Brenda Nascimento
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Quadrilingual storyteller, and a Professional make-believer.
Quadrilingual storyteller, and a Professional make-believer.
Originally from Angola, Brenda Nascimento is a Los Angeles-based actress, writer, and producer. She studied Musical Theater and Acting at AMDA's New York and Los Angeles campuses, graduating with a BFA in Performing Arts. She has also recently trained at the Identity School of Acting in Los Angeles.
Brenda recently guest starred in Georgie and Mandy's Marriage, and Season 3 of HBO's Hacks in Episode 3, "Let's Be Real," of the Fox sketch series. She is passionate about working both in front of and behind the camera, creating stories that resonate.
As a filmmaker, Brenda is a Best Actress Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Film Awards for her film Not Enough, which she wrote, produced, and starred in. Not Enough has been accepted into five festivals, including the BAFTA-qualifying British Urban Film Festival. Her second film, The Dark Essence, which she co-wrote and produced, is currently on the festival circuit and has been selected for six festivals, winning Best Comedic Short at the Katra Film Festival.
Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French, Brenda has also worked behind the scenes as a narrator for the documentary Fronteiras, as a translator for Bigger than Africa (currently streaming on Netflix), and as a Portuguese dialect coach for HBO's Westworld.
Brenda can also be seen in the international Meta Quest campaign and a Shopify commercial.
Brenda recently guest starred in Georgie and Mandy's Marriage, and Season 3 of HBO's Hacks in Episode 3, "Let's Be Real," of the Fox sketch series. She is passionate about working both in front of and behind the camera, creating stories that resonate.
As a filmmaker, Brenda is a Best Actress Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Film Awards for her film Not Enough, which she wrote, produced, and starred in. Not Enough has been accepted into five festivals, including the BAFTA-qualifying British Urban Film Festival. Her second film, The Dark Essence, which she co-wrote and produced, is currently on the festival circuit and has been selected for six festivals, winning Best Comedic Short at the Katra Film Festival.
Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French, Brenda has also worked behind the scenes as a narrator for the documentary Fronteiras, as a translator for Bigger than Africa (currently streaming on Netflix), and as a Portuguese dialect coach for HBO's Westworld.
Brenda can also be seen in the international Meta Quest campaign and a Shopify commercial.