV Globo between 1992 and 2000. In each episode were enacted special cases with a different ending to be chosen by viewers voting via telephone....	(ep. "O Gosto da Vingança")
1996	Ponto a Ponto	Ela mesma
1997	A Justiceira	Marlene
1998	Corpo Dourado Corpo Dourado Corpo Dourado is a Brazilian soap opera produced by and shown on Rede Globo from 12 January 1998 through 21 August 1998. The 191 chapters were written by Antonio Calmon and directed by Flávio Colatrello Jr, and later Marcos Schetchman.-Synopsis:...	Alicinha
1998	A Turma do Didi	Ela mesma (Especial de Natal)
1998	Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo is a Brazilian sitcom that first aired on Rede Globo....	Dadá (ep. "Quem Não Odalisca Não Petisca")
1999	Chiquinha Gonzaga	Suzette Fontin / Helena
1999	Zorra Total Zorra Total Zorra Total is a Brazilian television comedy broadcast by Globo Network. It was launched on March 25, 1999 and has aired on Saturdays, at 10p.m., ever since May 1999....	Maria Pia
1999	Flora Encantada	Ela mesma
1999	Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo is a Brazilian sitcom that first aired on Rede Globo....	Paty Bole Bole (ep. "A Idade do Bobo")
2000	Uga Uga	Tati
2001	O Clone O Clone O Clone is a Brazilian TV Series/Telenovela that ran on the Rede Globo Network from October 1, 2001 to June 14, 2002, airing 221 episodes.-Plot:...	Shirley
2001	Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo Sai de Baixo is a Brazilian sitcom that first aired on Rede Globo....	Gabi (ep. "Um Louro Chamado Desejo")
2001	Os Normais Os Normais Os Normais is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lot of nonsensical situations, unpredictable stories and wild, often explicit humour...	Luana (ep. "Complicar é Normal")
2002	O Quinto dos Infernos O Quinto dos Infernos O Quinto dos Infernos was a 2002 mini Brazilian historical comedy television series. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim.-Cast:* Marcos Pasquim - D...	Manoela
2002	Pastores da Noite	Madame Beatriz
2003	Kubanacan Kubanacan Kubanacan is a 2003 Brazilian telenovela.-Cast:* Adriana Esteves - Lola* Marcos Pasquim - Esteban / Adriano Allende / León* Danielle Winits - Marisol* Vladimir Brichta - Enrico* Carolina Ferraz - Rubi* Humberto Martins - Carlos Camacho...	Marisol / Frida
2004	Sob Nova Direção	Francis (ep. "Mulher de Amigo Meu Pra Mim é Um Saco")
2005	A Diarista A Diarista A Diarista was a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series premiered on April 13, 2004 at 11:00 PM and was aired from 2004 to 2007 on Tuesday nights on Rede Globo.-Plot:It shows the life and problems of Marinete , a cleaning lady...	Mafalda (ep. "O Casamento do Meu Melhor Figueirinha")
2005	Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!	Ela mesma
2007	Páginas da Vida	Sandra Ribeiro
2007	Minha Nada Mole Vida	Priscila
2008	Guerra e Paz	Bárbara Palermo / Paloma Paz
2009	Cinquentinha	Becky Santoro
2009	Sem Noção	Marilinha Braga de Vasconcelos
2010	A Vida Alheia	Manuela

Cinema

Year	Títle	Role
1999	Até que a Vida nos Separe	Rosy
1999	Zoando na TV	Lana Love
1999	O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul	Corina
2005	Um Lobisomem na Amazônia	Natasha
2006	Se Eu Fosse Você	Cibelle
2008	Sexo com Amor?	Aline
2009	Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas	Clara

Theatre

Year	Títle	Role
1994	Band-aid	Rosângela
1996	A volta de Chico Mau	Maria Bela
1998	Cabaret Brazil	Tete Monroe
1999	Relax, it's sex!	Vários personagens
1999	Lancelot Lancelot Sir Lancelot du Lac is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He is the most trusted of King Arthur's knights and plays a part in many of Arthur's victories...	Guinevere
2002	Meu amor. Você é perfeita. Agora muda!
2005	Amo-te (Você nunca amou alguém tanto assim)	Carol
2005	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	Velma Kelly
2009	Hairspray Hairspray Hairspray may refer to:* Hair spray, a personal grooming product* Hairspray , a film by John Waters** Hairspray , the film's soundtrack album* Hairspray , a stage musical based on the original film...	Amber von Tussle

Awards

Year	Títle	Category / Role
2007	Prêmio Contigo	Melhor Atriz Coajuvante in Páginas da Vida (Vencedora)
2003	Prêmio Conta Mais	Atriz Destaque in Kubanacan Kubanacan Kubanacan is a 2003 Brazilian telenovela.-Cast:* Adriana Esteves - Lola* Marcos Pasquim - Esteban / Adriano Allende / León* Danielle Winits - Marisol* Vladimir Brichta - Enrico* Carolina Ferraz - Rubi* Humberto Martins - Carlos Camacho... (Vencedora)
2000	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Melhor Atriz in Uga Uga (Vencedora)