Marília Pêra

Marília Pêra

Known for

Acting

Born

January 22, 1943

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died

December 5, 2015 (aged 72)

Biography

Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.

Best known work

Central Station
Central Station
1998
Transamerica
Transamerica
2005
Pixote
Pixote
1980
I'm Rich!
I'm Rich!
2016
Playing
Playing
2007
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
2007
Tieta of Agreste
Tieta of Agreste
1996
Shades of Sin
Shades of Sin
2004
Celebrity
Celebrity
2003
The Trapalhões
The Trapalhões
1977

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Viva Marília

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2018

    Incidente em Antares - O Filme

    as Erotildes da Conceição

  3. 2017

    All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

  4. 2016

    I'm Rich!

    as Madame Claude

  5. 2015

    Chico: Brazilian Artist

    as Reader (voice)

  6. 2013

    Alô, Dolly!

    as Dolly Levi

  7. 2013

    Pé na CovaTV

    as Darlene Dos Santos (71 episodes)

  8. 2011

    That KissTV

    as Maruschka Lemos de Sá (155 episodes)

  9. 2011

    Consideração do Poema

  10. 2010

    A Vida AlheiaTV

    as Catarina Faissol (20 episodes)

  11. 2009

    Now Boarding

    as Justina / Gilda, Co-Producer

  12. 2009

    Dzi Croquettes

    as Self

  13. 2009

    Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos

    as Self

  14. 2008

    Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala

    as Madame Castilho

  15. 2008

    Urban Snap-Shots

    as Magda / Magali

  16. 2007

    Playing

    as Actress

  17. 2007

    Pixote In Memoriam

    as Self

  18. 2007

    Two FacesTV

    as Gioconda de Queiroz Barreto (210 episodes)

  19. 2007

    Toma Lá, Dá CáTV

    as Ivone/Madame Madelon (1 episode)

  20. 2006

    Vestido de Noiva

    as Madame Clessy

  21. 2006

    Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda

    as Herself - Carmen Miranda

  22. 2006

    Snakes & LizardsTV

    as Maria Luísa Pasquim Montini (Milu) (179 episodes)

  23. 2006

    JKTV

    as Sara Kubitschek (47 episodes)

  24. 2006

    Living the Dream

    as Vanessa

  25. 2005

    Transamerica

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