Giovanna Ewbank Baldacconi Gagliasso, born on September 14, 1986, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a multifaceted Brazilian actress, model, television presenter, and entrepreneur who holds dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship.
She began her journey in the performing arts at the age of twelve, engaging in theater productions, and later pursued formal education in theater, film, and television acting at university.
Coming from a diverse family background, her mother, Deborah Ewbank, has Scottish descent, while her father, Roberto Baldacconi, is of Italian heritage, with roots tracing back to Florence and Milan through her paternal grandparents.
Giovanna’s ethnicity reflects this blend, with Italian ancestry on her father’s side and a mix of Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and English influences on her mother’s side.
In her personal life, she has been in a relationship with actor Bruno Gagliasso since 2008, marrying him in 2010, and together they have expanded their family through adoption and natural birth.
Siblings
Giovanna has one known sibling, her younger brother Gian Luca Ewbank, who was born in 1990 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Gian Luca is a talented mixed media artist and a social communication graduate.
He is known for experimenting with various mediums and formats in his work.
He shares the same parents as Giovanna, architect Roberto Baldacconi and textile designer Deborah Ewbank.
He has occasionally appeared in the public eye through family connections and his own relationships with celebrities.
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Gian Luca has dated notable figures such as actress Giovanna Lancellotti from 2016 to 2017.
He has also been linked to public figures like Bruna Marquezine and Carla Diaz.
Career
Ewbank’s career spans modeling, acting, television presenting, and digital content creation. She first established herself as a prominent figure in Brazilian entertainment through modeling.
She featured in catalogs such as the Bumbum beachwear line in November 2007. She appeared on the cover of Vizoo magazine in April 2008.
Giovanna also appeared in Corpo a Corpo. Transitioning to acting, she made her television debut in 2007 on the teen series Malhação.
She portrayed the character Marcinha, also known as Márcia de Souza. Her breakthrough came in 2008 with her soap opera debut in A Favorita.
Giovanna played the role of Sharon, a call girl named Maria do Perpétuo Socorro. She continued to build her acting portfolio with roles such as Suely in Escrito nas Estrelas in 2010.
She played Helena in the miniseries Acampamento de Férias 3 in 2012. She portrayed Xurupita Girl in the comedy O Dentista Mascarado in 2013.
Giovanna played Cristina in Joia Rara from 2013 to 2014. She appeared as Vanessinha Pitbull, also known as Vanessa, in Babilônia in 2015.
She ventured into voice acting by voicing Cruz Ramirez in the Brazilian dub of Cars 3 in 2017. She later voiced Goldilocks in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 2023.
On the presenting front, she hosted TV Globinho in 2009. She served as a reporter and occasional presenter on Video Show from 2015 to 2016.
Giovanna later departed Rede Globo due to contract issues. She expanded her visibility through reality television appearances.
She participated in Cachorrada Vip in 2013. She competed in Dança dos Famosos in 2014.
Giovanna took part in Netflix’s The Circle Brazil in 2019 and 2020. She also performed in the theater production O Grande Amor da Minha Vida in 2012.
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