Heloísa Jorge is an Angolan actress and film director. Born in the municipality of Chitato, in Lunda Norte Province, Jorge is the daughter of a Brazilian father and Angolan mother, and she has a brother. She described herself as a shy child who had difficulty with public speaking. At the age of 12, she moved to Brazil with her family to escape the Angolan Civil War, first settling in Montes Claros. Jorge began taking theater classes at school and became part of a group. When she took the Brazilian university entrance examination at age 18, she decided to study performing arts. Jorge moved to Salvador, Bahia to attend the Federal University of Bahia.
