Camila Mendes

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Camila Mendes
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Mendes in 2019
Born Camila Carraro Mendes
(1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 30)[1]
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater New York University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active 2016–present

Camila Carraro Mendes[2] (/kəˈmiːlə ˈmɛndɛz/; Brazilian Portuguese: [mẽˈdʒis]; born June 29, 1994)[2] is an American actress and singer. She made her debut portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017–2023), for which she won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Scene Stealer in 2017.[3] She has appeared as Morgan Cruise in the romantic comedy The New Romantic (2018), the Netflix original films The Perfect Date (2019), Dangerous Lies (2020), and Do Revenge (2022), as well as the critically acclaimed Hulu sci-fi comedy Palm Springs (2020).

Early life

Mendes was born on June 29, 1994, in Charlottesville, Virginia,[4] to Brazilian parents. Her father, Victor Mendes, is a business executive and her mother, Gisele Carraro, is a flight attendant. She has an older sister.[2][5] Shortly after her birth, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, then back to Virginia, and then to Orlando, Florida.[6] Due to her father's job and later, her parents' divorce, she moved 16 times growing up, but mainly lived in Florida.[7] At the age of 10, she lived in Brazil, for a year.[7] Mendes attended the Fine Arts program at the American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, graduating in 2012.[8] In May 2016, Mendes graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[9][10][11]

Career

Mendes' first acting job was a commercial for IKEA.[12] In 2016, Mendes was cast as "silver-tongued high school sophomore" Veronica Lodge in The CW's teen drama series Riverdale, a subversive take on the Archie Comics.[13] Mendes was represented by the Carson Kolker Organization, later changing to CAA.[10] She appeared on the cover of Women's Health in December 2017 and Cosmopolitan in February 2018.

Mendes made her feature film debut as Morgan in The New Romantic, which premiered at the SXSW Festival in March 2018.[14] In the same month, Mendes joined the cast of the romantic comedy The Perfect Date alongside Laura Marano and Matt Walsh.[15] The film was released on Netflix on April 12, 2019.[16] In 2019, the film Coyote Lake premiered, in which Mendes is the lead. In 2020 she appeared in the critically acclaimed sci-fi/comedy Palm Springs, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released that July on Hulu.[17] She subsequently headlined the Netflix thriller film Dangerous Lies, released that same year.[18]

Personal life

When auditioning for characters of Latin American background, she has been told "You don't look Latina enough."[19] Mendes is Brazilian American and identifies as Latin American. She speaks Portuguese.[20]

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"I really appreciate how these two cultures created who I am. I am a Brazilian of blood, with all the extended family of Brazilians, but I was born and raised in the United States. When I go to Brazil, I feel like an American, and in the United States, I always realize the traits that make me Brazilian."

— Camila Mendes, in an interview with People Magazine.[21]

Mendes claimed that she was "roofied and sexually assaulted" during her time at NYU, which inspired her to get a tattoo representing her commitment to build stability and safety for herself.[22]

Mendes dated photographer and director Ian Wallace from 2013 to 2017.[23][24][25] Mendes had begun dating Riverdale co-star Charles Melton by October 2018;[26] they broke up by December 2019.[27] In 2023, she revealed that she was dating actor and internet personality Rudy Mancuso.[28]

Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The New Romantic Morgan
2019 The Perfect Date Shelby Pace Netflix film
Coyote Lake Ester
2020 Palm Springs Tala
Dangerous Lies Katie Franklin Netflix film
2022 Do Revenge Drea Torres Netflix film
TBA Música Unknown Post-production; also executive producer
Upgraded Ana

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017–2023 Riverdale Veronica Lodge Main role
2020 Day by Day Grace Voice; Episode: "Fallin' Rain"
The Simpsons Tessa Rose Voice; Episode: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"
Dear Class of 2020 Herself Television special
Celebrity Substitute Herself Web series [29]
2021–present Fairfax Melody Voice; Main role

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2018 "Give a Little" Maggie Rogers Dancer [30]
"Side Effects" The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren Riley [31]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Scene Stealer Riverdale Won [3]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (with KJ Apa) Nominated [32]
People's Choice Awards Female TV Star of 2018 Nominated [33]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Drama Nominated [34][35]
Choice TV Ship (with KJ Apa) Nominated
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Drama Nominated [36]

References

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