Vera Alice Santos Zimmermann (born March 30, 1964 in

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) is a Brazilian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a 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 term is (), li ...

. Daughter of German father and Gaucho mother, Vera began acting as an actress in the early 1980s, when she performed with

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the ''Eterno Retorno'' and ''Macunaíma'', with Antunes Filho. It was inspiring muse of

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in the song "Vera Gata". In 2015 she was hired by

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, playing Princess

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in ''

Os Dez Mandamentos ''Os Dez Mandamentos'' (English: ''Moses and the Ten Commandments'') is a Brazilian primetime biblical telenovela produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on Monday, March 23, 2015, replacing '' Vitória'' at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/ AMT). '' ...

''. In 2017, she played the Queen Neusta, in '' O Rico e Lázaro''.

Controversy

In 2005, Vera caused controversy when appearing on the cover of Época magazine with the title "I had an Abortion". Such cover won the Esso prize of graphical creation for a magazine. The abortion was at age 25.Andréa Leal
As entrevistadas contam como fizeram o aborto
''Época'', ed. 465, April 13, 2007

Filmography

Television

Films

* 1983 - ''Onda Nova'' * 1984 - ''A Estrela Nua'' * 1985 - ''Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez'' * 1990 - ''Atração Satânica'' * 1994 - ''O Efeito Ilha'' * 1997 - ''Mangueira - Amor à Primeira Vista'' * 1999 - ''Ela Perdoa'' * 1999 - ''Mário'' * 1999 - ''Amor que Fica'' * 2000 - ''Tônica Dominante'' * 2000 - ''Deus Jr.'' * 2002 - ''Joana e Marcelo, Amor (Quase) Perfeito'' * 2005 - ''Perdidos'' (

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) * 2007 - ''Páginas de Menina'' (

) * 2016 - '' The Ten Commandments: The Movie'' * 2020 - ''A menina que matou os pais'' * 2020 - ''O menino que matou meus pais''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmermann, Vera 1964 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses