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Taís Araújo

Acting Born Nov 25, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 credits

Biography

Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo (born November 25, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She was the first Black Brazilian actress to be a protagonist in a Brazilian telenovela, Xica da Silva (1996), in Rede Manchete.

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Known for

Sparkling Girls

as Maria da Penha Fragoso (Penha)

Full filmography

  • A Grande Família (2001) as Maria da Graça
  • Alta Definição (2009) as Self
  • A Favorita (2008) as Alícia Rosa
  • Anything Goes (2025) as Raquel Gomes Accioli
  • Xica da Silva (1996) as Xica da Silva
  • Evil Angel (1997) as Vivian Ribeiro dos Santos
  • Uga-Uga (2000) as Emilinha
  • Snakes & Lizards (2006) as Ellen dos Santos
  • Brava Gente (2000) as Beatriz
  • Passione (2010) as Self
  • Seize the Day (2009) as Helena Toledo
  • Cara e Coragem (2022) as Clarice Gusmão / Anita
  • Shades of Sin (2004) as Preta de Souza
  • Que História é Essa, Porchat? (2019) as Self
  • My Sweetheart (1998) as Edivânia
  • Port of Miracles (2001) as Selma das Dores Fonseca (Selminha Aluada)
  • Sparkling Girls (2012) as Maria da Penha Fragoso (Penha)
  • Lady Night (2017) as Self
  • Tocaia Grande (1995) as Bernarda
  • A Mother's Love (2019) as Vitória Amorim
  • Superbonita (2000) as Host
  • Saia Justa (2002)
  • La vida es una lotería (2002) as Mónica
  • Now Generation (2014) as Verônica Monteiro