Soraia Chaves (born Lisbon, June 22, 1982) is a Portuguese actress and model. She became famous with the role of Amélia in the film O Crime do Padre Amaro and the role of Maria in her next film, Call Girl. She also played the role of Raquel in Dancing Days, a 2012-13 soap opera broadcast on the Portuguese television network SIC. She also starred in the film Real Playing Game.
Biography In 1997, at the age of 15, she won the "Elite Model Look Portugal" contest, which launched her career in the fashion world; she worked as a model for 12 years.
She made her acting debut in the lead role of Amélia in the film O Crime do Padre Amaro (2005). Her performance in the film—a major success in Portugal—brought her immediate fame and drew national attention to the former model. In 2006, she appeared in the SIC series Aqui não Há Quem Viva. That same year, she made a guest appearance in the telenovela Jura.
She won the Golden Globe (Portugal) for Best Film Actress in 2007 for her performance in the film Call Girl by António-Pedro Vasconcelos.
After 2007, she continued her acting career in Portuguese film and television, although she lived in Madrid for three years to study acting. She appeared in the miniseries Barcelona, Ciutat Neutral, a production Spanish.
In 2009, she appeared in A Vida Privada de Salazar, earning the GDA Foundation (Artists' Rights Management Cooperative) Film Actors Award alongside Virgílio Castelo.
In 2010, she worked with António-Pedro Vasconcelos again on the film A Bela e o Paparazzo.
In 2012, she joined the cast of the series Perdidamente Florbela—based on the film by Vicente Alves do Ó—playing the mother of Florbela Espanca; that same year, she attended the Venice Film Festival to promote the Portuguese-French co-production Linhas de Wellington.
In 2015, Soraia Chaves also ventured into voice acting, voicing "Scarlet," the villain in the film Minions.
In 2016, she appeared in the Brazilian film Vermelho Russo, which was shot in Russia.
Filmography
Television +YearProjectRoleNotesChannel1998Médico de FamíliaManequimSupporting CastSIC2006–2008Aqui Não Há Quem VivaSofia ReisMain Cast2006JuraPatríciaSupporting Cast2009A Vida Privada de SalazarMaria Emília VieiraMain Cast2010–2011Voo DiretoPatríciaLead RoleRTP12011Barcelona, Cidade NeutralMadeleineSupporting CastRosa FogoJoana Azevedo MayerSpecial AppearanceSIC2012Perdidamente FlorbelaAntónia LoboSupporting CastRTP12012–2013Dancin' DaysRaquel Corte-RealAntagonistSIC2015–2016PoderosasAmélia HenriquesLead Role2016Mata HariMadame PaulineSupporting CastPiervy KanalTerapiaLaura DiasMain CastRTP12018–20193 MulheresNatália CorreiaLead RoleAlma e CoraçãoJúlia NetoAntagonistSIC2019Um Desejo de NatalIsabel CostaCo-Lead Role2021–2022A SerraRosalinda Roque NunesMain CastSIC2021Crimes SubmersosTinaRTP12022–2023Sangue OcultoLídia RochaSIC2023Cavalos de CorridaGlóriaRTP1Operação Maré NegraDanielaHistórias da MontanhaMarianaLead Role2024IrreversívelLeonorMain Cast2024–2025A PromessaCátia Ferreira/ Olga Sousa Special Appearance (Season 1); Antagonist (Seasons 2–3) SIC2026Páginas da VidaCarmen Martins de Andrade Main Cast
Streaming YearProjectRoleNote(s)Platform2020A GeneralaMaria Luísa Paiva Monteiro (adult)Lead roleOPTO
Film +YearFilmRole2005O Crime do Padre AmaroAmélia2007Call GirlMaria2008Arte de RoubarCousin2009King ConquerorZuleyma2010A Bela e o PaparazzoMariana2011A Divisão Social do TrabalhoCleo2012La Chambre JauneMovie StarLinhas de WellingtonMartírio2013A Gaiola DouradaTV actressRPGSarah2014Ponto MortoWoman2015Amor ImpossívelMadalena2016Vermelho Russo2018Linhas de SangueGlicínia
Voice Acting +YearTitleRole2015MinionsScarlet
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