---
name: "Camila Mendes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/camila-mendes"
fi1m_id: "camila-mendes"
imdb_id: "nm6161516"
tmdb_id: 1721740
wikidata_id: "Q28659500"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 June 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-30T20:00:36.779743+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Camila Mendes

## Identity

Camila Mendes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/camila-mendes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** camila-mendes
- **IMDb ID:** nm6161516
- **TMDB ID:** 1721740
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28659500
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Mendes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28659500, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6161516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1721740

Actor. Born 29 June 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 June 1994, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Also known as:** Camila Carraro Mendes, Camila Mendez, Cami Mendes
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Mendes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28659500, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6161516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1721740

## Coming up

- *Viva la Madness* (2028-01-21)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Palm Springs*](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Masters of the Universe*](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Camila Mendes

> Camila Mendes plays the young woman who already has the situation in hand: quick, composed, quicker still to hide whatever is bothering her. Seven seasons of *Riverdale* built the type; the films since have not yet found her a part that stretches it.

In *Masters of the Universe* (2026) the prince stares at his sword and his furry shorts while Camila Mendes's Teela gets on with keeping him alive. That is the part she is usually given and usually plays well: the one who has sized up the situation before anyone else in it, says so, and does not let on what it is costing her. The type was set on *Riverdale*, where Veronica Lodge was the popular girl with a sharp tongue and something bruised underneath it, and Mendes played her for seven seasons.

Television made her. *Riverdale* ran from 2017 to 2023, and Veronica was the role that made her a name, over 137 episodes. The move to film began while the series was still on, with supporting parts in *The New Romantic* (2018) and *The Perfect Date* (2019), then a small role as Tala in *Palm Springs* (2020). We liked that film a good deal. We did not come away thinking about her, because it belongs to Cristin Milioti and there is not much room in it for anyone else. The leads came after: Drea Torres in *Do Revenge* (2022), Ana Santos in *Upgraded* (2024), which she also produced, and Isabella in *Música* (2024), directed by her co-star Rudy Mancuso. In 2024 she and Rachel Matthews founded a production company, Honor Role.

The pattern in the reviews so far is consistent. *Do Revenge* drew the warmest notices, and for the reason the persona works at all: a confident girl whose confidence is a front, played by someone who can let the front slip for a second and put it back. The romantic comedies since have been called uneven, with her performance better than the film around it. That is a compliment, and it is also a habit. Actors who keep rescuing weak films are usually choosing them.

*Masters of the Universe* is our clearest look at her, and we came away mildly annoyed on her behalf. The film gives its jokes to Nicholas Galitzine's bewilderment and its steadiness to Idris Elba's Duncan, and leaves Mendes with the errands. She does them briskly, pulling Adam out of trouble he has wandered into, and we kept waiting for the script to hand her a line as good as the ones it gives Jared Leto's Skeletor. It did not. She is competent, and the film treats competence as something that happens in the background.

What we have not yet seen is what happens when a writer writes to her rather than around her. The production company suggests she has noticed the same gap. Until it closes, she is a reliable reason to keep watching a film that is not quite good enough, which is useful, and not what a leading actor wants written about her.

## Biography

Camila Mendes is an American actress. Born on 29 June 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Brazilian parents, she graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

She made her professional debut as Veronica Lodge in the television series *Riverdale* (2017–2023). Her film roles include *The New Romantic* (2018), *The Perfect Date* (2019), *Palm Springs* (2020), *Do Revenge* (2022), *Upgraded* (2024) and *Música* (2024). She plays Teela in *Masters of the Universe* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Teela — [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *Palm Springs* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Tala — [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Viva la Madness* (2028), Actor
- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), as Teela — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *Idiotka* (2026), as Nicol Garcia · Producer
- *Griffin in Summer* (2025), Producer
- *Música* (2024), as Isabella · Executive Producer
- *Upgraded* (2024), as Ana · Executive Producer
- *Do Revenge* (2022), as Drea Torres
- *Fairfax* (2021), series, as Melody (voice), Cerise / Extra 1 / Protestor (voice), Choir (voice), Voice on the Phone
- *Palm Springs* (2020), as Tala — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *Dangerous Lies* (2020), as Katie
- *Coyote Lake* (2019), as Ester
- *The Perfect Date* (2019), as Shelby Pace
- *The New Romantic* (2018), as Morgan Cruise
- *Riverdale* (2017), series, as Veronica Lodge
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Tessa Rose (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Baton*, Actor
- *DED*, as Flora · Producer
- *Alba*, as Amelia · Producer
- *Tommy Karate*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-12b446b678b3.jpg) Camila Mendes — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Camila_Mendes_at_SXSW_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes_at_SXSW_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes, KJ Apa and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-e61c5d13389a.jpg) Camila Mendes, KJ Apa and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Camila_Mendes%2C_KJ_Apa_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2848478689426%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes%2C_KJ_Apa_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2848478689426%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-ea2aa4b9ae8b.jpg) Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Camila_Mendes%2C_Lili_Reinhart_%26_Cole_Sprouse_%2843812546001%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes%2C_Lili_Reinhart_%26_Cole_Sprouse_%2843812546001%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes and KJ Apa speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. P](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-fe683ad668df.jpg) Camila Mendes and KJ Apa speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. P — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Camila_Mendes_%26_KJ_Apa_%2848478798132%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes_%26_KJ_Apa_%2848478798132%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-e8f5c6ddfeb5.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-742fe435d035.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-6bcd8e6012fc.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB
- ![Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-231a5c0d8401.jpg) Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Camila_Mendes_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2843096270354%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2843096270354%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-9fe16f138eea.jpg) Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riverdale", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Camila_Mendes_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2843764132452%29.jpg/1280px-Camila_Mendes_%26_Lili_Reinhart_%2843764132452%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-04cb376ef363.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-5bff12bfcc66.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB
- ![Camila Mendes](https://film.one/media/person/6648/gallery-a41c2b0554a6.jpg) Camila Mendes — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene Stealer 2016: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene Stealer (won), for *Riverdale*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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