Top 100 Atrizes do Brasil (Top 100 Brazilian Actresses)
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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva was born on 16th October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro. She adopted the name "Fernanda" because she thought it sounded good. "Montenegro" came after her family doctor.
In late 40s she was translating and adapting famous theater plays to radio. She begun her artistic life in the theater with the play "Alegres Canções nas Montanhas" in 1950. Among her mates was Fernando Torres, who would soon become her husband. Next she use the married name Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres. In the next years she worked with other great actors like Sérgio Britto, Cacilda Becker, Nathália Timberg, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro and Ítalo Rossi.
In the early 60s she moved to São Paulo where she worked on many theater plays and also stared working on television. Her first soap operas was "Pouco Amor Não é Amor". In 1964 she started working for cinema as well. Her first film was "A Falecida". In 1965 her daughter Fernanda Torres was born. She later also became a famous actress.
As time went by, more and more successful soap operas and plays came up and she received many prizes. She was later called "The First Lady of Brazilian Theater". In cinema, after some not very famous films, she worked on "Eles Não Usam Black-Tie" (1981), largely applauded by the critics.
Her success on television and theater continued, but her cinema career, although it never stopped, was largely unnoticed until 1997, when "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?", a nominee for the Oscar of Best Film in a Foreign Language, was released. In 1998 "Central do Brasil" enchanted the world. This film, another nominee for the Oscar, was the highest moment of Fernanda Montengro's cinema career, once she was a nominee for Best Actress. The Oscar was not given to her, but the actress got the Berlin prize. In 1999 she had another great achievement on TV, "O Auto da Compadecida", later cut to a film format and released in the movie theaters.- Laura Cardoso was born on 13 September 1927 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Através da Janela (2000), Terra Estrangeira (1995) and Os Apóstolos de Judas (1976). She was previously married to Fernando Baleroni.
- Paolla Oliveira was born on 14 April 1982 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Edge of Desire (2017), The Prophet (2006) and Sweet Diva (2019).
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Isis Valverde is a Brazilian actress born in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais. She moved to Rio de Janeiro to pursue her acting career. She debuted on TV in 2006 as Ana of the Veil, one of the most popular characters in "Sinhá Moça", a TV Globo soap opera aired at 6 PM. This was the first soap opera ever to be nominated for Emmy International.
Isis Valverde built her career working on many popular projects on TV, such as "Avenida Brasil" (2012) - one of the TV Globo's best-selling soap operas abroad-, "O Canto da Sereia" (2013), "Amores Roubados" (2014), "A Força do Querer" (2017), and "Amor de Mãe" ("A Mother's Love", 2019).
She has also built a solid career in cinema, working on movies such as "Faroeste Caboclo" (2013), "Simonal" (2019), and "Ângela", her upcoming movie.- Nicette Bruno was born on 7 January 1933 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Éramos Seis (1977), The Big Catch (2017) and Como Salvar Meu Casamento (1979). She was married to Paulo Goulart. She died on 20 December 2020 in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
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Andréa became a famous actress in the middle of the 80's playing a part in a TV Series for youngsters called "Armação Ilimitada", which became a great success in Brazilian TV. Then she started to play in Brazilian "novelas" (soap operas). Began her career in the Maria Clara Machado's play group Teatro Tablado.- Known throughout Brazil for her outstanding roles in soap operas, the actress and model Juliana Paes began her artistic journey in 1998, with a small role as an extra in "Malhação". Her first character came soon after, in 2000, when she played the maid "Ritinha" in the soap opera "Laços de Família". After that, her career as an actress took off, which gave Juliana many notable roles in several successful soap operas on Rede Globo, such as "Celebridade" (2003), "América" (2005), "Caminho das Índias" (2009), "Gabriela" (2012), "Totalmente Demais" (2015), "A Força do Querer" (2017), "A Dona do Pedaço" (2019) and many others.
Juliana also collects roles in major productions, such as "Mais Uma Vez Amor" (2005), "Amor Por Acaso" (2010), "A Despedida" (2015), "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (2017) e "Predestinado - Arigó e o Espírito de Dr. Fritz" (2022), which will be released in September. However, the actress' presence on the big screen isn't limited to Brazilian cinema. Juliana also has a career in dubbing, giving her voice to characters in the animations "Kung Fu Panda (2008)", "Kung Fu Panda: Holiday" (2010), "Happy Family" (2017) and "The Croods: A New Age" (2021).
