Joana Fomm

Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress.

Biography
Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro.

Career
Joana began her acting career at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, while still a student at Escola de Arte Dramática Martins Pena. She debuted in film in 1962 in O Quinto Poder by Alberto Pieralisi. In 1964, she made her first television appearance on TV Rio in the telenovela O Desconhecido, written by Nelson Rodrigues.

She won the APCA Award for Best Actress in Television in 1978, and the Candango for Best Actress in 1990.

Selected television

 * Magnifica 70 (2015–16)