One of the young Portuguese actresses with the greatest recent international projection. She broke into Hollywood playing Ratcatcher 2 in James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' (2021), one of the film's most endearing characters. She appeared in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023), 'Fast X' (2023) and 'Road House' (2024) alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Portuguese actress identified with big-budget superhero and action cinema, recognized for her charisma and her rapid consolidation as one of the emerging European performers in Hollywood commercial cinema.
Daniela Melchior
30 years (Nov 1, 1996)Almada, Portugal
11 Movies1 Series
One of the young Portuguese actresses with the greatest recent international projection. She broke into Hollywood playing Ratcatcher 2 in James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' (2021), one of the film's most endearing characters. She appeared in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023), 'Fast X' (2023) and 'Road House' (2024) alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Portuguese actress identified with big-budget superhero and action cinema, recognized for her charisma and her rapid consolidation as one of the emerging European performers in Hollywood commercial cinema.
Daniela Melchior (European Portuguese: [dɐniˈɛlɐmɛlʃiˈɔɾ]; born 1 November 1996) is a Portuguese actress. Born in Almada, Setúbal, she launched her career in 2014 with a role in the telenovela Mulheres. She went on to appear in the teen drama Massa Fresca (2016), telenovelas Ouro Verde (2017), and A Herdeira (2018). Melchior made her film debut in 2018 with The Black Book. She provided the Portuguese dubbing for Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and was cast in the comedy-drama Parque Mayer in the same year. Her performance in the latter earned her a nomination for the Sophia Award for Best Actress.
She had her international breakthrough as Cleo Cazo in the DCEU film The Suicide Squad (2021), which earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Portuguese Golden Globes. Subsequently, she took on minor roles in English-language films, including Marlowe (2022), Assassin Club (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Fast X (2023).Daniela Melchior, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.