Fátima Ptacek

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Fátima Ptacek (born August 20, 2000 ) is an American actress and model .

Life

Fátima Ptacek was born in the USA in 2000. Her parents are a retired police officer and former accountant. Her father has Norwegian , Czechoslovak , Irish and Colombian roots and her mother is from Ecuador . She has three brothers and one sister. Ptacek attends a school for the gifted in New York City . Her dream is to become a lawyer and study at Harvard University or Yale University beforehand . She would also like to be elected first woman president of the United States . She speaks English and Spanish fluently and is learning Mandarin .

Career

At the beginning of her career, Ptacek worked as a child model for various campaigns, including Ralph Lauren and Benetton , which appeared in magazines. She ran on the catwalk for fashion designers who presented their collections in Paris , New York, Miami or Los Angeles . Then she was seen among others in commercials of McDonald's . At the age of five she had an annual income of 250,000 dollars . From 2006 she voiced a character in the animated television production Miss Lori and Hooper . At the beginning of her acting career , she stood in front of the camera for the short film One Last Beast , which was released in 2008 . In 2009 there was an appearance in the short film Speed ​​Grieving , two appearances on Saturday Night Live and a scene alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones in the comedy Lieber in love . In 2009 she also starred alongside Michelle Obama in the television series Sesame Street and has been pen pals ever since. This was followed by appearances in the television series Royal Pains , Body of Proof and A Gifted Man . From 2012 she gave the main character Dora in the cartoon series of the same name Dora , the television film Dora’s Royal Rescue and the follow-up series Dora and Friends: Into the City! her voice. That same year she starred in the Oscar-winning short film Curfew by Shawn Christensen , who she saw on a morning show and met a week later to discuss the role. Her acting performance received positive reviews such as "memorable" and "impressive".

For her supporting role in the film Tio Papi , she received the Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress at the 35th Young Artist Awards 2014 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2006: Miss Lori and Hooper (TV series)
  • 2008: One Last Beat (short film)
  • 2009: Speed ​​Grieving (short film)
  • 2009: Saturday Night Live (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2009: Dear In Love (The Rebound)
  • 2009: Sesame Street (TV series, episode 40x01 Frankly, It's a Habitat )
  • 2010: Royal Pains (TV series, episode 2x09 The wondrous world of love )
  • 2011: Body of Proof (TV series, episode 1x08 The Hand of the Murderer )
  • 2012: A Gifted Man (TV series, episode 1x13 Revenge )
  • 2012–2014: Dora ( Dora the Explorer , TV series, voice)
  • 2012: Dora's Royal Rescue (TV movie, voice)
  • 2012: Curfew (short film)
  • 2013: Tio Papi
  • 2013: Anything is Possible
  • 2014–2017: Dora and Friends: Into the City! (TV series, voice)
  • 2014: Before I Disappear

Web links

Commons : Fátima Ptacek  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Little 'it' girl is big. New York Post , May 9, 2010, accessed February 26, 2013 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Nine-Year-Old Reaches Supermodel Status. CBS News, May 11, 2010, accessed February 26, 2013 .
  3. ^ Fatima the New Yorker becomes Dora the Explorer. News.com.au, January 31, 2012, accessed February 27, 2013 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Fatima Ptacek: Child prodigy, role model and Michelle Obama's pen-pal. Metro.co.uk, May 17, 2010, accessed February 27, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Interview: Shawn Christensen on the Freedom He Found With the Oscar-Nominated Short "Curfew". (No longer available online.) The Moveable Fest, February 13, 2013, archived from the original on February 25, 2013 ; accessed on February 26, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.moveablefest.com
  6. ↑ Oscar-nominated live-action short films mix comedy and pathos. Vancouver Straight, February 7, 2013, accessed February 27, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Live Action Shorts - Size Matters Not. Awards Daily, February 6, 2013, accessed February 27, 2013 .
  8. ↑ 'Dora the Explorer' Star Fátima Ptacek Makes Her Oscars Debut! zimbio.com, February 24, 2013, accessed February 27, 2013 .
  9. ↑ 35th Annual Young Artist Awards . In: Young Artist Awards . Retrieved April 14, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Ptacek, Fátima
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 2000
PLACE OF BIRTH United States