Juliana played the character "Maria Marruá" in the first part of the remake of "Pantanal", currently shown on Rede Globo. - Nathalia Dill began her career performing in plays such as "A Glória de Nelson", in 2005, and "Jogos na hora da Sesta" in the same year. In 2006 she was invited to join the cast of the HBO's series "Mandrake", where she appeared in "Rosas Negras". In 2007, Deborah Rios played the villain in the 15th season of "Malhação", while working as an extra on the show attended the film "Tropa de Elite", where he played a college student. In 2008, in the films "Feliz Natal e Apenas o Fim". In the next year, Natalia participated in her first starring telenovela already in "Paraíso", where he lived the character Maria Rita (Santinha). In the same year participated in the special year-end of the station, C D E Factory In 2010, Natalie lived her second consecutive player in "Escrito nas Estrelas", playing Viviane / Victoria. In 2011, she was a part of the cast from "Cordel Encantado", playing "vigilante" Doralice Peixoto. Premiered in 2012 on prime time Globo in "Avenida Brasil", John Emanuel Carneiro, where the character is in love with Deborah George, a role that Cauã Reymond.
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Marieta Severo was born on 2 November 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Big Family (2001), A Dona da História (2004) and Verdades Secretas (2015). She was previously married to Aderbal Freire Filho, Chico Buarque and Carlos Vergara.- Actress
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Letícia Colin was born on 30 December 1989 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Novo Mundo (2017), Flames of Life (2008) and Where My Heart Is (2020).- Actress
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She landed the role in Student's Hearts (2002) one week before the soap opera's premiere. She only met her father personally a few years ago. Her parents divorced when she was very little, and her father, who is a journalist, moved to Londrina, in the Brazilian south state of Paraná, where he started a new family. Her mother is a teacher.
She started modeling at age 12 and by the time she was 18, she was already tired of it, and considered going to college to major in architecture, photography or plastic arts.- Born in São Paulo, Brazil. She trained as a gymnast from ages 8 to 13. It was in 1990 that she became well known when chosen to be a "Paquita" for Xuxa Show. Her career on the show lasted until 1995 when she left to pursue an acting career on Brazilian TV and theater. She received critical acclaim by Brazilian media for her work on "Pícara Sonhadora" and recently for her work on "A Escrava Isaura".
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Glória Pires was born on 23 August 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009), Irrational Heart (2011) and O Dono do Mundo (1991). She has been married to Orlando Morais since 1987. They have three children. She was previously married to Fábio Jr..- Actress
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Deborah Secco was born on 26 November 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011), Good Luck (2014) and America (2005). She has been married to Hugo Moura since 2015. They have one child. She was previously married to Roger Flores and Rogério Gomes.- Carolina Dieckmann was born on 16 September 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Snakes & Lizards (2006), Family Ties (2000) and Her Own Destiny (2004). She has been married to Tiago Worcman since 6 May 2007. They have one child. She was previously married to Marcos Frota.
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Sônia Braga was born June 8, 1950, in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, to a seamstress mother and a realtor father. She starred in the film adaptation of Jorge Amado's Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976), in the central role of Dona Flor. She earned American recognition and a Golden Globe nomination for performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), and was nominated for a second Golden Globe for her performance in Moon Over Parador (1988), where she played the part of Madonna Mendez.- Actress
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Mariana Ximenes was born on 26 April 1981 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Trespasser (2001), A Máquina (2005) and Passione (2010).- Actress
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Juliana Silveira was born on 12 March 1980 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Flames of Life (2008), Floribella (2005) and Victory! (2014). She was previously married to Rodolfo Medina.- Actress
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Lucinha Lins was born on 9 March 1953 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Esmeralda (2004), Flames of Life (2008) and Rabo-de-Saia (1984). She is married to Cláudio Tovar. They have one child. She was previously married to Ivan Lins.- Actress
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Nanda Costa was born on 24 September 1986 in Parati, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Stolen Dreams (2009), The Big Catch (2017) and Monster Hunter (2020).- Actress
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Andréia Horta was born on 27 July 1983 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Flames of Life (2008), Elis (2016) and Empire (2014).- Actress
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Marjorie Estiano was born on 8 March 1982 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Under Pressure (2017), Pages of Life (2006) and Good Manners (2017).- Actress
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Isabelle Drummond was born on 12 April 1994 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Sparkling Girls (2012), Pirlimpimpim (2001) and Watercolors of Love (2009).- Actress
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Regina Duarte was born on 5 February 1947 in Franca, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Irmãos Coragem (1970), Roque Santeiro (1985) and Never Too Old to Meow (2014). She has been married to Eduardo Lippincott since 2000. She was previously married to Del Rangel, Daniel Filho and Marcos Flávio Cunha Franco.- Actress
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Few Brazilian artists leave such a rich, fun and coherent path, in the television, opening space for so many characters, places and mores, like Regina Casé. Winner of the Moliére Award as best theater actress at the age of 23, Regina carries a history of success throughout Brazil, in the theater, cinema and TV, opting to visit every corner of the country with the intention of enriching its culture and people.
