Maria Della Costa (born Gentile Maria Marchioro Polloni, 1 January 1926 – 24 January 2015) was a Brazilian
theater,
movie and
TV actress and producer.
Life
She was born in
Flores da Cunha
Flores da Cunha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
It is the largest producer of wines inside Brazil. The Venetian language, Venetian language in its Brazilian form Talian language, Talian is co-official with Portugues ...
, a small town of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
, into a family of
Italian immigrants
The Italian diaspora is the large-scale emigration of Italians from Italy.
There were two major Italian diasporas in Italian history. The first diaspora began around 1880, two decades after the Risorgimento, Unification of Italy, and ended in the ...
from the region of
Veneto. She was immortalized in paintings by
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti
Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo (September 6, 1897 – October 26, 1976), known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences. His wife was the p ...
,
Flavio de Carvalho,
Guanabarino and
Djanira
Djanira da Motta e Silva (20 June 1914, in Avaré – 31 May 1979, in Rio de Janeiro), known artistically as just Djanira, was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver. She was known for her naïve art paintings, depicting Brazilian common ...
, and in a statue by
Victor Brecheret
Victor Brecheret, born ''Vittorio Breheret'' (December 15, 1894 – December 17, 1955), was an Italian-Brazilian sculptor. He lived most of his life in São Paulo, except for his studies in Paris in his early twenties. Brecheret's work combin ...
. She started her career at 14 years of age, as a
fashion model (she is considered the first professional model in Brazil).
She was married to
Sandro Polloni, a theater producer, also of Italian origin. Together they founded
Teatro Maria Della Costa in
São Paulo in a building designed by
Oscar Niemeyer and
Lúcio Costa.
After retiring from
show business, she owned and managed a small
hotel (Coxixo Hotel) in the historical and tourist town of
Paraty,
Rio de Janeiro. She died of a
pulmonary edema on January 24, 2015.
Filmography
Television
* 1990 - ''
Brasileiras e Brasileiros''
* 1982 - ''
Sétimo Sentido
''Sétimo Sentido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 March 1982 and ended on 8 October 1982, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the twenty eighth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is ...
'' .... Juliana
* 1978 - ''
Te contei?
''Te Contei?'' 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, television network, launched by media pro ...
'' .... Ana Paula
* 1976 - ''
Estúpido Cupido
''Estúpido Cupido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by Régis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in black-and-white, w ...
'' .... Olga
* 1970 - ''
As Bruxas'' .... Teresa
* 1969 - ''
Beto Rockfeller
''Beto Rockfeller'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Tupi and aired from November 4, 1968, to November 30, 1969. It was created by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, written by Bráulio Pedroso and directed by Lima Duarte and Walter Avancini.
Plot
B ...
'' .... Maitê
Theatre
* 1992 - ''Típico Romântico''
* 1988 - ''Temos Que Refazer a Casa''
* 1986 - ''Alice, Que Delícia''
* 1982 - ''Motel Paradiso''
* 1974 - ''Tome Conta de Amélia''
* 1973 - ''Bodas de Sangue''
* 1968 - ''Tudo no Jardim''
* 1968 - ''Abra a Janela e Deixa Entrar o Ar Puro e o Sol da Manhã''
* 1967 - ''Homens de Papel''
* 1964 - ''Depois da Queda''
* 1963 - ''Pindura Saia''
* 1962 - ''Armadilha Para um Homem Só''
* 1962 - ''O Marido Vai à Caça''
* 1960 - ''Society em Baby Doll''
* 1959 - ''Gimba''
* 1958 - ''
A Alma Boa de Set-Suan''
* 1956 - ''Moral em Concordata''
* 1956 - ''A Rosa Tatuada''
* 1956 - ''
A Casa de Bernarda Alba''
* 1955 - ''A Mirandolina''
* 1955 - ''Com a Pulga Atrás da Orelha''
* 1954 - ''O Canto da Cotovia''
* 1952 - ''Manequim''
* 1951 - ''Ralé''
References
External links
*
Biography and photos Hotel Coxixo. In Portuguese.
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