Luíza Francineide Coutinho Tomé (born May 10, 1961,
Amontada, Brazil, then raised in
Itapipoca
(''The city of the three climates'')
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) is a
Brazilian actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
. She is best known for acting in
Globo
Globo (meaning ''globe'' in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) may refer to:
*Grupo Globo, a Brazilian conglomerate primarily in mass media
**TV Globo, a television network
***GloboNews, a television 24-hour news channel
***Globo (Portuguese TV cha ...
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'' ...
s through the 1990s and early 2000s, including ''
Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''
A Indomada
''A Indomada'' (English: ''The Untamed'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by a Brazilian free-to-air television network called Globo. It ran from February 17 to October 11, 1997. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva
Aguinaldo Silva ...
'' and ''
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 ...
''. She has also acted in film and theatre.
Career
Her first television appearance was in the 1978
Rede 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 proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
(Globe Network)
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'' ...
''
Dancin' Days'', in a non-speaking, minor role in episode 154. In a small scene, she appears for a few seconds next to one of the main characters, Raul (Eduardo Tornaghi) at a New Year's Eve party.
Tomé began acting in television in 1984 when she appeared in the Globo telenovela ''
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 ...
'', which she followed with a starring role in the low-budget 1985 musical film ''Tropclip''. Success did not come until 1989 when she played Carol in the telenovela ''
Tieta''.
In 1990, she appeared with
Carlos Alberto Riccelli and
Vera Fischer in the miniseries ''Riacho Doce''. Through the 1990s she appeared in the Global telenovelas ''
Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''
Fera Ferida
''Fera Ferida'' (''English: The Injured Beast'') 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, televisi ...
'' and ''
A Indomada
''A Indomada'' (English: ''The Untamed'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by a Brazilian free-to-air television network called Globo. It ran from February 17 to October 11, 1997. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva
Aguinaldo Silva ...
'', among others. Tomé also made several appearances on the long-running show ''
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 ...
'', where viewers chose the ending.
In 2001, Tomé caught the attention of the media for her portrayal of Rosa Palmeirão in ''
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 ...
''. Her last role for Globo was in their telenovela ''
Começar de Novo
''Começar de Novo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo and aired between 30 August 2004 and 16 April 2005.
It stars Marcos Paulo, Natália do Vale, Eva Wilma, Werner Schünemann, Carlos Vereza, Giselle Itié, Vladimir Brichta, Caro ...
'' as Lúcia Borges.
In 2006 she joined the
Rede Record (Record Network), in the productions ''Cidadão Brasileiro'' and ''Luz do Sol'', and the series ''Os Óculos de Pedro Antão''. In 2009, she portrayed Samantha in the popular comedy ''
Bela, a Feia'' (''Bela, the Ugly'').
In 2010, Luíza returned to the theater with the show ''Mulheres Alteradas'' opposite
Mel Lisboa
Mel Lisboa Alves (born 17 January 1982) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
Lisboa was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. She is the daughter of the astrologer Cláudia Lisboa Alves and the musician Bebeto Alves. She studied cinema at th ...
, Daniele Valente and
André Bankoff.
In 2012, she appeared in the telenovela ''Máscaras''. In 2013 Luíza interpreted former model Meg Pantaleão in ''Dona Xepa''. In 2014, she participated in the episode "Milagres em Genesaré", of the miniseries ''
Milagres de Jesus
''Milagres de Jesus'' (English: ''The Miracles of Jesus'') is a Brazilian television series produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on January 22, 2014 and ended on February 24, 2015. It was the fifth biblical miniseries produced by Recor ...
''.
In 2016, Luíza returned to play a pimp, this time in ''
Escrava Mãe
''Escrava Mãe'' (English: ''The Slave Mother'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Casablanca for RecordTV. Created by Gustavo Reiz and directed by Ivan Zettel. It premiered on May 31, 2016 and ended on January 9, 2017, replaced by the rerun ...
''. In the plot she plays Rosalinda Pavão, who owns a brothel that moves Rio de Janeiro in 1808. In 2017, Luíza returns to RecordTV to play Letícia in the telenovela ''
Apocalipse''. In the plot she will be the mother of the protagonist, Zoé (
Juliana Knust).
In 2018 he returns to Rede Globo, where he returns to play one of his most successful characters, Scarleth Williams Mackenzie Pitiguary, in the novel ''
O Sétimo Guardião
''O Sétimo Guardião'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 12 November 2018, replacing '' Segundo Sol'', and ended on 17 May 2019, being replaced by ''A Dona do Pedaço''. It was created by Aguinaldo S ...
''.
Personal life
She was married to businessman Adriano Facchini but they separated in January 2012 after 17 years of marriage. They have three children together: Bruno, Adriana and Luigi.
Filmography
Television
Movies
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian stage actresses