- Born
- Birth nameCarolina Osório de Castro
- Height5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m)
- Leading actress in the Netflix Brazilian comedy-drama mystery series "Maldivas", which is on the list of the top ten most watched Netflix series in the world. She is also the protagonist of the series "Insanity", streaming on Star +, a psychological thriller, which Carol has gained positive reviews for, such as the Sec Awards for best actress in a series.
Carol Castro is a Brazilian actress, who began her career in the theater, at the age of nine. She starred in her first soap opera in 2003, playing the role of Gracinha, in the popular melodrama "Mulheres Apaixonadas", from Rede Globo. She has acted in over 15 feature films and 12 soap operas. Among them, "Órfãos da Terra" was awarded an International Emmy in 2020, as well as a Grand Prize in the 15th edition of the Seoul Drama Awards (the most prestigious entertainment awards in Asia) and a Rose D'Or Award.
In 2019, she won the Golden Kikito for best supporting actress, at the Gramado Film Festival (the most important film awards in Brazil), for her performance in the film "Venice", directed by Miguel Falabella. She also won in the same category at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival.
A versatile actress, who will star in three other upcoming feature films, in the second semester of 2022: "Férias Trocadas", directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by Paris Entertainment; "Ninguém é de Ninguém", adapted screenplay by Wagner de Assis and a joint production between Cinética Filmes and Sony Pictures do Brasil, and "Eike - Tudo ou Nada", directed by Andradina and Dida Andrade.- IMDb mini biography by: By Carol Castro
- SpouseMarco Bravo(July 11, 2009 - October 4, 2011) (divorced)
- Attended dance school.
- In 2000, she went on stage with the play "Incrível Encanto" (Unbelievable Charm), but in the middle of the first showing, she was forced to give up on the role because she was underage (she was 16).
- Moved to Natal, in the Brazilian northeast state of Rio Grande do Norte, when she was 6, which she considered a quite radical change, but at the same time she felt very privileged to be able to see beautiful beaches, lagoons and dunes.
- She has starred in several Brazilian music videos, such as "Esverdear", by Forroçacana, "Festa (Party)", by Ivete Sangalo, "Moro no Brasil(I Live in Brazil)", by Farofa Carioca.
- When she was 9, she made her stage debut opposite her father, actor Luca De Castro, in the trilogy "Terror na Praia" (Horror on the Beach)".
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