Maeve Jinkings
Jinkings in 2016
Born (1976-08-04) 4 August 1976
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Websitemaevejinkings.com

Maeve Jinkings Melo Silva (born 4 August 1976) is a Brazilian actress.

Early life

Jinkings was born in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, the daughter of a merchant and a photojournalist. At the age of five she moved with her mother to Belém, Pará, where she grew up and graduated in Social Communication. When she was 22, she went to São Paulo to study drama at the CPT (Centro de Pesquisa Teatral -Center for Theater Research) headed by director Antunes Filho.[1] She was also approved at EAD – Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Arts) of the University of São Paulo.

She is of African-Brazilian descent, with some English ancestry from her maternal grandfather.[2]

Career

Jinkings' first experience in cinema was in the 2007 feature film Falsa Loura by Carlos Reichenbach. In 2009 she made a short film, Passageira S8º, in Recife. Her breakout was in 2011, with Neighbouring Sounds, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.[3] She would work with Mendonça Filho again in Aquarius.[4] With the 2012 production Amor Plástico e Barulho, she won the Best Actress Award in the 46th Festival de Brasília and the Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto. Jinkings also worked as a casting associate in the films Sem Coração and Big Jato.

Her debut on television was in 2015, in the Rede Globo telenovela A Regra do Jogo.[5]

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role Note
2001DiasDublê de PatríciaShort film
2007Falsa LouraLigia
2011Passageira S8ºShort film
2013Boa Sorte Meu AmorJuliana
2013Era Uma Vez Eu, VerônicaPaciente
2013O Som ao RedorBia
2014Estátua!IsabelShort film
2014Loja de RépteisCláudiaShort film
2015Amor, Plástico e BarulhoJaqueline
2016Boi NeonGalega
2016AquariusAna Paula
2017AçúcarBethânia
2017CoioteEsposa de André
2017Mato Seco em Chamas
2017Terra TremeShort film
2018GuaxumaShort film
2022Charcoal (Carvão)Irene
2023Toll (Pedágio)Suellen

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–16 A Regra do Jogo Domingas Moraes
2017 Cidade Proibida Madame Episódio: "3"
2018 Lama dos Dias Participação

References

  1. "Maeve Jinkings questiona a situação da mulher dentro e fora da tela". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Maeve Jinkings declara sua paixão pelo Recife". 28 October 2013.
  3. "Ao redor de Maeve Jinkings – Papo de Cinema". www.papodecinema.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "RFI CONVIDA – Maeve Jinkings: "Brasil hoje vive perversão maquiada de legitimidade"". RFI (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. Pernambuco, Diario de (30 August 2015). "Maeve Jinkings comenta personagem em A Regra do Jogo: Viverá muitos conflitos em uma relação abusiva". Diário de Pernambuco (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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