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Marília Pêra

Marília Pêra

Birthday: 1943-01-22 | Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Viva Marília

as    Self (archive footage)

2015
Chico: Brazilian Artist

as    Reader (voice)

2013
Pé na Cova

as    Darlene Dos Santos

2013
Alô, Dolly!

as    Dolly Levi

2011
Aquele Beijo

as    Maruschka Lemos de Sá

2010
A Vida Alheia

as    Catarina Faissol

2009
Now Boarding

as    Justina / Gilda

2008
Urban Snap-Shots

as    Magda / Magali

2007
Duas Caras

as    Gioconda de Queiroz Barreto

2006
Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda

as    Herself - Carmen Miranda

2006
Vestido de Noiva

as    Madame Clessy

2006
Snakes & Lizards

as    Maria Luísa Pasquim Montini ("Milu")

2006
JK

as    Sara Kubitschek

2006
Living the Dream

as    Vanessa

2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star

as    Vanderléia

2002
Seja O Que Deus Quiser!

as    Dona Fernanda

2000
Amélia

as    Amélia

1998
Traveller

as    Ana Lara

1998
Meu Bem Querer

as    Custódia Alves Serrão

1998
Central Station

as    Irene

1996
O Campeão

as    Elizabeth

1996
Tieta of Agreste

as    Perpétua Esteves Batista

1995
The Interview

as    Renata

1990
Lua Cheia de Amor

as    Genuína "Genu" Miranda

1989
Better Days Ahead

as    Maryalva 'Mary" Matos