Theresa Amayo | |
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![]() Amayo in 1957 | |
Born | Theresa Guichard Amayo 13 July 1933 |
Died | 24 January 2022
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 88)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Theresa Guichard Amayo Brasini (13 July 1933 – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Amayo began her career on stage in the 1950s. [1] She was an early star of Brazilian television, first working for Rede Tupi, and then being one of the first actresses who got an exclusive contract by Rede Globo. [1] Her major works include Sangue e Areia (1967–1968) and Pecado Capital (1975–1976). [1] [2]
The wife of the actor, screenwriter and film director Mário Brasini, in 2004 Amayo lost her daughter, her son-in-law and her grandson in the Indian Ocean tsunami. [2] In 2019 she was awarded best actress at the 52nd edition of the Festival de Brasília for her performance in the film Dulcina. [3]
Amayo died after a one-year battle with kidney cancer in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 January 2022, at the age of 88. [1] [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Pilgrim | Lilisa | |
2014 | S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar | Sônia | |
2012 | As Brasileiras | Helena | |
2010 | As Cariocas | Zeni | |
2004 | Senhora do Destino | Marlene | |
2000 | Você Decide | Martha | |
1975 | Pecado Capital | Vitória Lisboa | |
1968 | Passo dos Ventos | Lien | |
1968 | A Grande Mentira | ||
1967 | Sangue e Areia | Pilar | |
1966 | O Rei dos Ciganos | Svetlana |
Theresa Amayo | |
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![]() Amayo in 1957 | |
Born | Theresa Guichard Amayo 13 July 1933 |
Died | 24 January 2022
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 88)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Theresa Guichard Amayo Brasini (13 July 1933 – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Amayo began her career on stage in the 1950s. [1] She was an early star of Brazilian television, first working for Rede Tupi, and then being one of the first actresses who got an exclusive contract by Rede Globo. [1] Her major works include Sangue e Areia (1967–1968) and Pecado Capital (1975–1976). [1] [2]
The wife of the actor, screenwriter and film director Mário Brasini, in 2004 Amayo lost her daughter, her son-in-law and her grandson in the Indian Ocean tsunami. [2] In 2019 she was awarded best actress at the 52nd edition of the Festival de Brasília for her performance in the film Dulcina. [3]
Amayo died after a one-year battle with kidney cancer in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 January 2022, at the age of 88. [1] [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | The Pilgrim | Lilisa | |
2014 | S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar | Sônia | |
2012 | As Brasileiras | Helena | |
2010 | As Cariocas | Zeni | |
2004 | Senhora do Destino | Marlene | |
2000 | Você Decide | Martha | |
1975 | Pecado Capital | Vitória Lisboa | |
1968 | Passo dos Ventos | Lien | |
1968 | A Grande Mentira | ||
1967 | Sangue e Areia | Pilar | |
1966 | O Rei dos Ciganos | Svetlana |