Nivea Stelmann

Shortly afterwards, Nivea passed a test to perform on the show Família Brasil, of defunct TV Manchete. In this work, his love interest was Danton Mello.

With the end of Família Brasil, TV Manchete, she returned to her classes at UNI-Rio.

Eventually, Nivea won the test for a part in the segment "Estrela por um Dia" on the TV show Domingão do Faustão. She won the contest and one month later, she was invited to perform in the novella Malhação in 1996. Wolf Maya, who was the director, gave her the role of Luana, a tennis teacher.

After her participation in Malhação ended, Nivea got the role of Carolaine in the novella A Indomada, written by Aguinaldo Silva. That role made Nívea Stelmann popular in her home country.

Later on, Nivea also participated in the novellas Era Uma Vez..., Suave Veneno, Uga-Uga, O Clone, Chocolate com Pimenta and Alma Gêmea, all from Rede Globo.

In 2002 Nivea starred the play Give Love a Chance, alongside Mário Frias, her husband at that time. The play was written by Heloise Périssé and directed by João Brandão.

In 2007, Nivea took part in the novella Sete Pecados. In October of that same year, she was chosen the queen of the rhythmists of the school of samba Renascer, a position she occupied for the next two years.

In 2008, she was part of the cast of the TV series Casos e Acasos on the episode Dicas de um Sedutor. Also in 2008, she did the children's play Cyrano, an adaptation by director Karen Acioly, inspired on the play Cyrano de Begerac by Edmond Rostand.

In 2009, she participated in the novella Cama de Gato, from Rede Globo.

Between 2009 and 2010, the actress starred in the theatres the musical play Um Lugar Chamado Recanto.

In 2011, Nivea participated in the novella Morde & Assopra, from Rede Globo, as Lavinia, a former prostitute.

In 2013, she returned to the theatres with the play Batalha de Arroz num Ringue para Dois, alongside actor Maurício Machado. In that same year, Nívea published her first book, Dedo Podre.

In 2016 returns to the TV, this time in Rede Record, where it acted in the biblical novels Os Dez Mandamentos and A Terra Prometida. In 2017, she begins to present the Nívea Stelmann na América, on the CBTV channel. The program talks about the best of entertainment and the world of Brazilian celebrities in the United States.