Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães (

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Guimarães; born 19 October 1934), known professionally as Glória Menezes, is a Brazilian actress.

Life and career

Glória Menezes was born in

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, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Her real name, Nilcedes, is the joining of both her father's name, José Nilo, and her mother's name, Mercedes. At the age of six, she and her family moved to São Paulo, where she attended University of São Paulo's School of Dramatic Arts and founded a theater group called Jovens Independentes. Her professional career began on São Paulo's

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in 1959, in the soap opera ''Um Lugar ao Sol'', directed by

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. In 1962 she appeared in the film ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. In 1963, alongside

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, she starred in the first daily soap opera on Brazilian television, ''2-5499 Ocupado'', broadcast by

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. It was during this soap opera that the two actors began dating.

Partial filmography

*''Um Lugar ao Sol'' (1959, TV Series) - Eloá *''Há Sempre o Amanhã'' (1960, TV Series) - Lucy *''TV de Comédia'' (1960-1962, TV Series) - Elvira / Elza / Suzy *''TV de Vanguarda'' (1960-1962, TV Series) - Maria Clara / Jane Eyre *''

'' (1962) - Rosa *''A Estranha Clementine'' (1962, TV Series) - Clementine *''2-5499 Ocupado'' (1963, TV Series) - Emily *''Lampião, O Rei do Cangaço'' (1964) *''Uma Sombra em Minha Vida'' (1964, TV Series) - Maria Rosa *''A Deusa Vencida'' (1965, TV Series) - Cecília *''Pedra redonda 39'' (1965, TV Series) - Jane *''Almas de Pedra'' (1966, TV Series) - Cristina Ramalho *''As Minas de Prata'' (1966-1967, TV Series) - Zana *''O Grande Segredo'' (1967, TV Series) - Marta / Ana Célia *'' Sangue e Areia'' (1967-1968, TV Series) - Doña Sol *'' Passo dos Ventos'' (1968-1969, TV Series) - Vivian Chevalier *''

Rosa Rebelde ''Rosa Rebelde'' is a Brazilian telenovela which was produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 15 January 1969 and ended on 13 October 1969. It is the seventh "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It was created and written by ...

'' (1969, TV Series) - Rosa Malena / Simone Grandet *''O Impossível Acontece'' (1969) - Lúcia (segment "Eu, Ela e o Outro") *''Máscara da Traição'' (1969) - Cristina Almeida *''

Irmãos Coragem ''Irmãos Coragem'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 8 June 1970 and ended on 12 July 1971, with a total of 328 episodes. It's the ninth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and ...

'' (1970-1971, TV Series) - Lara / Diana / Márcia *''

O Homem Que Deve Morrer ''O Homem Que Deve Morrer'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 14 June 1971 and ended on 8 April 1972, with a total of 258 episodes. It is the tenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It wa ...

'' (1971-1972, TV Series) - Esther *'' Independência ou Morte'' (1972) - Marquesa de Santos *''Caso Especial'' (1972-1973, TV Series) - Hermínia / Marina / Marguerite Gautier *''O Descarte'' (1973) - Cláudia Land *'' Cavalo de Aço'' (1973, TV Series) - Miranda *''

O Semideus ''O Semideus'' (Portuguese: ''The Demigod'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 August 1973 and ended on 7 May 1974, with a total of 221 episodes in Black and white. It's the thirteenth "novela das oi ...

'' (1973-1974, TV Series) - Ângela *''O Grito'' (1975-1976, TV Series) - Marta *'' Espelho Mágico'' (1977, TV Series) - Leila Lombardi (Rosana, em "Coquetel de amor") *''

Pai Herói ''Pai Herói'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 January 1979 and ended on 18 August 1979, with a total of 178 episodes. It's the twenty second "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is cr ...

'' (1979, TV Series) - Ana Preta *''O Caçador de Esmeraldas'' (1979) - Maria Betim *''Jogo da Vida'' (1981-1982, TV Series) - Jordana *''

Guerra dos Sexos ''Guerra dos Sexos'' (''Fight or Love?'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo, from 1 October 2012 to 26 April 2013, replacing ''Cheias de Charme'' and later replaced by ''Sangue Bom''. It is written by Silvio de Abreu an ...

'' (1983-1984, TV Series) - Roberta Leone *''Para Viver um Grande Amor'' (1984) *''

Corpo a Corpo ''Corpo a Corpo'' (''Body to Body'' in English) is a 1984 Brazilian telenovela, aired on TV Globo. It was written by Gilberto Braga and Leonor Brassères. Cast *Antônio Fagundes - Osmar * Gloria Menezes - Teresa *Débora Duarte - Eloá *Hugo Car ...