In the movies in 2015, Regina stars in the prizewinning movie by Anna Muylaerts, "The Second Mother" ("Que Horas Ela Volta?"). Inspired by the traditional relationship between employees and employers, the movie is a Brazilian production that was exhibited last year in the Carte Blanche session of the Locarno International Film Festival, in Switzerland. This year, it won as Best Fiction Film in Panorama Audience Award, a category of Berlin International Film Festival. The lead actresses Regina and Camila Márdila also conquered the award of Best Actress in the Sundance Film Festival, in the United States, and Regina Casé was equally renowned with the prize for female interpretation in the Valenciennes Film Festival, in France. Acting as Val, a woman from Pernambuco State, she shows in the Brazilian drama the reality of the northeastern home keepers that try to make a living in São Paulo.
Besides the cinema, Regina dedicates part of her time to "Esquenta!", a Sunday TV program displayed by Rede Globo, the biggest TV broadcaster in Brazilian television. The attraction celebrates the differences and looks for similarities between distinct social groups. The space is used to portray the cultures of several Brazilian regions, in addition to enabling the relationship between different social classes and knowing the opinion of these people about various subjects. The confirmation of the program in the broadcaster's grid was an important conquest for the presenter's career.
It's also worth to highlight her performance as presenter of the Globo channel programs "Brasil legal", "Muvuca", "Central da periferia" and Futura channel program "Um pé de que?". As an actress, she was highly recognized by the character Tina Pepper, of the soap opera "Cambalacho", and by her roles in movies like "Chuvas de verão", by Cacá Diegues; "Made in China", by Estevão Ciavatta, and "Eu, tu, eles" (2000), by Andrucha Waddington - in this last one, Regina was Darlene, a northeastern character who touched thousands of spectators in a performance praised by "The New York Times": the American newspaper compared Regina to the Italian actress Anna Magnani. The movie was acclaimed in the show "Um Certo Olhar", in Cannes Film Festival, and conquered the Cristal Globe of best film in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, of the Czech Republic. The same festival awarded Regina as best actress.- Adriana Esteves was born on 15 December 1969 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Brazil Avenue (2012), Marighella (2019) and Kubanacan (2003). She has been married to Vladimir Brichta since 11 February 2006. They have one child. She was previously married to Marco Ricca and Totila Jordan Neto.
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Taís Araújo was born on 25 November 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Sparkling Girls (2012), Xica da Silva (1996) and Shades of Sin (2004). She has been married to Lázaro Ramos since 9 June 2011. They have two children.- Actress
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Malu Mader was born on 12 September 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and director, known for O Dono do Mundo (1991), Celebrity (2003) and Contratempo (2008). She has been married to Tony Bellotto since 1989. They have two children.- Zezé Polessa was born on 22 September 1953 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Port of Miracles (2001), Achados e Perdidos (2007) and Written in the Stars (2010).
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Leandra Leal's career is what you can consider a mathematic phenomenon by the sheer number of works accomplished in such a short amount of time. At 33 years old and with a career that spans 32 years (she first stepped onto a stage in the arms of her mother, the actress Angela Leal, in the role of a baby), Leandra has collected 29 awards, the majority of them for her work in cinema, placing herself amongst the most disputed actresses in Brazil. Presently, the actress has participated in 24 films. In TV, the total between novelas, series and mini-series comes out to 29 projects. In theater, 7 projects. But Leandra is more than an actress. She has directed plays and music videos and, through her production company, Daza Cultural, holds the annual Festival Adaptação, which explores the relationship between cinema and literature. She is also directing her first documentary, "Divinas Divas," a musical film about the first generation of Brazilian transvestites.- Actress
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Ingrid Guimarães was born on 5 July 1972 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Novo Mundo (2017), Under New Management (2004) and Minha Irmã e Eu (2023).- Actress
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Débora Falabella was born on 22 February 1979 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Clone (2001), Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003) and Brazil Avenue (2012). She has been married to Gustavo Vaz since October 2019. She was previously married to Murilo Benício and Chuck Hypólito.- Actress
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Priscila Fantin was raised in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. She used to work as a model. She studied at Colégio Marista Dom Silvério. She was at an exchange program in Montana - USA when her mother called her and said Rede Globo had chosen her to play Tatiana in Malhação. Three days later she went back to Brazil.- Alessandra Maestrini was born on 17 May 1977 in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Take It, Give It (2005), Tempero Secreto (2016) and Urban Snap-Shots (2008).
- Flávia Alessandra was born on 7 June 1974 in Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Watercolors of Love (2009), Soul Mate (2005) and Pé na Jaca (2006). She has been married to Otaviano Costa since 14 October 2006. They have one child. She was previously married to Marcos Paulo.
