Lúcia Moniz

Lúcia Moniz, born in Lisbon back in ’76, basically grew up breathing music—her parents, Carlos Alberto Moniz and Maria do Amparo, are both Azorean musicians, so, you know, talent runs in the family. She kicked off her music education early, like, six years old at Santa Cecilia Music Academy, and didn’t stop till she nailed her 6th degree. Over the years, she dropped four albums and teamed up with names like Nuno Bettencourt and Jorge Palma, not to mention her own mom. But she didn’t just stick to music. Lúcia’s got a real thing for theatre and acting. She started out on Portuguese TV and theatre stages, but in 2003, she landed a breakout role in Richard Curtis’ “Love, Actually”—yeah, the one everyone watches at Christmas. After that, she took on big musical roles directed by Filipe La Féria between 2006 and 2008. By 2009, she was in “Living in Your Car” for HBO Canada, and then starred in the series “Maternidade” on RTP 1 in 2010. That same year, she made her debut at Portugal’s National Theater, playing Stella in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” She’s kept busy, popping up in productions like “Conversations After a Burial” and jumping back into musical theatre with “Next to Normal.” Since 2016, she’s worked on plenty of plays with Palco 13 and even directed alongside her brother. In 2019, she starred in both “Fatima” and the award-winning “LISTEN.” Basically? She’s everywhere.