Daniela Melchior

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Daniela Melchior dos Reis Lopes Pereira (European Portuguese: [dɐniˈɛlɐ mɛlʃiˈɔɾ]; born 1 November 1996) is a Portuguese actress. She started her career in 2014 with a recurring role in telenovela Mulheres, followed by the teen drama Massa Fresca (2016). In 2017, she was cast in a leading role in the award-winning telenovela Ouro Verde. She appeared in other telenovelas, such as A Herdeira (2018), Valor da Vida (2018) and Pecado (2021). 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 Best Actress.
Melchior's first international casting was 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 and supporting roles in English-language films, including Marlowe (2022), Assassin Club (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Fast X (2023), Road House (2024), American Sweatshop (2025) and Anaconda (2025). In 2024, she joined the cast of Balls Up, and in 2025 of Violent Night 2.