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Cláudia Abreu was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 12th 1970. Her parents, Regina Abreu and Helcio Varella, divorced when she was only 4 months old. When she was 10, she began acting in the Tablado theater. She began acting in soap operas when she was 16, after she was invited to act in the series "Hipertensão" (1986) . Cláudia acted in many Brazilian soaps like "Fera Radical" (1988), "Anos Rebeldes" (1992), "Pátria Minha" (1994) and "Força de Um Desejo"(1999). After portraying her first villain, Laura Prudente da Costa, in the successful Brazilian series "Celebridade" (2003), Cláudia got her first protagonist role in the series "Belíssima" (2005).
She also participated in various movies, like "Tieta do Agreste" (1996), "Ed Mort" (1997), "Guerra de Canudos" (1997) and "Homem do Ano, O" (2003).
When she was 26, Cláudia married director José Henrique Fonseca. The couple has a daughter named Maria.
When she has free time, she enjoys staying at home with her family, eating and studying philosophy.- Actress
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Cássia Kis was born on 6 January 1958 in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Chega de Saudade (2007), Port of Miracles (2001) and Morde & Assopra (2011). She has been married to João Baptista Magro Filho since 3 September 2009. She was previously married to Sérgio Brandão, José Alberto Fonseca and José Luis Tadeu.- Maitê Proença was born on 28 January 1958 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for A Hora Mágica (1999), 16060 (1995) and Jogo da Vida (1981).
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Vera Fischer was born on 27 November 1951 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Clone (2001), Intimidade (1975) and Love Strange Love (1982). She was previously married to Felipe Camargo and Perry Salles.- Actress
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Júlia Lemmertz was born on 18 March 1963 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for From Beginning to End (2009), Meu Nome Não é Johnny (2008) and The Color of Destiny (1986). She has been married to Alexandre Borges since 1993. They have one child. She was previously married to Álvaro Osório.- Actress
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Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in Quilombo, Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil, Redeemer, I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, among others. In television, she is known for her roles in Paraíso Tropical, Cama DE Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia, and Velho Chico.- Actress
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Marília Pêra was born on 22 January 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for Pixote (1980), Central Station (1998) and Urban Snap-Shots (2008). She was married to Bruno Faria, Nelson Motta, Paulo Villaça, Agildo Ribeiro and Paulo Graça Mello. She died on 5 December 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Fernanda Torres was born on 15 September 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Terra Estrangeira (1995), Gêmeas (1999) and Normal People (2001). She has been married to Andrucha Waddington since 1997. They have two children. She was previously married to Gerald Thomas.- Actress
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Alessandra Negrini was born on 29 August 1970 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Cleópatra (2007), Tropical Paradise (2007) and Two Rabbits (2012). She was previously married to Otto Maximiliano Pereira de Cordeiro Ferreira and Murilo Benício.- Actress
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Experienced in TV, the theater and in the movies. She worked in the pieces "Confissões de Adolescente" and "O Inimigo do Povo", both by Domingos de Oliveira. In the Rede Globo, she was in the soap opera "História de Amor" (by Manoel Carlos), and, more recently, she made "Mulher" and "Você decide". In the movies, she participated in "O Xangô de Baker Street", by Miguel Farias, based on Jô Soares' best seller. Her role in "Tolerância" is Anamaria, a sensual youth.- Actress
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Alice Braga Moraes born April 15, 1983 is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City. She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (2007) and has since become a familiar face in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Repo Men and Predators (both 2010), The Rite (2011) and Elysium (2013).- Actress
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Fabiula Nascimento was born on 18 August 1978 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Estômago (2007), A Wolf at the Door (2013) and Internal Affairs (2009). She was previously married to Alexandre Nero.- Actress
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Patricia Pillar was born on 11 January 1964 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Favorite (2008), The King of the Cattle (1996) and Zuzu Angel (2006). She was previously married to Ciro Gomes and Zé Renato.- Actress
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Drica Moraes was born on 29 July 1969 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Under Pressure (2017), Xica da Silva (1996) and As Meninas (1995). She was previously married to Raul Schmidt and Regis Faria.- Actress
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Arlete Salles was born on 17 June 1942 in Paudalho, Pernambuco, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Port of Miracles (2001), Salsa e Merengue (1996) and A Ponte dos Suspiros (1969). She was previously married to Álvaro Reis, Ivan Paulo, Tony Tornado and Lúcio Mauro.- Irene Ravache was born on 6 August 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Amores Possíveis (2001), Passione (2010) and Depois Daquele Baile (2005). She has been married to Edson Paes Melo Filho since 1971. They have one child.
