Rosanne Santos Mulholland (born 31 December 1980) is a Brazilian actress and writer.
Known for playing Teacher Helena in the 2012 remake of the soap opera Carrossel.
From the short 14 Bis (2006), she began to sign her real surname, Mulholland. In previous films she signed Rosanne Holland, believing it was easier to pronounce.
The director of the film Falsa Loura (2007), Carlos Reichenbach, said about her: "This girl is a volcano, wonderful; she adapts to any role, she has freshness, she has a universal face." At the time of the release of Falsa Loura, the film in which she starred, she was called, by celebrity websites, "the new darling of national cinema".
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Biography
Rosanne Mulholland was born in Brasília, on 31 December 1980, the firstborn of the former rector of the University of Brasília, Timothy Mulholland, and Lurdisceia Santos. Until the age of 13, he lived with his grandparents, missionaries of the Baptist Church.
Career
She began acting in theater when she was just 12 years old and later started doing commercials for colleges and shopping malls for television, to the point of declaring: "There, [in Brasília], I was already becoming known as the "girl in the commercial". During this period she met fellow countryman José Eduardo Belmonte, who would later hire her in Rio de Janeiro.
She made her film debut with the short film Dez Dias Felizes (2002), whose script was also written by Belmonte, followed by Araguaya - Conspiração do Silêncio, which was filmed while she was still studying psychology at the Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB). The first time she went to Rio de Janeiro, she received an invitation from Belmonte to film A Concepción and ended up returning to Brasília, where she stayed for two months. In 2004, she moved permanently to an apartment in Leblon, in Rio's South Zone, with the intention of specializing in Gestalt psychology and investing in her acting career. She didn't finish her specialization, he starred in some commercials and acted in two plays, Amor com Amor Se Paga and A Glória de Nelson. She also attended Rede Globo's actors' workshop, took theater classes with Daniel Herz, at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, until she was chosen to act in A Concepção, after being tested by Belmonte. The poster for this film became the cover of the May 2006 edition (nº 66) of Revista de Cinema.
Regarding the film Falsa Loura, she told the G1 portal: "I had never imagined in my life playing the role of a proletarian, totally different from me. It was a great challenge." Her interpretation moved Reichenbach to the point of making him change the script to give Mulholland's character a happier ending and he explained: "She brought such great dignity to the role that I had to change everything; she gave a new meaning to the role." protagonist and, consequently, for the story". During the open screening of the film at the 40th Brasília Festival, the actress received a standing ovation in the scene in which her character (Silmara) has a dream about her idol, a singer played by Maurício Mattar, while the subtitles show the lyrics of the song so that the audience follow.
From 2007 onwards, when she participated in the soap opera Sete Pecados, she became more recognized by the general public. In April 2008, she moved to the capital of São Paulo to record the soap opera Água na Boca, on Rede Bandeirantes. In the plot, she gave life to her first protagonist on television, Danielle Cassoulet, of French descent, is the chef of the Paris restaurant, and lives a romance "à la Romeo and Juliet" with Luca, an Italian, they fall in love, despite belonging to rival families.
Personal life
She was married for 12 years to the drummer of musician Jay Vaquer's band, Kelder Paiva. Their relationship ended in 2016.
In September 2017, during Rock in Rio VII, she started dating actor Marcos Veras. In 2020, the couple announced that Rosanne is pregnant. Davi, the couple's first child, was born on 9 August, Father's Day, in Rio de Janeiro.