Daniela Lavender, Lady Kingsley ( Barbosa de Carneiro; 14 December 1974) is a Brazilian actress, appearing on Brazilian television and on English-language television, film and stage, including touring with the British Shakespeare Company.
Early life Lavender was born in Bahia, Brazil, daughter of a policeman father and English teacher mother. At the age of eight, Lavender began training in ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. Lavender studied Flamenco dancing under Roberto Amaral and received a journalism degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She studied drama at Dirceu de Mattos school in Rio de Janeiro, studied English for a year and traveled to London. She auditioned for the London International School of Performing Arts, playing Queen Anne from Shakespeare's Richard III, and passed the audition in spite of the language barrier.
Acting career Lavender appeared in the low budget independent film Emotional Backgammon (2003) and was awarded "Best Actress" at the Denver Film Festival. She appeared in Ali G Indahouse and the BBC series Longitude, EastEnders, and Casualty. Lavender toured with the British Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2009, playing Hippolyta and Titania. She made her theatre debut at London's Tabard Theatre in March 2011 in A Woman Alone (produced by Jason Greer).
Other work Lavender has supported Action for Brazil's Children Trust (ABC) as an ambassador, to raise awareness and funding to assist the disadvantaged."event: Daniela Lavender supporting ABC Trust" . Action for Brazil's Children Trust. May 2011.
Personal life In her professional life, Lavender uses the surname of her first husband, Ben Lavender, to whom she was married from 1996 to 2003. Her second husband is actor Ben Kingsley, whom she married on 3 September 2007.
Filmography
Film and television YearTitle2000 Longitude 2001 Down to Earth 2001 Casualty2002 Ali G Indahouse2002ManchildManchild, BBC, 2002. Series 1 episode 3. Dir. David Evans. Character: Spanish Waitress.2003 Emotional Backgammon2003 EastEnders 2004 Paixão Crua"Chemin Sylvia Bernard Casting Director" (doc). Casting Society. 2009 Midsummer Night's Dream2009 PreciousPrecious. Cinema Montreal. 2009. 2010 The Scientist2013 A Birder's Guide to Everything2015 Tut 2018 Backstabbing for Beginners2018 Paper Year2018 Intrigo: Death of an Author2018 Night Hunter 2019 A Dog's Journey
Theatre YearTitleVenue2011 A Woman AloneTabard Theatre Viva Maria Ovalhouse The Beelzebub Sonata Gate Theatre Steel Magnolias The Troubadour Tartuffe The Troubadour Sexual Perversity in Chicago The Troubadour Lysistrata The Troubadour A Voice Screaming to Heaven The Troubadour Viva O Povo Brasileiro Shanty Towns Lanterna De Fogo Princesa Isabel Trouser Press Independent Nick Cave Mulheres De Areia
References
External links
"As brasileiras de Bollywood". Globo. "Ben Kingsley's Wife Attracts the crowds to Dublin drama". Herald.ie