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Maria Fernanda Cândido was born on 25 May 1974 in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for The Traitor (2019), Edge of Desire (2017) and Terra Nostra (1999). She has been married to Petrit Spahira since 9 September 2005. They have two children.- Actress
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Sophie Charlotte was born on 29 April 1989 in Hamburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Killer (2023), Dark Days (2017) and Malhação (1995). She was previously married to Daniel de Oliveira.- Actress
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Giovanna Antonelli was born on 18 March 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for The Clone (2001), Overwhelming Women (2002) and Brave Woman (2012). She was previously married to Roberto Locascio and Ricardo Medina.- Actress
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Christiane Torloni was born on 18 February 1957 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and casting director, known for Looks and Essence (2011), Cara & Coroa (1995) and Chico Xavier (2010).- Actress
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Eliane Giardini was born on 20 October 1953 in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and director, known for Brazil Avenue (2012), The Clone (2001) and America (2005). She was previously married to Paulo Betti.- Elizabeth Savalla was born on 23 November 1954 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Trail of Lies (2013), Gabriela (1975) and A Padroeira (2001). She was previously married to Marcelo Picchi.
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Daughter of Maria da Conceição Vieira and army officer, Marius Gonçalves. Her stepmother is Elizette. She has two younger sisters: Suzana Goncalves and Sandra Vieira and two brothers named Sérgio Ricardo Gonçalves and Sérvulo Augusto Gonçalves. She has an only son named Rodrigo with Regis Cardoso. He was onde married to Luciana and they had two sons: Bruno (b. 1996) and Rafael (b. 1998). Since 2014, Rodrigo is married to Ketryn Goetten. Susana is considered one of the best TV actress of her generation.- Renata Sorrah was born on 21 February 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Her Own Destiny (2004), Madame Satã (2002) and Assim na Terra Como no Céu (1970). She was previously married to Euclydes Marinho, Marcos Paulo and Carlos Vereza.
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Fernanda Rodrigues de Souza was seen acting for the first time in a doll commercial when she was 5. Soon after she made an appearance on the show "Você Decide". With her talent recognized, she got a role in the series "Retrato de Mulher". Fernanda was also a children's program presenter on "X-Tudo". By the time she was 14, she played the role of "Mili", the main character of the Brazilian form of the novel "Chiquititas".- Deborah Evelyn was born on 12 March 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Celebrity (2003), Pages of Life (2006) and Watercolors of Love (2009). She was previously married to Dennis Carvalho.
- Maeve Jinkings was born on 4 August 1976 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Neighboring Sounds (2012), Love, Plastic and Noise (2013) and Toll (2023).
- Vanessa Giacomo is one of the most talented and famous Brazilian film and television actress. Giacomo made her television debut in the soap opera "Cabocla" in 2004 at the age of 20, where she met and fell in love with the actor Daniel de Oliveira. They started dating after the soap ended. They have been married since 2007. She gave birth to their first son Raul on January 21st 2008 and two years later on May 29th they gave Raul a little brother, Moses. Giacomo won the Most Promising Actress award at the 2005 "Premio Contigo Brazil", for Cabocla (2004). She has done many soap operas after "Cabocla" and all of them were for Globo TV, currently the largest commercial television network of Latin America and the third largest in the world. In the movie business, Giacomo was nominated for the Best Actress award at the 2006 "Premio Contigo de Cinema" for her first movie "Canta Maria". Besides "Canta Maria" she has done other movies, the most prominent ones are "O Menino da Porteira", with the famous Brazilian country singer Daniel and "Jean Charles", a true story of a Brazilian worker whom was mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead by police in London in 2005, filming took place in London during 2008. And soon she will be on Movie Theaters on "Prime Time Soap" where she interprets a prostitute who is a soap operas fanatic fan, living a fiction life.
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Heloísa Périssé was born on 9 August 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Brazil Avenue (2012), O Diário de Tati (2012) and Under New Management (2004). She has been married to Mauro Farias since 2004. They have one child. She was previously married to Lug de Paula and André Mattos.- Actress
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Louise Cardoso was born on 17 April 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Leila Diniz (1987), Baixo Gávea (1986) and Sonhos de Menina Moça (1988).- Ana Beatriz Nogueira was born on 22 October 1967 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Celebrity (2003), Vera (1986) and Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1991).
- Nívea Maria was born on 7 March 1947 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Seven Women (2003), The Clone (2001) and Miracle Hands (2010). She was previously married to Herval Rossano, Edson França and Renato Master.
- Regiane Alves was born on 31 August 1978 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Pure Beauty (2008), Cabocla (2004) and Women in Love (2003). She was previously married to Joao Gomez, Thiago Antunes, André Felipe Binder and Carlos Augusto Nogueira.
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Sheron Menezzes was born on 26 November 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Novo Mundo (2017), Celebrity (2003) and Maldivas (2022).- Actress
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Cláudia Raia was born on 23 December 1966 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Belíssima (2005), The Favorite (2008) and Torre de Babel (1998). She has been married to Jarbas Homem de Mello since 8 December 2018. They have one child. She was previously married to Edson Celulari and Alexandre Frota.- Ana Paula Arósio was born on 16 July 1975 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Pages of Life (2006), So Hard to Forget (2010) and Hilda Hurricane (1998). She has been married to Henrique Pinheiro since 16 July 2010.
