Marília Pêra
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-01-22
Day of Death
2015-12-05 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marília Pêra
Biography
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.
Acting
(2025)
Viva Marília
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
as Erotildes da Conceição
(2017)
(2016)
Tô Ryca!
as Madame Claude
(2015)
Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Reader (voice)
(2013)
Alô, Dolly!
as Dolly Levi
(2011)
(2009)
Now Boarding
as Justina / Gilda
(2009)
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
(2008)
Urban Snap-Shots
as Magda / Magali
(2008)
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
as Madame Castilho
(2007)
Pixote In Memoriam
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
Living the Dream
as Vanessa
(2006)
Vestido de Noiva
as Madame Clessy
(2006)
Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda
as Herself - Carmen Miranda
(2003)
Garrincha: Lonely Star
as Vanderléia
(2002)
Seja O Que Deus Quiser!
as Dona Fernanda
(2000)
Amélia
as Amélia
(1998)
Central Station
as Irene
(1998)
Traveller
as Ana Lara
(1996)
Tieta of Agreste
as Perpétua
(1995)
The Interview
as Renata
(1992)
Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela
as Herself
(1989)
Better Days Ahead
as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos
(1987)
(1987)
Angels of the Night
as Marta Brum
(1984)
Mixed Blood
as Rita la Punta
(1984)
(1983)
Bar Esperanza
as Anna Moreno
(1980)
Pixote
as Sueli
(1978)
(1975)
King of the Night
as Pupi
(1975)
(1971)
(1970)
(1968)
The Man Who Bought the World
as Rosinha
Crew
(2009)
Now Boarding
Co-Producer
(2005)
Transamerica
Thanks
(1992)
Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela
Screenplay, Stage Director
(1987)
Angels of the Night
Associate Producer