Monica Iozzi


Monica Iozzi de Castro is a Brazilian actress and reporter.
She gained prominence as a reporter for the Band program CQC.

Career

She graduated in Performing Arts from Unicamp in 2005 and joined the SESI Experimental Center. She began her career as an actress in the theater company Os Satyros.
In 2009, she won the competition to become a reporter for CQC, on Rede Bandeirantes, competing against 5 thousand other participants. In January 2014, announcing her desire to return to her acting career, she chose to leave CQC, after a period of more than four years on the attraction's team.
The actress signed a contract with Rede Globo in 2014. Monica debuted as a commentator on Big Brother Brasil 14, presenting a panel that was shown on Tuesdays on the program. Her first appearance on BBB was on January 21, 2014.
At the beginning of February, Monica was confirmed by Globo as a commentator for the 2014 Oscar ceremony, along with actress and presenter Fernanda Lima. In the same year, she joined the cast of the soap opera Alto Astral, playing Scarlett/Ritinha. The character made her first appearance in January 2015.
On April 6, 2015, she debuted as presenter of the Vídeo Show program, forming a duo with Otaviano Costa. The last program with Iozzi on the bench was on February 12, 2016. The presenter left the program so she could dedicate herself to her profession as an actress.
In April 2017, the actress starred in the series Vade Retro, on Rede Globo, alongside Tony Ramos.
In 2019, the actress played the eccentric Kim Ventura, a businesswoman of digital influencers in A Dona do Pedaço.

Personal life

In 2019, she started dating administrator Gabriel Moura. In March 2021, the couple broke off the relationship, but got back together soon afterwards.
She was ordered to pay R$30,000 to Federal Supreme Court (FSC) minister Gilmar Mendes for criticizing him on Twitter after he granted habeas corpus to doctor Roger Abdelmassih, sentenced to 278 years in prison for the rape of 37 patients.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRole / JobNotes
2009–2013CQC: Custe o Que CustarReporter
2014Big Brother BrasilReporterSeason 14
2014Oscar 2014Comentarist
2014Alto AstralScarlett Máximo / Aparecida dos Santos
2015–2016Vídeo ShowPresenter
2015BabilôniaSusana's friendEpisode: "june 2"
2015Tomara que CaiaNatashaEpisode: "A Mala que vem Para o Bem"
Episode: "Um Sogro do Outro Mundo"
2015Caldeirão de OuroPresenterEnd of year special
2016–2018Tá no Ar: a TV na TVHerselfEpisode: "february 23"
Episode: "april 17"
2017Vade RetroCeleste Vasconcelos
2017Palavras em SérieTati BernardiEpisode: "december 9"
2018Papo de Segunda: VerãoPresenter
2018AssédioCarmenEpisode: "O Julgamento"
2019CarcereirosDanielaEpisode: "Cartas Não Mentem"
2019A Dona do PedaçoKim Ventura / Cleonice da Silva
2021Crónica dos Bons MalandrosJaponesa
2022Fale Mais Sobre Isso, IozziPresenter
2023NovelaIsabel
2024Turma da Mônica - OrigensLuisa Moreira de Sousa

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Dente de LeãoGirlfriendShort-film
2013Real UtopiaBrunaShort-film
2015SuperpaiMariana
2016ZootopiaJudy HoppsBrazilian dubbing
2017A Comédia DivinaRaquel
2018Mulheres AlteradasSônia
2019Turma da Mônica: LaçosLuisa Moreira de Sousa
2021Turma da Mônica: LiçõesLuisa Moreira de Sousa
2022Mar de DentroManuela "Manu"
2024Noah's ArkFemale Hyena / GuineafowlOriginal voice

Internet
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020SofiaHelena PereiraOriginal Spotify audio series