Acting
Marília Pêra
PT, EN, FR cinema · 40 credits
Born
22 January 1943
Died
5 December 2015 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as Marília Soares Pêra · Марилия Пера · マリリア・ペーラ · 마릴리아 배 · मरिलिया पेरा
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.
Known for
Filmography
Viva Marília
as Self (archive footage)
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
as Erotildes da Conceição
I'm Rich!
as Madame Claude
Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Reader (voice)
Alô, Dolly!
as Dolly Levi
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
Now Boarding
as Justina / Gilda, Co-Producer
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
as Madame Castilho
Urban Snap-Shots
as Magda / Magali
Playing
as Actress
Vestido de Noiva
as Madame Clessy
Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda
as Herself - Carmen Miranda
Living the Dream
as Vanessa
Transamerica
Thanks
Garrincha: Lonely Star
as Vanderléia
Seja O Que Deus Quiser!
as Dona Fernanda
Amélia
as Amélia
Central Station
as Irene
Traveller
as Ana Lara
Tieta of Agreste
as Perpétua Esteves Batista
The Interview
as Renata
Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela
as Herself, Screenplay, Stage Director
Better Days Ahead
as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos
Angels of the Night
as Marta Brum, Associate Producer
Mixed Blood
as Rita la Punta
Bar Esperanza
as Anna Moreno
Pixote
as Sueli
The Man Who Bought the World
as Rosinha