Fernanda Andrade | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 (age 41) São José dos Campos,São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupations | Actress, model, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
Fernanda Andrade (born 8 March 1984) is a Brazilian actress, model and singer based in the United States. She is best known for starring in the 2012horror film,The Devil Inside as Isabella Rossi, Special Agent Salazar in the 2020 sci-fi action thriller television showNext and for her role in theMarvel Cinematic Universe as Wendy Spector inMoon Knight.[1]
Andrade was born inSão José dos Campos,São Paulo state, but raised inCampinas.[2] Her mother is of Italian and Spanish descent, while her father's ancestry is Portuguese, Spanish andNative Brazilian.[2][3]
Her father was an engineer who traveled frequently.[2] She moved with her family to the U.S. state of Florida when she was 11-years old when her father accepted a permanent engineering position.[2][3] The move to the United States proved difficult at first, as her father was the only family member who spoke English at the time.[2]
Andrade became interested in acting and film during high school.[2] She was cast in her first professional role when she was 15 years old, when she appeared in the 2000HBO biopic,For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, which starredAndy García as the Cuban jazz musician,Arturo Sandoval.[2] Andrade played Paloma, Sandoval's daughter-in-law, in thetelevision film.[2]
Andrade moved from Florida to Los Angeles when heragent relocated toSouthern California.[2] She appeared in several short films and television series during the 2000s and 2010s, including guest spots onCSI: NY andLaw & Order: Los Angeles.[2] In 2006, she starred in theABC Family miniseries,Fallen.[2]
In 2011, she was cast in a recurring role inseason four ofSons of Anarchy.[4]
She remained a relatively unknown actress until the debut of her 2012 horror film,The Devil Inside.[2] The film, which stars Andrade,Simon Quarterman,Evan Helmuth, andSuzan Crowley, was produced on a shoe-string budget, but debuted in January 2012 with $34.5 million to win its opening weekend, beating outMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol for the #1 slot at the box office. The film eventually grossed 101.8 million.[5]
In 2016 she was cast as Christina Santos in the pilot episode of theMarvel's Most Wanted, but the series was not picked up byABC.[6]
In 2017 she was part of another pilot, this time as Mariana Silva in theUSA Network show byBlumhouse Productions called Run For Your Life.[7] Although the pilot was not picked up she stayed busy the next few years with reoccurring roles in shows likeHere and Now onHBO starringTim Robbins andHolly Hunter, thehulu originalThe First starringSean Penn andNCIS: Los Angeles as Claudia Diaz.
In 2020, she recurred in season two ofNarcos: Mexico and was a lead in theFOX limited seriesNext oppositeJohn Slattery.
In 2022, she portrayed Wendy Spector in theDisney+ mini seriesMoon Knight, part of theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
She is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Andrade married musician Josh James from the bandStick to Your Guns in August 2017 in a ceremony in Pala, California and currently resides in Los Angeles.
During the COVID-19 lockdown she started a punk hardcore band called Sorry Fern with her husband. The two recorded an EP at their home where Andrade tracked her vocals in the bathtub. 250 limited cassette tapes were produced and sold with all proceeds going to variousLos Angelesmutual aid groups.[8]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | La americanita | Marisol | Short | |
| 2007 | Kill Quincy Wright | Abby | Short | |
| 2009 | Why Am I Doing This? | Marianne | ||
| 2012 | The Devil Inside | Isabella Rossi | ||
| 2015 | The Beautiful Ones | Eva Romano | Nomination for Best Actress - Monica Vitti Award, Blow-Up International Arthouse Film Festival[9] | |
| 2019 | Lying and Stealing | Mary Bertring | ||
| 2023 | Assassin[10] | Olivia |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Paloma | Television movie |
| 2001 | The Suitor | Carmencita | Television movie |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Elena De Soto | Episode: "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" |
| 2007 | Fallen | Vilma Rodriguez | Miniseries |
| Dicas de um Sedutor | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Yvonne | Episode: "Tales from the Undercard" |
| Undercovers | Pigtails | Episode: "Not Without My Daughter" | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | Lucia | Episode: "Hayden Tract" |
| The Glades | Juliana Amparo | Episode: "Swamp Thing" | |
| Sons of Anarchy | Elyda | 2 episodes: "Booster" and "Out" | |
| The Mentalist | Sofia Chavez | Episode: "Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?" | |
| 2013 | Red Widow | Eva Ramos | 3 episodes |
| Franklin & Bash | Juliette Morano | Episode: "Captain Johnny" | |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Rene Munoz | Episode: "Once Bitten, Twice Die" |
| NCIS | Leticia Gomez | Episode: "Honor Thy Father" | |
| 2016 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Solaya / Itzpa | Episode: "La Llorona" |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Jenny Evans | Episode: "Bomb Voyage" | |
| Marvel's Most Wanted | Christina Santos[6] | Unairedpilot episode, series was not ordered by ABC[6] | |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Carmen Torres | 5 episodes |
| The First | Camila Rodriguez | 4 episodes | |
| 2020 | Narcos: Mexico | Alejandra | 2 episodes |
| NeXt | Shea Salazar | Main cast | |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | Wendy Spector | Episode: "Asylum" |
| Let the Right One In | Elizabeth Kane | Recurring |
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