Joana Benedek

Joana Benedek
Joana Benedek
Born	Roxana Joana Benedek Godeanu; January 21, 1972 (age 52); Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian; Mexican
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Years active	1988-present
Relatives	Raluca (sister)

Joana Benedek (Spanish: [ɟʝoˈana βeneˈðek], Romanian: [ˈʒo̯ana beneˈdek]; born Roxana Joana Benedek Godeanu on January 21, 1972)^[1] is a Romanian-born Mexican actress.^[2]

She left her native land in search of work. She first moved to Venezuela before moving to Mexico. In Caracas she continued to study, but later left her studies to work as a model and playing several telenovela characters. In 1997 she signed a contract with a prestigious cosmetics company in New York City. During her stay in the city, she decided to study acting in the Academy of Susan Grace.^{[citation needed]}

She was later discovered by a Mexican producer, which began her career as an actress in telenovelas. Sirena, Amigas y Rivales, and Angela are some of the melodramas in which the actress has participated.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Rubi Rebelde	Zoraida	Antagonist
1992-93	Piel	Sandra	Supporting role
1993	Sirena	Joana "La Divina"	Supporting role
1994	Cruz de Nadie	Cynara	Supporting role
1995-97	Pecado de Amor	Rosalía Alamo	Main antagonist
1998-99	Angela	Catalina Lizárraga	Antagonist
1999-00	Mujeres Engañadas	Johana Sierra	Supporting role
2001	Amigas y Rivales	Roxana Brito de de la O / Carolina Vallejo	Main antagonist
2002-03	Mi Gorda Bella	Zoraida Torres Mercouri	Special appearance
2003	De pocas, pocas pulgas	Reneé de Lastra	Protagonist
2005-06	Barrera de amor	Leonela	Special appearance
2006-07	La Fea Más Bella	Cristina Riva Palacio	Special appearance
2007	Destilando Amor	Pamela Torreblanca	Supporting role
2009-10	Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe	Marian Celeste	Supporting role
2011-12	Dos Hogares	Yolanda Riva Palacio	Antagonist
2019	Noches con Platanito	Herself

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
2002	Best Female Antagonist	Amigas y Rivales	Nominated

References

^ "Biografías Artistas" [Artist's biography]. esmas.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
^ "Famous naturalized Mexicans". Retrieved 19 February 2013.

External links

Joana Benedek at IMDb

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[1] "Biografías Artistas" [Artist's biography]. esmas.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.

[2] "Famous naturalized Mexicans". Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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