Camila Amado
Born Aug 7, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camilla de Hollanda Amado, whose stage name was Camilla Amado was a Brazilian actress and teacher. She was the daughter of educator Henriette Amado and Gilson Amado, founder of the defunct television station Televisão Educativa, and a distant relative of writer Jorge Amado. Amado debuted in film in the 1970s. For her performance in the movie The Wedding, directed by Arnaldo Jabor in 1975 and based on the eponymous work of Nelson Rodrigues, Amado won the Kikito Gold award for Best Supporting Actress and the Special Jury Prize at the Gramado Festival. Amado was married to actor Stepan Nercessian for fourteen years.
