Irene Beatriz de Mattos Brietzke (December 7, 1944 – September 14, 2021) was a Brazilian actress and theatre director.

Life and career

Brietzke debuted as an actress in 1966 in the children's play "Quatro pessoas passam enquanto as lentilhas cozinham" by Stuart Walker, directed by Ivo Bender. The following year, she began to study theater at the Center of Dramatic Art of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. In the course, she participated in montages with texts by Lorca ("Dona Rosita, a solteira", 1967), Brecht and Weill ("A ópera dos três vinténs", 1969) and Ésquilo ("Agamemnon", 1971). As a job of diplomacy, she directed "A cantora careca", by

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco inst ...

. In 1971, she graduated in letters and theater direction from the

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated univers ...

. Two years later, she completed her graduate studies in theater at the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...

in the United States. Back in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

, in 1976 she became professor of theater direction and interpretation in the Department of Dramatic Art of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Filmography

* 2015: '' Seashore'' (movie).... Marisa * 2014: '' Doce de mãe'' (series) .... Carlinda * 2011: "Três vezes por semana (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

) .... Sílvia * 2011: "

Homens de Bem ''Homens de Bem'' is a 2011 Brazilian television film directed by Jorge Furtado and starring Rodrigo Santoro. Synopsis Ciba (Rodrigo Santoro) is an independent investigator who works together with the police. A typical fallible hero who struggl ...

" (telefilm) .... Miranda * 2011: "Até a vista" (

) .... Bruja * 2010: '' Antes Que o Mundo Acabe'' (

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

) .... Glória * 2008-09: "Fantasias de uma dona de casa" (TV series, 8 episodes) .... Ivone * 2007: ''

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'' (feature film).... pedagogue * 2003: ''

The Man Who Copied ''The Man Who Copied'' ( pt, O Homem que Copiava; ) is a 2003 Brazilian crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Jorge Furtado, set in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. ''The Man Who Copied'' takes the form of a "how-to" guide for ...

'' (feature film) ....supermarket customer * 2003: "Miriam" (short film) .... Miriam * 2002: "Houve uma vez dois verões" .... Inácio's mother (voice) * 1997: "Ângelo anda sumido" (short film) .... third floor woman * 1997: "A comédia da vida privada" (Episode: Anchietanos) .... English Teacher * 1990: "Heimweh/Nostalgia" (feature film) ....

As theatre director

* 2002: "Almas gêmeas", of Martha Medeiros * 2000: "Rio Grande do Sul em música e dança" * 2000: "Trem-bala", of

Martha Medeiros Martha Medeiros (born August 20, 1961, in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian writer and journalist. She works as columnist of the ''Zero Hora'' and ''O Globo'' newspapers. Biography Born in Porto Alegre in 1961, she's the daughter of José Bernardo ...

* 1998: "Noite Brecht", from Brecht and Weill songs * 1996: "Biba, Dudu, Molenga e Chorona" (childlike) * 1995: "O menino maluquinho, of

Ziraldo Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born October 24, 1932), usually referred to mononymous person, mononymically as Ziraldo, is a Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist. His books have sold about ten million copies, have been translated to ma ...

(childlike) * 1994: "Um homem é um homem", of Brecht * 1986: "Parentes entre parênteses", of Flávio de Souza * 1987: "

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

", of

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

* 1988: "Mahagonny, of Brecht and Weill * 1985: "A aurora da minha vida", of Naum Alves de Souza * 1984: "O casamento do pequeno burguês" * 1983: "No natal a gente vem te buscar", of Naum Alves de Souza * 1982: "O Rei da Vela, of

Oswald de Andrade José Oswald de Souza Andrade (January 11, 1890 – October 22, 1954) was a Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic. He was born, spent most of his life and died in São Paulo. Andrade was one of the founders of Brazilian modernism and a m ...

* 1981: "Happy end", of Brecht, Weill and

Elisabeth Hauptmann Elisabeth Hauptmann (20 June 1897, Peckelsheim, Westphalia, German Empire – 20 April 1973, East Berlin) was a German writer who worked with fellow German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht. She got to know Brecht in 1922, the same year she ...

* 1980: "Salão grená", from Brecht and Weill songs * 1979: "Praça de Retalhos", of Carlos Meceni (infantil) * 1979: "Frankie, frankie, Frankenstein", based on Mary Shelley * 1978: "O casamento do pequeno burguês", of Brecht * 1971: "A cantora careca", of Ionesco

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* 1944 births 2021 deaths Actresses from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian theatre directors Brazilian women theatre directors People from Porto Alegre Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni University of Denver alumni {{Brazil-actor-stub