Camila Carraro Mendes, born June 29, 1994, better known as Camila Mendes, is an American actress and singer. She came into prominence from her role of Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama series Riverdale from 2017 till date. Camila Mendes was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the United States.
Wiki Profile
Full Name: | Camila Carraro Mendes |
Date of Birth: | June 29, 1994 |
Place of Birth: | Charlottesville, Virginia |
State of Origin: | Virginia |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Actress and sjnfer |
Net Worth: | $4 million |
Boyfriend: | Charles Melton |
Early Life and Education
Mendes was born to Brazilian parents on June 29, 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her mother, Gisele Carraro, works as a flight attendant, while her father, Victor Mendes, is a business executive.
Viviane Mendes is her elder sister. Soon after giving birth, she relocated to Atlanta before returning to Virginia and eventually settling in Orlando, Florida.
Growing up, she relocated 16 times, but spent most of her time in Florida because of her father’s job and later, her parents’ divorce.
She spent a year in Brazil when she was 10 years old. Mendes graduated in 2012 from the American Heritage School‘s Fine Arts department in Plantation, Florida.
Mendes received his degree from New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts in May 2016.
Career
Camila Mendes’ first acting gig was in an IKEA ad. In the 2016 season of The CW’s adolescent drama series Riverdale, a subversive adaptation of the Archie Comics, Mendes was cast as “silver-tongued high school sophomore” Veronica Lodge.
The Carson Kolker Organization, which subsequently became CAA, was Mendes’s agent. In December 2017 and February 2018, she was featured on the covers of Women’s Health and Cosmopolitan, respectively.
The New Romantic, which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March 2018, marked Mendes’ debut in a major motion picture as Morgan.
[14] Alongside Laura Marano and Matt Walsh, Mendes joined the cast of the romantic comedy The Perfect Date in the same month. [15] On April 12, 2019, Netflix aired the movie.
Mendes plays the lead in the 2019 movie Coyote Lake, which has its debut. She made an appearance in the highly regarded sci-fi/comedy Palm Springs in 2020, which had its world debut at the Sundance Film Festival and was made available on Hulu in July of the same year.
She then starred in the thriller Dangerous Lies for Netflix, which was released in the same year.
Camila Mendes Net Worth
Camila Mendes is an American actress and singer with a net worth of $4 million. She is one of the most influential actresses in the United States.
Personal Life
Mendes started dating Charles Melton, one of her Riverdale co-stars, in October 2018, but they broke up in December 2019. In June 2021, they got back together, and a short while after, they broke up again.
Social Media
- Instagram: @camimendes
- Twitter: @camilamendes