Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.
Biography
Raia was born in
Campinas
Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...
and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and Sophia Raia. Today is committed to her boyfriend, the artist Jarbas Homem de Mello.
Her first
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
was ''
Roque Santeiro'', created by
Dias Gomes. Ever since, she has starred in many other Globo telenovelas.
Television roles
Television
* 1985 - ''
Roque Santeiro'' as Ninon/Maria do Carmo
* 1987 - ''
O Outro
''O Outro'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprie ...
'' as Edwiges
* 1987 - ''
Sassaricando'' as Tancinha (Constância Gutiérrez de Pádua)
* 1987/92 - ''
TV Pirata'' as Tonhão and Penelope
* 1990 - ''
Rainha da Sucata
''Rainha da Sucata'' (Portuguese for ''Queen of Scrap'') is a Brazilian telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''nov ...
'' as Adriana Figueroa "Adriana Ross"
* 1991 - ''
'' as Celeste
* 1992 - ''
Deus nos Acuda'' as Maria Escandalosa (Maria Rodrigues Garcia)
* 1993/99 - ''
Você Decide
''Você Decide'' (''You Decide'' / ''It's Your Call'') was an interactive television program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo from 1992 to 2000. During each episode special cases were presented, and viewers would decide the ending ...
''
* 1995 - ''
Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados'' as Engraçadinha
* 1995 - ''
A Próxima Vítima'' as Última Vítima
* 1995 - ''
A Comédia da Vida Privada'' as Paola
* 1996 - ''
Não Fuja da Raia''
* 1998 - ''
Torre de Babel'' as Ângela Vidal
* 1999 - ''
Sai de Baixo
''Sai de Baixo'' (a Brazilian Portuguese slang roughly translated as "get out of the way") is a Brazilian sitcom that first aired on Rede Globo from 1996 to 2002. It followed the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the ...
'' as Petúnia Baaleiro
* 1999 - ''
Mulher''
* 1999 - ''
Terra Nostra'' as Hortência
* 2000 - ''
Brava Gente'' as Karla
* 2001/03 - ''
Os Normais
''Os Normais'' (in Portuguese, literally "The Normal Ones") is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lot ...
'' as Michelle and Marcela Magrela
* 2001 - ''
As Filhas da Mãe'' as Ramona / Ramón Cavalcante
* 2002 - ''
O Beijo do Vampiro
''O Beijo do Vampiro'' (''A Vampire's Kiss'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from August 26, 2002 to May 3, 2003, totaling 215 chapters, substituting ''Desejos de Mulher'' and preceding ''Kubanacan''.
Plot
In t ...
'' as Mina de Montmartre
* 2003 - ''
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' as Medéia
* 2005 - ''
Mad Maria
Mad, mad, or MAD may refer to:
Geography
* Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia
* Mád, a village in Hungary
* Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code
* Mad River (disambiguation), several ...
'' as Tereza
* 2005 - ''
Belíssima
''Belíssima'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by Globo between November 7, 2005, and July 7, 2006, as the 8pm telenovela of the station, with a total of 209 chapters. It was written by Sílvio de Abreu in collaboration with ...
'' as Safira Solomos Güney
* 2006 - ''
Minha Nada Mole Vida'' as Brenda Karla
* 2007 - ''
Sete Pecados
''Sete Pecados'' (''Seven Sins'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco, with Claudia Soto and Andre Ryoki. The directors were Jorge Fernando, Pedro Vasconcelos and Fred Mayrink. Fernand ...
'' as Ágatha Trindade
* 2008 - ''
A Favorita'' as Donatela Fontini
* 2010 - ''
A Grande Família
''A Grande Família'' ( en, The Big Family, italic=yes) is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa which originally aired on Rede Globo from March 29, 2001 to September 11, 2014. The show tells the story of ...
'' as Vânia Lira (special participation)
* 2010 - ''
Ti Ti Ti'' as Jaqueline Maldonado
* 2012 - ''
Salve Jorge
''Salve Jorge'' (Literally: ''Hail George'', International title: en, Brave Woman ) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Glória Perez and directed by Marcos Schechtman.
It premiered on 22 October 2012 replacing '' Avenida Brasil'' ...
'' as Lívia Marini
* 2014 - ''
Alto Astral'' as Samantha Santana "Samantha, the Paranormal"
* 2016 - ''
Haja Coração
''Haja Coração'' (English title: ''Burning Hearts'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It is based on the 1987 classic ''Sassaricando'' created by Silvio de Abreu. It premiered on 31 May 2016, replacing '' Totalmente ...
'' as Herself (special participation)
* 2016 - ''
A Lei do Amor'' as Salete Meloni
* 2019 - ''
Verão 90
''Verão 90'' (English title: ''The Incredible '90s'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 January 2019, replacing '' O Tempo Não Para'', and ended on 26 July 2019, being replaced by '' Bom Sucesso'' ...
'' as Lidiane "Lidi Pantera"
Awards and nominations
APCA Awards
Art Quality Brazil Awards
Best of the Year – Globe Awards
Bibi Ferreira Awards
Contigo! Awards
Extra Television Awards
Press Trophy
Quem Awards
References
External links
*
1966 births
Living people
People from Campinas
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian Buddhists
Actresses from São Paulo (state)
Converts to Sōka Gakkai
Members of Sōka Gakkai
Nichiren Buddhists
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