Camila Mendes Bio, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Riverdale, Upgraded 2, Net Worth & 2026 Update

Camila Mendes is an American actress and producer who became a global name as Veronica Lodge on The CW’s Riverdale and has since built a film career with Palm Springs, Do Revenge and Upgraded. In October 2026 she was confirmed to star in and produce Upgraded 2, the sequel to her 2024 romantic comedy. This biography covers her early life, career, relationships and 2026 update.

Quick Facts

Related Names: Charles Melton, Veronica Lodge, Rachel Matthews, Honor Role, Nicholas Galitzine, Maya Hawke.

Early Life & Education

Camila Carraro Mendes was born on June 29, 1994, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Brazilian parents. Her father works as a business executive and her mother was a flight attendant. She has an older sister, and the family moved frequently for her father’s job — by her own count, 16 times across the American South, with long stretches in Florida.

When she was ten, the family spent a year in Brazil, an experience she credits with keeping her Portuguese fluent and her connection to Brazilian culture intact. She attended the fine arts program at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, graduating in 2012, and earned a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in May 2016.

Her time at NYU was not easy. Mendes has spoken publicly about being drugged and sexually assaulted during her freshman year, and about the tattoo above her ribs — “to build a home” — that she got as a commitment to creating stability and safety for herself.

Career Journey

From an IKEA Commercial to Riverdale

Mendes’s first paid acting job was an IKEA commercial. In 2016, months after graduating, she was cast as Veronica Lodge in Riverdale, The CW’s subversive take on the Archie Comics. The series premiered in January 2017 and ran for seven seasons, turning its young cast into tabloid fixtures. Mendes won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Scene Stealer in 2017.

She has been candid about the double standard she encountered early on: when auditioning for Latin American roles, she was told she did not “look Latina enough,” despite being Brazilian American and fluent in Portuguese.

Building a Film Career

Her feature debut came in The New Romantic (2018), which premiered at SXSW, followed by Netflix’s The Perfect Date (2019) and the thriller Coyote Lake (2019). In 2020 she appeared in Palm Springs, the Sundance sci-fi comedy that became one of the year’s best-reviewed films, and headlined Netflix’s Dangerous Lies.

Do Revenge (2022), opposite Maya Hawke, gave her the kind of reviews that change a career. The Guardian noted that six years on Riverdale had refined her “performance of a popular bitch with secret vulnerability to a fine, relishable point.”

Upgraded, Música and Masters of the Universe

In February 2024 she starred in Amazon’s Upgraded as an art-world intern mistaken for a powerful executive, opposite Archie Renaux, Lena Olin and Marisa Tomei. Later that year she led Música, a romantic comedy that premiered at SXSW. In August 2024 she was cast as Teela in the live-action Masters of the Universe, starring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man — a role that forced her to drop out of the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot. The film arrived in 2026.

Honor Role and Upgraded 2

In June 2024 Mendes co-founded the production company Honor Role with Rachel Matthews. In February 2026 the company hired Meredith Ditlow, formerly of Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, to run film and television.

On October 19, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Mendes would return for Upgraded 2, starring and producing the sequel with Gulfstream Pictures and Honor Role. Production was set to begin in Italy, a fitting backdrop for a franchise built on aspirational travel and mistaken identity.

Career Stats

• Seven seasons as Veronica Lodge on Riverdale
• Teen Choice Award, Choice Scene Stealer (2017)
• Lead roles in Palm Springs, Do Revenge and Upgraded
• Teela in the live-action Masters of the Universe (2026)
• Co-founder of the production company Honor Role

Personal Life

• Relationship status: Unmarried; keeps her dating life private.
• Past relationships: Photographer and director Ian Wallace (2013–2017); Riverdale co-star Charles Melton (2018–2022).
• Family: Brazilian parents and an older sister; she speaks Portuguese fluently.
• Faith: In a 2026 interview she described herself as having been “a proud atheist” and said success could not satisfy her search for meaning.
• Advocacy: Has spoken openly about surviving sexual assault at NYU.

Dating History and Affairs

Mendes dated photographer and director Ian Wallace from 2013 to 2017, while she was still at NYU. By October 2018 she was dating her Riverdale co-star Charles Melton; the couple split in 2022 and have stayed on friendly terms publicly. Since then she has not confirmed a serious relationship, and tabloid rumors about her dating life have not been verified. There are no confirmed reports of affairs.

Controversies

Mendes’s controversies are mostly industry-level rather than personal. She has repeatedly discussed colorism and the narrow definitions of Latina identity in Hollywood. Riverdale‘s later seasons drew criticism for convoluted plotting, though the cast was rarely blamed. Her 2024 exit from the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot for Masters of the Universe was reported as a scheduling conflict rather than a falling-out.

Awards & Achievements

• Teen Choice Award: Choice Scene Stealer, 2017
• MTV Movie & TV Award nominations: ensemble recognition for Riverdale
• Critical praise: Palm Springs and Do Revenge
• Business: co-founder of Honor Role
• Fashion: front-row regular at Prada and other luxury houses

Physical Statistics

• Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
• Weight: Approx. 121 lbs (55 kg)
• Hair: Dark brown
• Eyes: Brown
• Build: Slim, athletic

Favorites

• City: New York, where she studied and still spends time
• Cuisine: Brazilian food
• Fashion house: Prada
• Hobby: Photography and travel
• Cause: Survivor advocacy and Latina representation

Earnings

Camila Mendes’s net worth is estimated at around $6 million in 2026. Her income comes from acting fees, the Riverdale residuals, brand partnerships and her producing work through Honor Role. Terms of her Upgraded 2 deal and Netflix or Amazon contracts have not been disclosed.

Interesting Facts

• Her first acting job was an IKEA commercial.
• She moved 16 times growing up.
• She is fluent in Portuguese and spent a year in Brazil at age ten.
• She co-founded Honor Role with Rachel Matthews in 2024.
• She will star in and produce Upgraded 2, filming in Italy.

Did You Know Already?

• She graduated from NYU Tisch in 2016.
• She played Teela in Masters of the Universe.
• She dated co-star Charles Melton for about four years.
• She has a tattoo reading “to build a home.”

Social Media Links

Mendes is active on Instagram at @camimendes, where she shares fashion, travel and project updates. Honor Role announcements appear through the company’s official channels.

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Conclusion

Camila Mendes turned a seven-season teen drama into a genuine film career and, increasingly, a production business. The Upgraded 2 announcement in October 2026 confirms that she is no longer waiting for roles to come to her — she is building them. With Masters of the Universe behind her and Honor Role expanding, her next act looks more deliberate than her first.

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