Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

) 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 ...

. She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela ''

Tieta ''Tieta'' ( Portuguese: ''Tieta do Agreste'', lit. "''Tieta from Agreste''") is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remote village of Santan ...

''. She (co-won with

Zezé Motta Maria José Motta de Oliveira (born 27 June 1944), known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important actresses in Brazil. Life and career Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, she moved with her famil ...

Night Angels ''Night Angels'' (Brazilian title: ''Anjos da Noite'') is a 1987 Brazilian drama movie, directed by Wilson Barros. Cast * Zezé Motta as Malu * Antônio Fagundes as Jorge Tadeu * Marco Nanini as Guto * Chiquinho Brandão as Lola / Mauro * Ai ...

) the award for best actress at the 1987 ''

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

'' for "

Anjos do Arrabalde ''Anjos do Arrabalde'' (English: ''Angels of the Outskirts'') is a 1987 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Reichenbach. The film won several awards at the 1987 ''Gramado Film Festival'', including award for best actress for Betty Faria, (co ...

" (or "Angels of the Outskirts").

Selected filmography

* ''

Bye Bye Brasil ''Bye Bye Brazil'' ( pt, Bye Bye Brasil) is a 1979 Brazilian-French-Argentine film, directed by Carlos Diegues. Locations for the film include Belém and Altamira in the state of Pará, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, and the national capi ...

'' (1979) * '' Subway to the Stars'' (1987) * '' The Story of Fausta'' (1988) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

Perfume de Gardênia ''Perfume de Gardênia'' (''Perfume of Gardenia'') is a 1992 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. It was screened at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival. The filming took place in April 1991, with its productio ...

'' (1992) * ''

A Indomada ''A Indomada'' (English: ''The Untamed'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by a Brazilian free-to-air television network A television network or television broadcaster is a telecommunications network for distribution of television ...

'' (1997) * ''

Suave Veneno Suave Veneno (English title: ''Mild Poison'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired on TV Globo from January 18 to September 18, 1999, at 8 pm, with a total of 209 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva with the help of Angela Carnei ...

'' (1999) * '' América'' (2005) * ''

Alma Gêmea ''Alma Gêmea'' ( en, Soul Mate) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo from June 20, 2005 to March 10, 2006, in 227 episodes, replacing '' Como uma Onda'' and being replaced by '' Sinhá Moça''. Written by Walcyr Carrasco, in ...

'' (2005) * ''

Duas Caras ''Duas Caras'' (English: ''Two Faces'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 1 October 2007 to 31 May 2008, replacing '' Paraíso Tropical'' and followed by '' A Favorita''. It is created by Aguinaldo Silva and direct ...

'' (2007) * ''

Uma Rosa com Amor Uma Rosa com Amor is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced by SBT and broadcast from 1 March 2010 to 16 August 2010 in 145 chapters. It was written and adapted by James Santiago, inspired in the Vicente Sesso's work of same title, in collabora ...

'' (2010) * '' Avenida Brasil'' (2012) * '' Casa da Mãe Joana 2'' (2013)

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* 1941 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian television actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses {{Brazil-actor-stub