Manuela Dias (born 11 April 1977) is a Brazilian former actress, author, and screenwriter.
She performed on television as an actress in 1996 as a co-protagonist on Dona Anja, followed by her being on the cast of the 1998 film Brida.
She is the daughter of actress Sônia Dias, who in part inspired her to write Amor de Mãe.
[3] She later became a screenwriter in five short-films, among them Deserto Feliz (2007), directed by Paulo Caldas [pt]; Transeunte, directed by Eryk Rocha; and O Céu Sobre os Ombros, by Sérgio Borges, where they won five awards at the Festival de Brasília in 2010.
She collaborated in series such as Aline, A Grande Família, Fama, and Sandy & Junior, and in telenovelas such as Cordel Encantado and Joia Rara.