Maria Gladys
Acting Born Nov 23, 1939 Cachambi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 credits
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 London between 1965 and 1979. She is the maternal grandmother of actress Mia Goth.
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Full filmography
- Chico Anysio Show (1982)
- Vale Tudo (1988) as Lucimar
- Her Own Destiny (2004) as Dona Mimi
- Once in a Blue Moon (2005) as Naíde Alves
- Sangue do Meu Sangue (1969) as Bentinha
- Brega & Chique (1987) as Dona Zulmira
- Fera Ferida (1993) as Lucineide Barbosa
- Top Model (1989) as Veridiana "Big Loira"
- Summer Affair (1998) as Mazinha
- Love Bites (2002) as Maria da Graça (Gracinha)
- That Kiss (2011) as Eveva
- As Canalhas (2013) as Luciene Pereira
- Dez Vidas (1969)
- Salsa e Merengue (1996) as Neném
- Negócio da China (2008) as Lucivone
- Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001) as Zezé
- Brilhante (1981) as Dinalva
- Delegacia de Mulheres (1989) as Alvarenga
- As Noivas de Copacabana (1992) as Rita de Cássia
- Tereza Batista (1992) as Felipa
- Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985) as Maria do Padre
- Padre Cícero (1984) as Ifigênia
- Bowels of Hell (2026)
- Sexo e as Negas (2014) as Fumaça