- Lília Cabral was born on 13 July 1957 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Pages of Life (2006), In Therapy (2009) and Empire (2014). She has been married to Iwan Figueiredo since 1994. They have one child. She was previously married to João Henrique Jardim.
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Elizângela was born on 11 December 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Edge of Desire (2017), Paraíso (1982) and O Cafona (1971). She was married to José and Jorge Humberto Moreira. She died on 3 November 2023 in Guapimirim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
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Helena Ranaldi was born on 24 May 1966 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Pages of Life (2006), Cordel do Amor Sem Fim (2023) and Heavy Load (2003). She was previously married to Max Sette and Ricardo Waddington.- Nathália Timberg was born on 5 August 1929 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for O Dono do Mundo (1991), Vendo ou Alugo (2013) and Santa Marta Fabril (1984).
- Larissa Maciel was born on 31 October 1977 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Os Dez Mandamentos (2015), Maysa: When the Heart Sings (2009) and Os Dez Mandamentos - O Filme (2016).
- Eva Wilma Riefle was the daughter of Otto Riefle, and Luiza Carp, both new immigrants to São Paulo. Otto Riefle was a German metalworker born in Pforzheim, the Black Forest region near Stuttgart, Germany, who in 1929, aged 19, emigrated to Rio de Janeiro, to work at the Levy-Frank metalworking company, but was transferred the next year to São Paulo, where in 1933, during the city's Carnival, he met met Luiza. Luiza Carp was a pianist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jewish parents from Kiev, Ukraine., then a soviet socialist republic. Eva was conceived of their union, and the couple married shortly after, before she was born.
Eva Wilma had a daughter and a son with her first husband John Herbert: cinema director Vivian Buckup (b. 1956) and musician John Herbert Junior (b. 1958). Eva had five grandchildren: Miguel (b. 1986) and Mateus (b. 1990) by Vivian; and Gabriela (b. 1987), Francisco (b. 2000), and Vitorio (b. 2006) by John Herbert Junior. - Actress
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Claudia Ohana was born on 6 February 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Next Victim (1995), Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo (2016) and Aventuras de um Paraíba (1982). She was previously married to Ruy Guerra.- Actress
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Dercy Gonçalves was born on 23 June 1907 in Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and writer, known for Cavalo Amarelo (1980), Oceano Atlantis (1993) and Caídos do Céu (1946). She was married to Danilo Bastos. She died on 19 July 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Nair Bello was born on 28 April 1931 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Zorra Total (1999), Kubanacan (2003) and Torre de Babel (1998). She was married to Irineu Souza Francisco. She died on 17 April 2007 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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She has a son named João (1975) with Daniel Filho. She has 4 grandchildren: Giulia (Alexandra's daughter), twins Valentina and João Paulo and Antônio (João children's). Her father's name is Marçal and he was a army officer. Her mother's name is Elza and she's a housewife. Betty is an only child. She lives in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro and she's Buddhist.
She's won awards as best actress for the movies A Estrela Sobe (1974), Anjos do Arrebalde (1987) and Romance da Empregada (1988). She's also a producer.- At the age of six she moved from Pelotas, a city in Brazil's extreme south, to São Paulo with her family. In 1950, she attended the University of São Paulo's (USP) 'School of Dramatic Art' and set up a theater group called 'Jovens Independentes' (Young Independents). She married for the first time at age of eighteen.
Her professional career began at São Paulo's TV Tupi (Brazil's first television station) in 1959, in the soap opera "Um Lugar ao Sol (1959)", directed by Dionísio Azevedo.
In 1962 she starred in the classic film The Given Word (1962) ('O Pagador de Promessas'), the only Brazilian film to win the 'Palme d'Or' at the Cannes Film Festival in France, and the first South American film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1963, alongside Tarcísio Meira, she had her first starring role in Brazil's first daily live television soap opera, 2-5499 Ocupado (1963), broadcast by TV Excelsior, now extinct. From this soap opera on, the two actors began appearing together as a successful working and married couple in over fifteen TV productions.
She is considered one of the main Brazilian actresses, as she has played several outstanding characters during her career on TV, films, and in theater, including the role of 'Doris' in the Brazilian production of Bernard Slade's romantic comedy play 'Same Time, Next Year'. - Mel Lisboa, a Brazilian actress, uses the accumulation of experiences in cinema, TV, and other media platforms to experience great stories and Increasingly development as an artist.
