Carolina Dieckmann Biography: Husband, Age, Height, Net Worth, Children, Parents, Movies & TV Shows

Carolina Dieckmann is a Brazilian actress who rose to prominence through her performance as Camila in the telenovela Laços de Família (2000).

In that story, her character undergoes a battle with leukemia and famously shaves her head, which both drew strong public attention and became a catalyst for a widespread campaign encouraging bone marrow donation.

Over the years, she has worked in television, film, and theater, and been associated with major Brazilian soap operas and dramatic roles.

Profile

• Full name: Carolina Dieckmann Worcman
• Nickname: Carol
• Date of birth: September 16, 1978
• Age: 47 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• State of origin: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
• Nationality: Brazilian
• Profession: Actress
• Height: 1.62 m (5′ 3¾″)
• Parents: Father – Roberto Dieckmann; Mother – Maíra Dieckmann
• Siblings: Bernardo Dieckmann, Edgar Dieckmann, Frederico Dieckmann
• Spouse: Tiago Worcman (married May 6, 2007 – present)
• Children: Davi Frota; José Worcman
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: German descent on paternal side; Brazilian (mixed) nationality
• Net worth: USD 1.9 million

Early Life and Education

Carolina Dieckmann is now 47 years old. She was born on September 16, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her father, Roberto Dieckmann, worked as a naval engineer, while her mother, Maíra Dieckmann, was a secretary. She grew up in a family of four siblings: Bernardo, Edgar, and Frederico. She has German ancestry through her paternal line.

Regarding education, she attended the Education Center Anísio Teixeira (Centro de Educação Anísio Teixeira).

Personal Life

Carolina’s first marriage was to actor Marcos Frota. They married in 1997 and divorced in 2004. During that union, they had a son, Davi Frota, born April 16, 1999. On May 6, 2007, she married Tiago Worcman. The couple had a son, José Worcman, born August 14, 2007.

Carolina has spoken publicly about having had two miscarriages: one early in her first marriage and another early in her second marriage.

In 2016, she moved with her younger son José to Miami, Florida, in support of her husband’s work in the United States, while her older son Davi stayed in Brazil by his own choice. She has described the emotional difficulty of that separation.

In August 2019, her mother Maíra died unexpectedly in her sleep; there was no publicly known prior health condition.

More recently, in 2025, Carolina revealed that she had only been sexually intimate with four men in her lifetime and identifies as demisexual, expressing that she sees a spiritual dimension to sexual relations.

Career

Carolina began her career at a young age. In 1993 she made her television debut in the miniseries Sex Appeal, playing Claudinha (Claudia). Shortly thereafter she appeared in Fera Ferida. In the mid-1990s she appeared in Tropicaliente as Açucena, in Malhação, and later in Vira-Lata.

Her breakthrough came in Laços de Família (2000) playing Camila, a character with leukemia who shaves her head. That role attracted significant public attention and led to a nationwide bone marrow donation campaign in Brazil.

She continued to take leading and supporting roles in major telenovelas, including Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003), Senhora do Destino (2004), Cobras & Lagartos (2006) in which she played the villain Leona Montini, Passione (2010), Fina Estampa (2011), Salve Jorge (2012), Joia Rara (2013), A Regra do Jogo, O Sétimo Guardião, and more recently Vai na Fé (2023) as Dr. Lumiar Lorenzo.

On the film side, her credits include Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? (2007), Sexo com Amor? (2008), Entre Nós (2013), Júlio Sumiu (2014), O Silêncio do Céu (2016), and the short film Oitavo (2017).

In addition to her acting, Carolina became central to a legal and legislative milestone in Brazil. In May 2012, private intimate photos of her were illicitly published online. She filed a complaint and pressed legal action. That case prompted the introduction and passing of Brazil’s Law 12.737/2012 (commonly called the “Lei Carolina Dieckmann”), which criminalized unauthorized computer or internet access, oft regarded as a landmark cybercrime law.

In 2024, she announced that after 30 years she would not renew her exclusive contract with Rede Globo and disclosed that for two years she had been under contract without being cast in any novelas, while still being paid.

In mid-2025, it was reported that she had changed her professional name spelling to “Carolina Dieckmmann” (double m) as part of numerology considerations.

Awards

• Troféu Imprensa – Best Actress for Laços de Família (winner)
• Meus Prêmios Nick – Favorite Actress (for Mulheres Apaixonadas) (winner)
• Kids’ Choice Awards Brazil – Favorite Actress (for Cobras & Lagartos) (winner)
• Prêmio Contigo! de TV – nominated in categories including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress
• Premio Faz Diferença – O Globo (Destaque da TV) (winner)
• Prêmio Extra de Televisão – nominated or awarded for Best Actress

Net worth

Carolina Dieckmann’s estimated net worth is approximately USD 1.9 million. She has accumulated it through acting in high-profile television roles, film appearances, endorsements, and related contracts in Brazil’s entertainment industry.

Controversy

The major public controversy in her life is the 2012 privacy breach, when private intimate images stored on her computer were published without her consent. She filed legal action, and the situation is credited with accelerating Brazil’s adoption of stricter laws against unauthorized computer access and digital defamation (Law 12.737/2012, known as Lei Carolina Dieckmann).

Social Media

• Instagram: @loracarola
• X (formerly Twitter): @loracarolad

Filmography

• Sex Appeal (1993)
• Fera Ferida (1993)
• Tropicaliente (1994)
• Malhação (1995)
• Vira Lata (1996)
• Por Amor (1997)
• Malhação de Verão (1996)
• Você Decide (1997)
• Asas pra que te Quero (1997)
• Brava Gente (2001)
• Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003)
• Cena Aberta (2003)
• Da Cor do Pecado (2004)
• Senhora do Destino (2004)
• Cobras & Lagartos (2006)
• Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? (2007)
• Sexo com Amor? (2008)
• Três Irmãs (2008)
• Passione (2010)
• Fina Estampa (2011)
• Salve Jorge (2012)
• Joia Rara (2013)
• Entre Nós (2013)
• Júlio Sumiu (2014)
• Eu Que Amo Tanto (2014)
• A Regra do Jogo (2015)
• O Silêncio do Céu (2016)
• Oitavo (2017)
• Treze Dias Longe do Sol (2018)
• O Sétimo Guardião (2018)
• Vai na Fé (2023)
• (Des)controle (2025)
• Vale Tudo (2025)