Maria Ceiça (born Maria da Conceição Justino de Paula in

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, October 18, 1965) is a Brazilian actress, singer and performer, who has a significant career in theater, movies and television.

Biography

Trained at the Martins Pena Theater School in Rio de Janeiro, she began her professional career in 1989 at the

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, with the telenovela ''Pacto de Sangue''. Since then, she has appeared in various telenovelas for

and

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, interpreting highly popular characters with Brazilian and Portuguese public audiences, such as Tuquinha Batista in the telenovela ''

Felicidade ''Felicidade'' ( English: ''Happiness'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo between October 7, 1991 and May 30, 1992. It was created by Manoel Carlos Manoel Carlos Gonçalves de Almeida (born March 14, 1933), popula ...

'' or Márcia in '' Por Amor''. Winner of the

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, Special Jury Prize at the

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, in 2006 and honored by a Special Tribute at the African Film Festival in

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in 2005, she has starred in many films, including several important Brazilian and international productions, such as ''Filhas do Vento'' (Brazil), winner of 6 Kikitos (Awards) at the

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(the most important Brazilian cinema festival), ''

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'' ( Brazil ), and ''Se eu fosse você'' (Brazil). She played the lead female role in the internationally acclaimed movies, ''Testamento'' (Cape Verde, 1997), winner of Best Film Kikito at the Gramado Festival and several other international awards in 1997, and ''

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'' (Angola, 2004), winner of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in 2004 and other awards. In theater, she has performed in more than 15 pieces on all stages of Brazil, including major hits such as ''Boeing - Boeing'', ''A Lua que me Instrua'', and ''The Blacks'' from

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. She has also performed as a singer in two shows, based on Brazilian Popular Music (MPB). Since 1997, she has also performed for TV Escola, an educational channel aimed at teachers and students from Brazilian public schools. In 2007, she served as Superintendent (Coordinator) of Racial Equality at the Secretariat of Social Assistance and Human Rights of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Currently, Maria Ceiça runs her own production company, the Luminis Produtora Produções Artísticas.

Filmography

*2012 - '' The Great Kilapy'' - Mãe de Joãozinho *2006 - '' Se Eu Fosse Você'' - Márcia *2005 - ''Daughters of the Wind'' (''Filhas do Vento'') - Selminha *2004 - ''

'' - Maria Bárbara *2003 - '' Rua Alguem 5555: My Father'' - First Newsman *2003 - ''Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício'' - Helena *1999 - '' Orfeu'' - Carmen *1998 - ''Cruz e Sousa, o Poeta do Desterro'' - Gavíria *1997 - ''

Napomuceno's Will ''Napomuceno's Will'' ( pt, O testamento do Senhor Napumoceno, "The Will of Mr. Napumoceno") is a 1997 Cape Verdean drama film directed by Francisco Manso, based on the 1989 novel ''The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo'' by Ger ...

'' - Graça *1995 - ''

Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil ''Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil'' ( pt, Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil) is a 1995 Brazilian historical comedy film directed and written by Carla Camurati. It stars Marieta Severo as Carlota Joaquina, Marco Nanini as Dom João VI an ...

'' - Gertrudes

TV works

*2015 - '' Os Dez Mandamentos'' - Nayla *2010 - ''A História de Ester'' - Quinlá *2008 - '' Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração'' - Rosana Magalhães *2007 - ''

Caminhos do Coração ''Caminhos do Coração'' ( en, Ways of the Heart) is a Brazilian telenovela aired on Rede Record. Created by Tiago Santiago and directed by Alexandre Avancini, it was replaced by a spin-off called '' Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração'', airin ...

'' - Rosana Magalhães *2005 - ''Prova de Amor'' - Marília Padilha *2000 - '' Uga-Uga'' - Rosa *1999 - '' Chiquinha Gonzaga'' - Divina *1997 - '' Por Amor'' - Márcia *1995 - ''Tocaia Grande'' - Rufina *1993 - ''

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 network, launched by ...

'' - Engrácia dos Anjos *1991 - ''

'' - Tuquinha Batista *1990 - ''Mãe de Santo'' (miniseries) *1989 - ''Pacto de Sangue'' - Joana

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceica, Maria Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian television actresses 1965 births Living people