Maeve Jinkings Explained

Maeve Jinkings
Birth Date:4 August 1976
Birth Place:Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2001–present

Maeve Jinkings Melo Silva (born 4 August 1976) is a Brazilian actress.

Early life

Jinkings was born in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, the daughter of a merchant and a photojournalist. At the age of five she moved with her mother to Belém, Pará, where she grew up and graduated in Social Communication. When she was 22, she went to São Paulo to study drama at the CPT (Centro de Pesquisa Teatral -Center for Theater Research) headed by director Antunes Filho.[1] She was also approved at EAD – Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Arts) of the University of São Paulo.

She is of African-Brazilian and Scottish descent, with some English ancestry from her maternal grandfather.[2]

Career

Jinkings' first experience in cinema was in the 2007 feature film Falsa Loura by Carlos Reichenbach. In 2009 she made a short film, Passageira S8º, in Recife. Her breakout was in 2011, with Neighbouring Sounds, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.[3] She would work with Mendonça Filho again in Aquarius.[4] With the 2012 production Amor Plástico e Barulho, she won the Best Actress Award in the 46th Festival de Brasília and the Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto. Jinkings also worked as a casting associate in the films Sem Coração and Big Jato.

Her debut on television was in 2015, in the Rede Globo telenovela A Regra do Jogo.[5]

Filmography

Cinema

YearTitleRoleNote
2001 Dias Dublê de Patrícia Short film
2007 Falsa Loura Ligia
2011 Passageira S8º Short film
2013 Boa Sorte Meu Amor Juliana
2013 Era Uma Vez Eu, Verônica Paciente
2013 O Som ao Redor Bia
2014 Estátua! Isabel Short film
2014 Loja de Répteis Cláudia Short film
2015 Amor, Plástico e Barulho Jaqueline
2016 Boi Neon Galega
2016 Aquarius Ana Paula
2017 Açúcar Bethânia
2017 Coiote Esposa de André
2017 Mato Seco em Chamas
2017Terra Treme Short film
2018Guaxuma Short film
2022 Charcoal (Carvão) Irene
2023 Toll (Pedágio) Suellen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–16A Regra do JogoDomingas Moraes
2017Cidade ProibidaMadameEpisódio: "3"
2018Lama dos DiasParticipação

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Maeve Jinkings questiona a situação da mulher dentro e fora da tela. 15 November 2015. O Globo. 26 November 2017. pt-BR.
  2. Web site: Maeve Jinkings declara sua paixão pelo Recife. 28 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Ao redor de Maeve Jinkings – Papo de Cinema. www.papodecinema.com.br. pt-BR. 26 November 2017.
  4. News: RFI CONVIDA – Maeve Jinkings: "Brasil hoje vive perversão maquiada de legitimidade". 1 October 2016. RFI. 26 November 2017. pt-BR.
  5. News: Maeve Jinkings comenta personagem em A Regra do Jogo: Viverá muitos conflitos em uma relação abusiva. Pernambuco. Diario de. 30 August 2015. Diário de Pernambuco. 26 November 2017. pt-BR.