Helena Canhoto Actress

Helena Canhoto is an actress, filmmaker, and intimacy coordinator with a master's degree in Theatre.
With a considerable on-screen career, she has appeared in numerous films and TV series, earning three Best Actress awards for her performances. She has also served as a jury member at a few festivals. In theatre, she has brought her creativity to the stage as a writer, director, and performer, most recently in Quelque Chose Survivra with Imago Theatre.
Based in Portugal and Canada, she recenty participated in TV series such as Dumas and Plan B and the feature filme Vindima, by Luis Galvao Teles.

Overview

NationalityPortugal, Canada

LanguagesPortuguese (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Born1985, Porto, Portugal, Porto

Age range29 - 45

Height170 cm

Ethnic typesSouthern European / Mediterranean (fair)

Place of residencePorto - Porto (Portugal), Montreal (Canada)

Possible accommodationLisboa - Lisboa (Portugal), Albufeira - Faro (Portugal), Amsterdam - Noord-Holland (Netherlands), Leiden - Zuid-Holland (Netherlands)

MembershipsAlliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (Canada)
Union des Artistes (Canada)
GDA - Gestão dos Direitos dos Artistas (Portugal)
Academia Portuguesa de Cinema (Portugal)

Work permitEuropean Union

Skills/Talents

Languages Portuguese (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Dialects Porto (Northern region) (native dialect)

Accents Portuguese (native accent), Canadian (basic), French (Canadian) (basic)

Dance Bachata (basic), Cha cha cha (basic), Latin American dance (basic), Merengue (basic), Salsa (basic)

Singing. A Cappella (basic), Choral Singing (basic), Pop (basic), Pop song (basic)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Alto

Musical instruments Flute (basic), Piano (basic)

Sports Basketball (basic), Bowling (basic), Cycling (basic), Gym (basic), Handball (basic), Ice Skating (basic), Jogging (basic), Kayak (basic), Pilates (basic), Swimming (basic), Weights (basic), Yoga (basic)

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Other Skills Alexander Technique, Clown

Appearance

Training

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre