Yanna Lavigne Inagaki Gissoni (born 29 November 1989)[2] is a Brazilian television actress and model.

Yanna Lavigne
Born
Yanna Lavigne Inagaki

(1989-11-29) 29 November 1989 (age 34)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2005–present (model)
2010–present (actress)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children2

Biography edit

Born in Osasco,[3] she is the daughter of a Japanese man and a woman from Bahia state, due to her exotic looks, her school colleagues in Nagoya suggested her to compete in the Aichi province's local beauty contest in 2006.[4] After she was discovered by a Brazilian scout, she worked as a model in Tokyo. She returned to Brazil when she was 19 years old and studied at Rede Globo's actors school.

She is of Japanese, French and Spanish descent.[5]

Career edit

Her television debut was in the Fantástico's sketch named “O Cupido”, in 2010, and in 2011 she guest starred in several episodes of the telenovela Malhação.[6] The actress played a promiscuous girl in the 2012 telenovela Avenida Brasil.[7] Yanna Lavigne was part of the main cast of the 2013 telenovela Salve Jorge as a Turkish woman named Tamar.[8][9] She played Ana Fátima, who was one of the protagonists, in the 2013 telenovela Além do Horizonte.[10] Yanna Lavigne played a victim of a homicide in the 2014 police TV series Dupla Identidade, by Glória Perez.[11] She guest starred in the 2015 telenovela Babilônia as Susana, who is the mistress of the dishonest mayor Aderbal, played by Marcos Palmeira.[12]

Saltibum edit

Yanna Lavigne competed in the 2015 edition of the Rede Globo's Saltibum reality show, which is a segment of the Caldeirão do Huck program and it is the Brazilian version of the Dutch reality TV show Celebrity Splash!.[13]

Television edit

Telenovelas
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Fantástico Mariana Matos Sketch: O Cupido
2011 Malhação Laís Recurring role [6]
2012 Avenida Brasil Promiscuous girl Special guest star [7]
2013 Salve Jorge Tamar Co-protagonist [9]
2013 Além do Horizonte Ana Fátima Andrade Martins Co-protagonist [10]
2014 Dupla Identidade Mariana Special guest star [14][15]
2015 Saltibum Herself Reality competition [13]
2015 Babilônia Susana Mendonça Guest star [16]
2016 Ligações Perigosas Júlia Recurring role [17]
2016 Liberdade, Liberdade Mirtes Aparecida Anunciação (Mimi) Recurring role [18]

Awards and nominations edit

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Prêmio Contigo! Best TV Newcomer Tamar in Salve Jorge Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "Yanna Lavigne conta como deixou a carreira de miss no Japão para se tornar atriz" (in Portuguese). MSN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Yanna Lavigne" (in Portuguese). Caras. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Luciana Tecidio (February 28, 2013). "Yanna Lavigne fala sobre namoro com Bruno Gissoni: 'É muito forte'" (in Portuguese). EGO. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Salve Jorge: Yanna Lavigne, a Tamar, já foi miss no Japão antes de ser atriz". Extra Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Yanna Lavigne já trabalhou como modelo no Japão, confira o vídeo" (in Portuguese). GShow Globo. April 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Malhação Maicon e Babi finalmente se acertam" (in Portuguese). M de Mulher. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Sou namoradeira revela Yanna Lavigne, a Tamar de Salve Jorge" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "Yanna Lavigne já foi miss no Japão antes de ser atriz" (in Portuguese). Extra Globo. October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Tamar" (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Yanna Lavigne se diz menos ousada que personagem não sei lidar com cantadas". TV Globo (in Portuguese). October 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  11. ^ Patrícia Kogut (June 9, 2014). "Yanna Lavigne fará série policial de Gloria Perez". Patrícia Kogut (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  12. ^ Márcia Pereira (May 5, 2015). "Yanna Lavigne entra em Babilônia com cenas quentes em motel". UOL (in Portuguese). Notícias da TV. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Yanna Lavigne". GShow (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  14. ^ Anna Luiza Santiago (September 13, 2014). "Yanna Lavigne fala de cenas de nudez em série e de namoro com Gissoni: 'Quase moramos juntos'". O Globo (in Portuguese). Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  15. ^ Louise Soares (September 14, 2014). "Atriz de 'Dupla Identidade' diz que sentiu angústia ao gravar, nua, cena de autópsia" (in Portuguese). F5 - televisão. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  16. ^ Carla Bittencourt (May 5, 2015). "Namorada de Bruno Gissoni, Yanna Lavigne entra em 'Babilônia'". Extra (in Portuguese). Telinha. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  17. ^ Carla Bittencourt (November 12, 2015). "Yanna Lavigne vai trair Marjorie Estiano em 'Ligações perigosas'". Extra (in Portuguese). Telinha. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  18. ^ "Liberdade, Liberdade" (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 26, 2017.

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