Tasha de Vasconcelos

About Tasha de Vasconcelos

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: August 15, 1966
Birth Place:  Beira, Mozambique, Mozambique
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color: Chestnut
Eye color: Brown
Website: http://www.tashadevasconcelos.com

Tasha de Vasconcelos

Tasha de Vasconcelos was born on August 15, 1966 in  Beira, Mozambique, Mozambique, is Actress. Tasha de Vasconcelos was born in Beira, Mozambique, with Portuguese ancestry on her father's side and British on her mother's side. Her old European background is very evident in her multilingual diversity and her capacity to interact with different cultures. Due to social unrest in Africa her family moved to Canada, where Tasha went on to study international relations at the University of British Columbia. In 1998 Tasha graduated in International Strategy at the Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris.Tasha's modelling career began when she was spotted in Canada. A highly successful career as an international model was established with New York photographer Steven Meisel shooting Tasha for her first Vogue cover. Her acting debut was with a part in French movie Riches, belles, etc. (1998) with 'Claudia Cardinale', Marisa Berenson and 'Anouk Aimee'. Tasha studied acting at the Cours Florent and the Central School of Speech and Drama. She went on to play the sexually liberated minx Lauren in the leading female role opposite 'Paul Kaye' in the BBC comedy series Perfect World (2000).Then followed the remake of Murder on the Orient Express (2001) for CBS with Tasha playing a Russian jewel thief opposite Alfred Molina. Her next UK appearances were in Largo Winch (2001) as a feisty independent writer and love interest of Paolo Seganti and in Relic Hunter (1999) playing the part of a warrior princess. Both launched in the US, with Largo Winch also distributed in Europe.In 2002 Tasha filmed the independent feature film Dot the I (2003) acting alongside 'Gael Garcia Bernal' which was well received at Sundance Film Festival 2003. Tasha performed alongside Judi Dench and Gillian Anderson at "An Enchanted Evening" at London's Theatre Royal, a gala performance of the music of Richard Rodgers in aid of the Neurofibromatosis Association.April 2003 saw Tasha's first major feature film release in the spoof Bond movie Johnny English (2003) directed by 'Peter Howitt' and starring Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia and John Malkovich. Tasha plays the manipulative villainess Contessa Alexandra in the film's opening scene opposite Rowan Atkinson, Tasha takes on the femme fatale mantle of actresses such as Sophie Marceau and 'Grace Jones' in the original Bond films. Among her sporting skills, Tasha is an outstanding horsewoman and pentathlon competitor.Tasha's other great passion is helping underprivileged children, supporting charities such as the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the Association for Drug-addicted Children in Portugal. She is a goodwill representative for UNICEF to Bolivia for malnourished children and to Algeria for war-ravaged children. Tasha is also the goodwill ambassador appointed by Bolivia's first lady for the "Children of Pailaviri" project.
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Popular As Tasha de Vasconcelos
Occupation Actress
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born August 15, 1966 ( Beira, Mozambique, Mozambique)
Birthday August 15
Town/City  Beira, Mozambique, Mozambique
Nationality Mozambique

🌙 Zodiac

Tasha de Vasconcelos’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Tasha de Vasconcelos was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.

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Biography/Timeline

1980

De Vasconcelos was born in Beira, Mozambique. Her family was forced to flee from two revolutions: a first, in that country, when she was 8 years old, and then a second at 14 from Rhodesia. They moved to Canada in 1980, where de Vasconcelos studied International Relations at the University of British Columbia.

