label EMI in April 2002. It was made with her longtime producer, Nuno Bettencourt, and co-produced with multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta. In 2003, Moniz got her international break when she played the role of Aurélia in the film Love Actually, among a cast that included Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, and Rodrigo Santoro. Her character only speaks Portuguese, while Firth's only speaks English. By the end of the movie, they are in love and engaged. In 2004, Moniz's daughter with Portuguese musician Donovan Bettencourt, Julia Bettencourt Moniz, was born in the Azores. Moniz returned to the music scene in 2005, three years after the release of 67, with the album Leva-me p'ra casa ("Take Me Home"). After a six-year gap, Moniz released her fourth album, Fio de Luz (2011). This was followed by Calendário in 2015. In 2011, the design work for a cookbook undertaken by Moniz received a Gourmand Award, and a book of her photographs, Vou Tentar Falar Sem Dizer Nada, was published two years later. Moniz reprised her role from Love Actually for Red Nose Day Actually, a short-film sequel that was broadcast on British television in March 2017 to raise money for the charity Comic Relief. In 2021, she won the Best Performance award at the Raindance Film Festival for her role as the struggling mother of a deaf child in the 2020 film Listen. Selected filmography Film Television Discography Magnólia (1999) 67 (2002) Leva-me p'ra casa (2005) Fio de Luz (2011) Calendário (2015) Notes References External links 1976 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996 Actresses from Lisbon Singers from Lisbon Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal 21st-century Portuguese women singers Portuguese film actresses Portuguese television actresses 20th-century Portuguese actresses 21st-century Portuguese actresses Golden Globes (Portugal) winners