Lourdes de Oliveira (born 17 December 1938) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her supporting role as Mira in the 1959 romantic tragedy ''

Black Orpheus ''Black Orpheus'' (Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play '' Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Morae ...

'' and her starring role in the 1960 adventure film '' Os Bandeirantes''. De Oliveira married the French director

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, whom she met while filming, and retired from acting.

Early life

Lourdes de Oliveira was born on 17 December 1938 in

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. She is the daughter of the composer and tambourine player Darcy de Oliveira. An athlete and Flamenguista (supporter of

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) in her youth, she competed in races and participated in the Rio Spring Games.

Adult life

She acted in two films. In 1959, while a student, she was invited to act in French director

' romantic tragedy film ''

''. She played Mira, the supporting female role. In 1960, she was a lead in Camus' adventure film '' Os Bandeirantes'' as the character Suzana. De Oliveira married Camus, whom she met in 1959 while filming ''Black Orpheus''. After her second film, she retired from acting and moved to France with her husband. She and Camus have two children including the writer Jean-Christophe Camus, who was born in

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in 1962.https://www.glenat.com/auteurs/jean-christophe-camus

Filmography

References

External links

Lourdes de Oliveira on IMDB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Lourdes de Living people 1938 births 20th-century Brazilian actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Afro-Brazilian actresses Brazilian emigrants to France Brazilian film actresses