The actress has filmed 2 films in 2022: "It was the Whispers that Killed me" directed by Arthur Tuoto and "Atena" directed by Thiago Grecco. She is currently recording the soap opera "Cara e Coragem" with general direction by Adriano Melo and artistic direction by Natália Grimberg, at Rede Globo, the largest Brazilian TV channel.
Mel Lisboa debuted as an actress in 2001, starring in the miniseries "Presença de Anita", on Globo TV. In 2002, she participated in the soap opera "Desejos de Mulher", as Gabriela. The following year, she acted in the soap opera "Como Uma Onda", as Lenita Paiva, a rich and spoiled girl, and in 2007 in the soap opera "Sete Pecados" as Carla, a young woman of humble origin and extremely ambitious with her dubious personality, all on Rede Globo.
Already on TV Record, in 2015, she the role of Henutmire, in the first phase of the soap opera "Os Dez Mandamentos", and starred in the miniseries "Sansão e Dalila", in the role of Dalila, a seductive woman of dubious character and in the soap opera " Mortal sin".
The series, she debuted in 2018 "Pacto de Sangue" with the character Gringa, on the Space and Netflix channel. In 2019, she gave life to Rita Lee, the greatest Brazilian pop singer in the series "Elis: Viver É Melhor que Sonhar", a miniseries for Rede Globo directed by Hugo Prata, "A vida Secreta dos Pessoas" a Brazilian original series from HBO Latin America, created by Bruna Lombardi and directed by Kim Riccelli and Carlos Alberto Riccelli, and also that year, he made his first streaming work in the Netflix series "Coisa Mais Linda", as Thereza, directed by Caio Ortiz, Hugo Prata and Julia Rezende. She also acted in the film "Magal and the ants" directed by Michael Ruman and Newton Cannito. - Actress
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Aracy Balabanian was born on 22 February 1940 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. She was an actress, known for The Next Victim (1995), Rainha da Sucata (1990) and Nino, o Italianinho (1969). She died on 7 August 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Camila Morgado was born on 12 April 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Good Morning, Verônica (2020), Olga (2004) and Seven Women (2003).
- Magalhães began her career on Tupi Broadcasting's radio and TV in 1954, playing small roles and background acting, eventually getting her big break and greater roles and prominent characters. All of this way before the era of videotaping.
Moving to the state to Bahia, after her first marriage in 1960, she did not abandon her craft and joined the theatrical group 'A Barca', formed by former students of a drama school and under the direction of Luís Carlos Maciel, and appeared in great classics on the local station TV Itapoan. Invited by [Glauber Rocha,] himself, she also got a role on the now classic Black God, White Devil (1964), a landmark of Brazil's 'New Cinema' movement, shot in Monte Santo, Bahia.
In 1964 she returned to Rio de Janeiro and gave birth to her only son. The following year, she was back to work when she was invited by Nathália Timberg, one of the great Brazilian stage actresses, to perform in Nelson Rodrigues's 'Vestido de Noiva', directed by Sérgio Cardoso and staged at the Municipal Theater.
In 1966 she was invited by Walter Clark, Globo TV's newly appointed executive producer, to play a romantic role in one of the network' first telenovelas, and in which she would meet actor and future husband Carlos Alberto.
In 1970, the couple went to work for Tupi TV in São Paulo, taking roles in another telenovela. With the end of their marriage the following year, Magalhães returned to Rio and to Globo TV, where she would mostly work for the rest of her career.
At the age of 50, and because of the huge success of her character on Roque Santeiro (1985), she posed nude for a photo spread on one of most popular men's magazine of the time.
She died at 80, leaving the legacy of a six-decade-long career on TV, theatre, and films. - Actress
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Vera Holtz was born on 7 August 1953 in Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Tropical Paradise (2007), Brazil Avenue (2012) and Tia Virgínia (2023).- Actress
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Zezé Motta was born on 27 June 1944 in Campos dos Goitacases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Xica (1976), Dr. Gama (2021) and Tudo Bem (1978).- Actress
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Carolina Ferraz was born on 25 January 1968 in Morrinhos, Goiás, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Kubanacan (2003), Amores Possíveis (2001) and Capital Sin (1998). She was previously married to Mario Cohen and Kiko Zambianchi.- Ângela Vieira was born on 3 March 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Corpo Santo (1987), The Big Catch (2017) and Student's Hearts (2002). She has been married to Miguel Paiva since 10 June 2004. She was previously married to Roberto Frota.
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Dira Paes is one of the most awarded actresses in Brazilian Cinema and her curriculum has more than 35 feature films. She started her career in the overproduction of Embassy Pictures "The Emerald Forest" (Cannes film Festival), of the diretor John Boorman. At the cinema we can highlight movies such as "Baixio das Bestas" of Claudio Assis (Tiger Award-Rotterdan International Film Festival), "A Festa da Menina Morta" of Matheus Natchergale (Cannes Film Festival-Un Certain Regard) and one of the most seen brazilian movies "Two sons of Francisco" from Breno Silveira.
