Irma Roy (10 June 1932 – 14 June 2016) was an Argentine actress and politician who served in the

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from 1995 to 2005. Her daughters,

Carolina Papaleo Carolina Papaleo (b. Buenos Aires, 19 January 1969) is an Argentine actress of theater, film and television. She is the daughter of the actress Irma Roy and the journalist Osvaldo Papaleo. From a very young age she wanted to be an actress like her ...

, Lydia Valeiento also became actresses. She died on 14 June 2016 at the age of 84.Actress, ex-lawmaker Irma Roy dies at 84
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Selected filmography

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La serpiente de cascabel ''La serpiente de cascabel'' ( ''The rattlesnake'') is a 1948 Argentine comedy film, directed by Carlos Schlieper and written by Eduardo Antón and Ariel Cortazzo. It was premiered on March 17, 1948. The film's plot is about a romance between a ...

'' (1948) *''

Al Compás de tu Mentira ''Al compás de tu mentira'' ( en, To the Compass of Your Lie) is a 1950 black-and-white Argentine musical film directed by Héctor Canziani. The film was adapted from Oscar Wilde's 1895 play ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Abel Santacruz ...

'' (1950) *''Cinco grandes y una chica'' (1950) *'' Historia de una noche de niebla'' (1950) *''

The Beautiful Brummel ''The Beautiful Brummel'' (Spanish: ''El Hermoso Brummel'') is a 1951 Argentine historical comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Fidel Pintos, Delfy de Ortega and Amadeo Novoa. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1951) *'' Caídos en el infierno'' (1954) *'' Requiebro'' (1955) *'' Mi marido y mi novio'' (1955) *''El Derecho a la felicidad'' (1968) *''

Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez ''Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez'' ( en, Beto Sanchez's Vendettas) is a 1973 Argentine dramatic comedy film directed by Héctor Olivera and starring Pepe Soriano, Federico Luppi, Irma Roy, China Zorrilla and Héctor Alterio. Plot A man named Be ...

'' (1973)

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* 1932 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Argentine actresses Argentine film actresses Argentine telenovela actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires Argentine actor-politicians Justicialist Party politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Province Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery {{Argentina-politician-stub