'' (1984-1985, TV Series) - Tereza Fonseca *'' Brega & Chique'' (1987, TV Series) - Rosemere *''

Rainha da Sucata ''Rainha da Sucata'' (Portuguese for ''Queen of Scrap'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on TV Globo from April 2 to October 26, 1990, in 179 episodes. Production Rainha da Sucata was the first soap opera "from 8" written by Sílvio ...

'' (1990, TV Series) - Laura "Laurinha" Albuquerque Figueroa *''Xuxa e a Fábrica de Ilusões'' (1991) - Herself *''Deus nos Acuda'' (1992-1993, TV Series) - Bábara Silveira Bueno (Baby Bueno) *''

A Próxima Vítima ''A Próxima Vítima'' (English: ''The Next Victim'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from March 13, 1995, to November 3, 1995, totaling 203 chapters. Featured José Wilker, Tony Ramos, Susana Vieira, Aracy Ba ...

'' (1995, TV Series) - Julia Braga *''Vira-Lata'' (1996, TV Series) - Stela *'' Torre de Babel'' (1998-1999, TV Series) - Marta Leme Toledo *''

Porto dos Milagres Porto dos Milagres (English: ''Port of Miracles'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It is written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares with the colla ...

'' (2001, TV Series) - Dona Coló (primeira fase) *''

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 ...

'' (2002-2003, TV Series) - Zoroastra *''

Da Cor do Pecado ''Da Cor do Pecado'' (English title: ''Shades of Sin'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in the traditional 7pm timeslot between 26 January and 28 August 2004 with a total of 185 episodes, replacing '' Kubanacan'' and ...

'' (2004, TV Series) - Kiki de Queensburg *''

Um Só Coração ''Um Só Coração'' is a 2004 Brazilian miniseries, produced by Rede Globo that paid homage to the city of São Paulo. It aired during the months of January, February and March 2004, when the celebration of the 450th anniversary of the founding ...

'' (2004, TV Mini-Series) - Camila *''

Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...

'' (2004-2005, TV Series) - Baronesa Laura *''

Se Eu Fosse Você ''If I Were You'' ( pt, Se Eu Fosse Você) is a 2006 Brazilian comedy film directed by Daniel Filho. The film was a box office success, having the largest audience of a Brazilian film in 2006. It was followed by the sequel ''Se Eu Fosse Você ...

'' (2006) - Vivinha *''

Páginas da Vida ''Páginas da Vida'' (English: ''Pages of Life'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 10 July 2006 to 2 March 2007 in 203 episodes. It stars Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral and Fernanda Vasconcellos in the lead roles. L� ...

'' (2006-2007, TV Series) - Amalia *''

A Favorita ''A Favorita'' (English: ''The Favorite'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast TV Globo. It premiered 2 June 2008 to 17 January 2009 with a total number of episodes of 197. It is created by João Emanuel Carneiro and directed by Ricar ...

'' (2008-2009, TV Series) - Irene *'' Cama de Gato'' (2009-2010, TV Series) - Herself *''

Louco por Elas ''Louco por Elas'' (English: ''Crazy About Them'') is a Brazilian television sitcom that premiered on Rede Globo on March 13, 2012. It stars Eduardo Moscovis, Deborah Secco, Glória Menezes, Laura Barreto, and Luisa Arraes. The second season aired ...

'' (2012-2013, TV Series) - Violeta Corrêa Santiago *''

Joia Rara ''Joia Rara'' (, English: officially ''Precious Pearl''; literally Rare Jewel, figuratively Unique Grace) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo originally ran from 16 September 2013 to 4 April 2014. In November 2014, ''Joi ...

'' (2013-2014, TV Series) - Pérola Fonseca Hauser (adult) *''

Totalmente Demais ''Totalmente Demais'' (English title: ''Total Dreamer'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 9 November 2015 at the 7 pm timeslot, replacing '' I Love Paraisópolis'' and ended on 30 May 2016 hence, fo ...

'' (2015-2016, TV Series) - Stelinha Carneiro de Alcântara *'' Tá no Ar, a TV na TV'' (2018, TV Series) - Herself *''Os Casais que Amamos'' (2020) - Herself *''Ensina-me a viver'' (2021) - Maude

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menezes, Glória 1934 births Living people People from Pelotas Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian film actresses