Rita Figueiredo

Rita Figueiredo was born in Porto in Portugal. She studied Acting (B.A) at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Portugal). Between 2013 and 2017 she worked with the director João Mota at the National Theatre D.Maria II and with the theatre directors Durval Lucena and Lourenço Henriques. On TV, Rita Figueiredo was a guest star in Ministerio do Tempo (RTP1) and a co-star in Unica Mulher (TVI) and Agua de Mar (RTP). Since her arrival in New York, she has been part of short films such as "Orand" directed by Adam Ghelerter, and "Undaunted" by Matt Strelecki that was selected for the Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2019. Rita speaks English, Portuguese and Italian.