Carmelita Hughes
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Carmelita was born in a small town (Ituiutaba, MG) in Brazil, as the only child of Josepha Grace, a mixed-race Brazilian of Portuguese and Spanish descent.
In 1993, Carmelita and her mother moved to United States. Obsessed with American culture, Carmelita learned English by watching films and soap operas. She was scouted to be a model at Boca Talent in Boca Raton, Florida for her exotic sex appeal, which took her a step closer to acting. In 2002, she Attended Florida Atlantic University as a theater major and was fascinated with studying Shakespeare. Her emotional availability caught the attention of her professor who candidly advised her to move to Hollywood to pursue her passion. Carmelita took his advice and continued her studies in Hollywood, where she graduated top of her class with The Meisner Center's intensive master's program while being cast in a variety of roles in theater, TV, and Film. She appeared in "Yes, Dear" (2005), General Hospital (2006), and American Mobster (2010) before taking a sabbatical to raise her family and start an e-commerce company with her husband, Michael.
Carmelita has written, directed, produced and starred in several films through her own Production Company, Tribal Films, which she uses as a vehicle to create and offer opportunities for women in the film industry. Carmelita and Michael have two children. She is a passionate advocate of helping under-privileged children and is an active sponsor to several non-profit organizations, including edasnerfamilycenter, EveryKidCounts, Samaritanspurse, and myworldvision. She believes that our youth should be nurtured, inspired and encouraged to build a better world for themselves and others.
In 1993, Carmelita and her mother moved to United States. Obsessed with American culture, Carmelita learned English by watching films and soap operas. She was scouted to be a model at Boca Talent in Boca Raton, Florida for her exotic sex appeal, which took her a step closer to acting. In 2002, she Attended Florida Atlantic University as a theater major and was fascinated with studying Shakespeare. Her emotional availability caught the attention of her professor who candidly advised her to move to Hollywood to pursue her passion. Carmelita took his advice and continued her studies in Hollywood, where she graduated top of her class with The Meisner Center's intensive master's program while being cast in a variety of roles in theater, TV, and Film. She appeared in "Yes, Dear" (2005), General Hospital (2006), and American Mobster (2010) before taking a sabbatical to raise her family and start an e-commerce company with her husband, Michael.
Carmelita has written, directed, produced and starred in several films through her own Production Company, Tribal Films, which she uses as a vehicle to create and offer opportunities for women in the film industry. Carmelita and Michael have two children. She is a passionate advocate of helping under-privileged children and is an active sponsor to several non-profit organizations, including edasnerfamilycenter, EveryKidCounts, Samaritanspurse, and myworldvision. She believes that our youth should be nurtured, inspired and encouraged to build a better world for themselves and others.
