Glória Menezes
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Glória Menezes | |
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 Menezes in 2014 | |
| Born | Nilcedes Soares Guimarães 19 October 1934 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–2020 |
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| Children | 3 (including Tarcísio Filho) |
Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães (née Guimarães; born 19 October 1934), known professionally as Glória Menezes, is a Brazilian actress.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Glória Menezes was born in Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Her real name, Nilcedes, is the joining of both her father's name, José Nilo, and her mother's name, Mercedes.[2]
At the age of six, she and her family moved to São Paulo, where she attended University of São Paulo's School of Dramatic Arts and founded a theater group called Jovens Independentes.[3] Her professional career began on São Paulo's TV Tupi in 1959, in the soap opera Um Lugar ao Sol, directed by Dionísio Azevedo. In 1962 she appeared in the film O Pagador de Promessas, alongside Leonardo Villar and Anselmo Duarte.[4] In 1963, alongside Tarcísio Meira, she starred in the first daily soap opera on Brazilian television, 2-5499 Ocupado, broadcast by TV Excelsior. It was during this soap opera that the two actors began dating.[2]
The Uruguayan LGBT rights activist Gloria Meneses, named herself after Menezes.[5]
Partial filmography[edit]
- Um Lugar ao Sol (1959, TV Series) - Eloá
- Há Sempre o Amanhã (1960, TV Series) - Lucy
- TV de Comédia (1960-1962, TV Series) - Elvira / Elza / Suzy
- TV de Vanguarda (1960-1962, TV Series) - Maria Clara / Jane Eyre
- O Pagador de Promessas (1962) - Rosa
- A Estranha Clementine (1962, TV Series) - Clementine
- 2-5499 Ocupado (1963, TV Series) - Emily
- Lampião, O Rei do Cangaço (1964)
- Uma Sombra em Minha Vida (1964, TV Series) - Maria Rosa
- A Deusa Vencida (1965, TV Series) - Cecília
- Pedra redonda 39 (1965, TV Series) - Jane
- Almas de Pedra (1966, TV Series) - Cristina Ramalho
- As Minas de Prata (1966-1967, TV Series) - Zana
- O Grande Segredo (1967, TV Series) - Marta / Ana Célia
- Sangue e Areia (1967-1968, TV Series) - Doña Sol
- Passo dos Ventos (1968-1969, TV Series) - Vivian Chevalier
- Rosa Rebelde (1969, TV Series) - Rosa Malena / Simone Grandet
- O Impossível Acontece (1969) - Lúcia (segment "Eu, Ela e o Outro")
- Máscara da Traição (1969) - Cristina Almeida
- Irmãos Coragem (1970-1971, TV Series) - Lara / Diana / Márcia
- O Homem Que Deve Morrer (1971-1972, TV Series) - Esther
- Independência ou Morte (1972) - Marquesa de Santos
- Caso Especial (1972-1973, TV Series) - Hermínia / Marina / Marguerite Gautier
- O Descarte (1973) - Cláudia Land
- Cavalo de Aço (1973, TV Series) - Miranda
- O Semideus (1973-1974, TV Series) - Ângela
- O Grito (1975-1976, TV Series) - Marta
- Espelho Mágico (1977, TV Series) - Leila Lombardi (Rosana, em "Coquetel de amor")
- Pai Herói (1979, TV Series) - Ana Preta
- O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979) - Maria Betim
- Jogo da Vida (1981-1982, TV Series) - Jordana
- Guerra dos Sexos (1983-1984, TV Series) - Roberta Leone
- Para Viver um Grande Amor (1984)
- Corpo a Corpo (1984-1985, TV Series) - Tereza Fonseca
- Brega & Chique (1987, TV Series) - Rosemere
- Rainha da Sucata (1990, TV Series) - Laura "Laurinha" Albuquerque Figueroa
- Xuxa e a Fábrica de Ilusões (1991) - Herself
- Deus nos Acuda (1992-1993, TV Series) - Bábara Silveira Bueno (Baby Bueno)
- A Próxima Vítima (1995, TV Series) - Julia Braga
- Vira-Lata (1996, TV Series) - Stela
- Torre de Babel (1998-1999, TV Series) - Marta Leme Toledo
- Porto dos Milagres (2001, TV Series) - Dona Coló (primeira fase)
- O Beijo do Vampiro (2002-2003, TV Series) - Zoroastra
- Da Cor do Pecado (2004, TV Series) - Kiki de Queensburg
- Um Só Coração (2004, TV Mini-Series) - Camila
- Senhora do Destino (2004-2005, TV Series) - Baronesa Laura
- Se Eu Fosse Você (2006) - Vivinha
- Páginas da Vida (2006-2007, TV Series) - Amalia
- A Favorita (2008-2009, TV Series) - Irene
- Cama de Gato (2009-2010, TV Series) - Herself
- Louco por Elas (2012-2013, TV Series) - Violeta Corrêa Santiago
- Joia Rara (2013-2014, TV Series) - Pérola Fonseca Hauser (adult)
- Totalmente Demais (2015-2016, TV Series) - Stelinha Carneiro de Alcântara
- Tá no Ar, a TV na TV (2018, TV Series) - Herself
- Os Casais que Amamos (2020) - Herself
- Ensina-me a viver (2021) - Maude
References[edit]
- ^ "Glória Menezes se emociona ao retornar a Pelotas". Zero Hora (in Portuguese). October 16, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "Entrevista! Glória Menezes revela histórias de amor e talento que marcaram os seus (quase) 81 anos de vida | Donna". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "GLÓRIA MENEZES - TRAJETÓRIA". memoriaglobo.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23.
- ^ "Pró-TV - Associação dos Pioneiros, Profissionais e Incentivadores da TV Brasileira". www.museudatv.com.br. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26.
- ^ "La vida de Gloria Meneses: memoria histórica y silencios". Grupo R Multimedio (in Spanish). 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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