1996

Humanitarian work: 1996: Humanitarian mission with Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, South Africa 1999: UNICEF humanitarian mission, Bolivia 2000: UNICEF humanitarian mission, Algeria 2005: UNESCO Humanitarian honour bestowed by secretary-general 2006: UNAIDS mission to Mozambique 2006: March: founded AMOR (Aide Mondiale Orphelins Reconfort) to reduce maternal mortality and help orphans and children worldwide through health care and education, especially in Africa. 2009: 15 April: opened first AMOR maternity hospital in Kasese, Malawi with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. 2009: 27 April: appointed first Ambassador for Institut Pasteur (where the AIDS virus was first identified) Paris, France. 2010: 8 March: appointed Humanitarian Ambassador for the European Union to combat poverty and social exclusion, Brussels, Belgium. 2010: November: Speaker, Women’s Forum, Deauville, France. 2011: March: Speaker, International Women’s Day on behalf of refugees in Iraq. 2012: June: further address at Villepinte, France, on behalf of Iraqi refugees. 2013: Appointed Honorary Consul of Malawi to Monaco 2014: November 9: speaker on ‘Audacity’, Cité de la Réussite, La Sorbonne, Paris, France. 2015: Official partnership with AMOR and Monaco Princely Government. 2015: Joint project for girls school with the Vatican. 2016: 7 January: officially appointed as a UN Women Global champion for Planet 50-50 by 2030. Concrete help given through AMOR: 2007: Collegio Infantil: orphanage providing practical help to mothers and orphaned children, Beira, Mozambique. 2009: First maternity hospital in Malawi opened in Kasese in association with Lifeline Malawi 2010: Mobile outreach clinics established in Malawi 2012: Nandumbo eye clinic established, Nanthomba, Malawi 2013: 22 tonnes of medical and paediatric equipment sent to Malawi 2013: Second maternity hospital in Malawi opened in Zomba 2014: First school in Malawi, Nanthomba Primary School, opened in Liwonde in association with Help Malawi 2014: Third maternity hospital in Malawi opened in Machinga 2015: Fourth maternity hospital in Thyolo opened with the support of the Prince's Government of Monaco. 2015: One million trees planted in Malawi with the local community and schools. This action was supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

1998

De Vasconcelos' acting career began with a role in the French film Riches, belles etc., in 1998. She then joined the cours Florent, then the Central School of Speech and Drama, in London, and the Actors Studio in Los Angeles.

2000

She appeared in several television series at the beginning of 2000. She acted in the BBC One series Sunburn and portrayed Lauren in five episodes of Perfect World in 2000. The following year she appeared in Largo Winch and in the remake of Murder on the Orient Express for Columbia Broadcasting System. She appeared in Relic Hunter and the television series Dinotopia in 2002, and as Countess Alexandra in the feature film Johnny English, directed by Peter Howitt and released in 2003. The same year, she appeared in Fatal Attraction and Dot the ill. She appeared in the telefilm Une suite pour deux, aired in September 2008 by French channel. TF1

2010

2010: ‘La Belle Humanitaire’ 52 minute documentary, France Television 2011: Autobiography, ‘Beauty as a Weapon’ published, Michel Lafon, Paris, France 2013: Sky News report from London, UK 2013: Monaco television special report from Africa 2013: Sky News report from Monaco 2013: CCTV China, Special Report 2014: Monaco television special report from Monaco 2014: CNN special report, live from London, UK 2014: ‘Arise Africa’ TV special report, live from London, UK 2014: TVC News Live Africa special report 2014: CCTV China, Special report Newshour 2015: “Monaco Television special report”

2012

She began her work in 1996, following a call from Nelson Mandela she went to South Africa to support the Nelson Mandela Children's foundation and then in 1999 with UNICEF mission to Bolivia and Algeria to support various children's projects with UNAids. In 2005 she returned to Mozambique with UNAIDS on another mission to the country of her birth. In March 2006, the model founded AMOR (Aide Mondiale Orphelins Réconfort), a foundation to reduce the rate of maternal mortality in Kasese, Malawi, and the transmission of AIDS from mother to child. In 2009, the maternity hospital was opened. AMOR was first supported by American actor Paul Newman and Prince Albert II de Monaco. De Vasconcelos was nominated as the first and only ambassador to Institut Pasteur in April 2009, and the following year on march, the 8th., was appointed by President José Manuel Barroso to be ambassador of the European Union to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion. In November 2010, Tasha de Vasconcelos spoke at the Women's Forum Deauville. In March 2011 at the International Women's Day in Paris, as well as on June 23, 2012 at Villepinte, Tasha de Vasconcelos spoke in favor of the Achraf Refugees. She was given a humanitarian honor by UNESCO in 2005. She was given the CONDENAST GLAMOUR BEAUTY /HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2011, appointed ambassador to INSTITUT PASTEUR 2009 the place renowned for the discovery of the Aids Virus. 2010 appointed Humanitarian ambassador to the European Union. and 2013 APPOINTED HONORARY CONSUL TO Malawi in Monaco where she resides.

2016

In January 2016, selected by the United Nations as a UN Women Global Champion 50-50 by 2030, Tasha de Vasconcelos declared: "My mission will be awareness in Women's Health and gender issues and refugee and migrant women. To support and empower women globally".

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