Maria Gladys
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday23 November 1939 (86 years old)
Place of birthCachambi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known credits91
Biography
Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born 23 November 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Gladys made her acting debut in 1959 with Arthur Azevedo's play "O Mambembe" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. She earned recognition in the theater world by appearing topless in the publicity poster for the play "O Chão dos Penitentes". In 1964, she starred in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis," which won the Silver Bear in Berlin for directing and was nominated for a Golden Bear. She's considered the mother of marginal cinema. Being part of the resistance during the Brazilian dictatorship led Gladys to exile in L…
Bowels of Hell
2026
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Out of Sight
2022 · Lisiê
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021 · Self
Rio de Topless
2020 · Self
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019 · Self
Anjos de Ipanema
2018 · Self
Quebranto
2018
Duas de Mim
2017 · Sonja
O País do Cinema
2016 · Self
All of God's Creations
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
2015 · Dona Rita
The End of an Age
2014 · (voz)
Sexo e as Negas
2014 · Fumaça
As Canalhas
2013 · Luciene Pereira
Rat Fever
2012 · Stella Maris
That Kiss
2011 · Eveva
Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!
2011 · Senhora 1
The Joy
2010
Belair
2009
If I Were You 2
2009 · Cida
Meu Nome é Dindi
2008 · Carmem
Life
2008
Negócio da China
2008 · Lucivone
Golden Oldies
2008 · Dona Diamante
Pequenas Histórias
2007 · Dona Hanna
Guará, Ladrão de Estrelas
2006
If I Were You
2006 · Cida
Manual de Barros - Retrato do poeta quando coisa
2006 · voz
A Miss e o Dinossauro
2005 · Herself (archive footage)
Once in a Blue Moon
2005 · Naíde Alves
Her Own Destiny
2004 · Dona Mimi
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2003 · The 'Babalu' Lady
Love Bites
2002 · Maria da Graça (Gracinha)
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002 · Self
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
2001 · Zezé
Summer Affair
1998 · Mazinha
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Self
Salsa e Merengue
1996 · Neném
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
1996 · Follen
Flying Geraldo
1994
Fera Ferida
1993 · Lucineide Barbosa
As Noivas de Copacabana
1992 · Rita de Cássia
Tereza Batista
1992 · Felipa
High Art
1991 · Woman Under Billboards
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
1991 · Mother
Delegacia de Mulheres
1989 · Alvarenga
Top Model
1989 · Veridiana "Big Loira"
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