- Dubbed Izma in the Brazilian version of 'The Emperor's New Groove' (2000)
- Mother of actress Sílvia Buarque.
- Marieta and Chico Buarque are parents of 3 girls: Sílvia Buarque (born 28 March 1969), 'Helena' (born 22 December 1970) and Luísa Buarque de Hollanda (born 17 September 1975).
- She has 7 grandchildren: Irene (Sílvia's daughter), Francisco Buarque de Freitas, Clara Buarque, Cecília Buarque de Freitas and Leila Buarque de Freitas (Helena's children), Lia and Teresa (Luísa's daughters).
- Marieta's father was an army officer.
- She started her career in the theater in 1965.
- She won two Kikitos Awards.
- Daughter of Luís Antonio Severo da Costa, a lawyer, and Lígia Paixão, an English teacher.
- Mother-in-law of actor Chico Díaz.
- Mother-in-law of composer Carlinhos Brown.
- Her theater debut was in 1965 in the play "Feitiço de Salem".
- In 1989 won a Shell Award, a Mambembe Award and a Molière Award for her role in "A Estrela do Lar".
- Studied in Tablado Theater (1965).
- Won Governor Award in 1974 for best supporting actress for her role in "O Casamento do Pequeno Burgês" of Bertolt Brecht.
- Worked with her ex-husband, Chico Buarque, in "Roda Viva" and "A Ópera do Malandro".
- In 1980 Marieta won a Mambembe Award and a Molière Award for her role in "No Natal a Gente Vem Te Buscar".
- Founded, with actress Andréa Beltrão, the theater "Poeira" (literally "Dust"), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2005).
- Has worked many times with her great friend Andréa Beltrão, since 2004: on TV (A Grande Família), cinema (A Dona da História, A Grande Família - O Filme) and on stage (Sonata de Outono).
- Partner of Aderbal Freire-Filho (2005 - present). He has a son named Camilo Freire.
- Her maternal grandparents were Estefânia Ribeiro and Manuel Paixão and her paternal grandparents were Marieta de Caravalho and Luís Severo da Costa.
- Her first husband, Carlos Vergara, is a plastics artist.
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