Camila Carraro Mendes (born June 29, 1994) is an American actress and
singer, known for portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama
television series Riverdale.Mendes was born in Charlottesville,
Virginia, to Brazilian parents, Victor Mendes and Gisele Carraro. Her
mother is from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, while her father is
from BrasÃlia. She moved 16 times growing up but spent most of her
childhood in Florida, where she attended American Heritage School, in
Plantation. At the age of 10, she lived in Brazil for a year.In May
2016, Mendes graduated from New York University Tisch School of the
Arts. While there, she would also became friends with singer Maggie
Rogers. In 2018, Mendes appeared in the music video for Rogers' song
"Give a Little". She would later state that she was "roofied and
sexually assaulted" during her time at NYU, which inspired her to get
a tattoo above her rib saying "to build a home".
singer, known for portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama
television series Riverdale.Mendes was born in Charlottesville,
Virginia, to Brazilian parents, Victor Mendes and Gisele Carraro. Her
mother is from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, while her father is
from BrasÃlia. She moved 16 times growing up but spent most of her
childhood in Florida, where she attended American Heritage School, in
Plantation. At the age of 10, she lived in Brazil for a year.In May
2016, Mendes graduated from New York University Tisch School of the
Arts. While there, she would also became friends with singer Maggie
Rogers. In 2018, Mendes appeared in the music video for Rogers' song
"Give a Little". She would later state that she was "roofied and
sexually assaulted" during her time at NYU, which inspired her to get
a tattoo above her rib saying "to build a home".
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