In total, Dira has 7 tv series, 7 novels and 37 feature films. Her career is based in a successful image and popularity in the main stream of Brazilian teledramaturgy even as in independent and authoral cinema.
Recently Dira played the protagonist of director Gabriel Mascaro new film. At beginings of 2018 she will start filming "Veneza", the first long of Miguel Falabella where she will act with Carmen Maura.
Dira is also know as one of the founders of the NGO Human Rights Movement (MHuD), which has developed a series of activities for peace and human rights. It looks specifically at the problems of slave labor, abuse of children and adolescents, issues of quilombolas, the environment and indigenous peoples.- Actress
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Letícia Spiller was born on 19 June 1973 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Four Lives, Four Loves (1994), The King of the Cattle (1996) and Mild Poison (1999). She was previously married to Marcello Novaes.- Betty Gofman was born on 3 March 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Até que a Vida nos Separe (2000), O Dono do Mundo (1991) and Cortina de Vidro (1989). She is married to Hugo Barreto. They have two children.
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Denise Fraga was born on 15 October 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Por Trás do Pano (1999), Hoje (2011) and A Dog's Will (2000). She is married to Luiz Villaça. They have two children.- Actress
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Marisa Orth was born on 21 October 1963 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and composer, known for Rainha da Sucata (1990), Sweet Power (1997) and Não Quero Falar Sobre Isso Agora (1991). She was previously married to Evandro Pereira.- Paloma Marcos Sanches Silva (São Paulo, May 21, 1977),known as Paloma Duarte, is a Brazilian actress. She is the daughter of actress Débora Duarte and singer-songwriter Antônio Marcos;
Paloma is the daughter of actress Débora Duarte and singer-songwriter Antônio Marcos, granddaughter of actress Marisa Sanches and actor Lima Duarte, as well as half-sister of filmmaker Daniela Duarte and singer Aretha Marcos. Paloma attended a German boarding school in São Paulo, however, due to her rebelliousness, she ended up stopping studying at the age of 14, finishing only the eighth year of elementary school. At this time, she began to smoke hidden from her parents. In 1992, at the age of 15, due to several conflicts with his mother, he decided to leave home, emancipating himself. In 1993, she married singer Renato Lui, with whom she stayed for just two years, until 1995.] In 1994, she gave birth to her first daughter, Maria Luiza, at just 17 years old. In 1996, she began dating actor Marcos Winter, whom she married in 1997, the same year she had her second daughter, Ana Clara. The marriage lasted until March 2003. In September, she began dating the singer Oswaldo Montenegro, 21 years her senior, whom she married in December of that year. The couple separated in January 2009.
In December 2009, she started dating actor Gabriel Braga Nunes, with whom she played opposite in Poder Paralelo, staying together until April 2011. In the same month, she began dating actor Bruno Ferrari, who ended their seven-year marriage to join the relationship. The two were married in August 2012. On April 28, 2016, the actress' third child, Antônio, was born. - Actress
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Letícia Sabatella (born 8 March 1971) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Born in Belo Horizonte, Letícia Sabatella was two years old when her family moved from Itajubá (MG) to the mining town of Conceição das Alagoas, going live in the village of Big Bend Power Plant. There her father worked as an engineer. She has said she learned to appreciate nature in this place full of greenery and people of different nationalities. Today, she lives in Nova Friburgo, a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, where she grows organic food cooperative arrangements with employees.- Vivianne Pasmanter was born on 24 May 1971 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Pages of Life (2006), Novo Mundo (2017) and Boys Soccer Club (2009).
- Fernanda de Vasconcellos Galvez (born September 14, 1984) is a Brazilian actress.
She worked as a model starring in several TV commercials and as a dancer in SBT's Domingo Legal show before becoming an actress. Fernanda played the lead role of Betina in the 2005 season of Malhação working with actor Thiago Rodrigues. After leaving Malhação, she played an art student character named Nanda in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Páginas da Vida. This was her second time as Thiago Rodrigues' love interest. Fernanda Vasconcellos won the Best Newcomer Actress Award for this performance. Next, she played the lead role of Clara in the 2007 telenovela Desejo Proibido. Set in a fictional 1930s city located in Minas Gerais state, her romantic interest was a character played by Murilo Rosa.
In the 2010 telenovela Tempos Modernos, Vasconcellos again played a character romantically involved opposite actor Thiago Rodrigues, in what would be the third time in her career. She played the lead as Nelinha. Vasconcellos plays the lead role in the 2011 Rede Globo telenovela A Vida da Gente as a tennis player named Ana Fonseca. She plays one of the lead roles in the 2013 Rede Globo telenovela Sangue Bom as Malu, a college student rejected by her famous mother.