Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães (
née Guimarães; born 19 October 1934), known professionally as Glória Menezes, is a Brazilian actress.
Life and career
Glória Menezes was born in
Pelotas
Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and municipality (''municÃpio''), the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8&n ...
, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Her real name, Nilcedes, is the joining of both her father's name, José Nilo, and her mother's name, Mercedes.
At the age of six, she and her family moved to São Paulo, where she attended University of São Paulo's School of Dramatic Arts and founded a theater group called Jovens Independentes. Her professional career began on São Paulo's
TV Tupi in 1959, in the soap opera ''Um Lugar ao Sol'', directed by
DionÃsio Azevedo. In 1962 she appeared in the film ''
O Pagador de Promessas'', alongside
Leonardo Villar and
Anselmo Duarte.
[ ] In 1963, alongside
TarcÃsio Meira
TarcÃsio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021), known professionally as TarcÃsio Meira, was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work in the most popular Brazilian channel Globo. He was born in Sà ...
, she starred in the first daily soap opera on Brazilian television, ''2-5499 Ocupado'', broadcast by
TV Excelsior. It was during this soap opera that the two actors began dating.
Partial filmography
*''Um Lugar ao Sol'' (1959, TV Series) - Eloá
*''Há Sempre o Amanhã'' (1960, TV Series) - Lucy
*''TV de Comédia'' (1960-1962, TV Series) - Elvira / Elza / Suzy
*''TV de Vanguarda'' (1960-1962, TV Series) - Maria Clara / Jane Eyre
*''
O Pagador de Promessas'' (1962) - Rosa
*''A Estranha Clementine'' (1962, TV Series) - Clementine
*''2-5499 Ocupado'' (1963, TV Series) - Emily
*''Lampião, O Rei do Cangaço'' (1964)
*''Uma Sombra em Minha Vida'' (1964, TV Series) - Maria Rosa
*''A Deusa Vencida'' (1965, TV Series) - CecÃlia
*''Pedra redonda 39'' (1965, TV Series) - Jane
*''Almas de Pedra'' (1966, TV Series) - Cristina Ramalho
*''As Minas de Prata'' (1966-1967, TV Series) - Zana
*''O Grande Segredo'' (1967, TV Series) - Marta / Ana Célia
*''
Sangue e Areia'' (1967-1968, TV Series) - Doña Sol
*''
Passo dos Ventos'' (1968-1969, TV Series) - Vivian Chevalier
*''
Rosa Rebelde'' (1969, TV Series) - Rosa Malena / Simone Grandet
*''O ImpossÃvel Acontece'' (1969) - Lúcia (segment "Eu, Ela e o Outro")
*''Máscara da Traição'' (1969) - Cristina Almeida
*''
Irmãos Coragem'' (1970-1971, TV Series) - Lara / Diana / Márcia
*''
O Homem Que Deve Morrer'' (1971-1972, TV Series) - Esther
*''
Independência ou Morte'' (1972) - Marquesa de Santos
*''Caso Especial'' (1972-1973, TV Series) - HermÃnia / Marina / Marguerite Gautier
*''O Descarte'' (1973) - Cláudia Land
*''
Cavalo de Aço'' (1973, TV Series) - Miranda
*''
O Semideus
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'' (1973-1974, TV Series) - Ângela
*''O Grito'' (1975-1976, TV Series) - Marta
*''
Espelho Mágico'' (1977, TV Series) - Leila Lombardi (Rosana, em "Coquetel de amor")
*''
Pai Herói'' (1979, TV Series) - Ana Preta
*''O Caçador de Esmeraldas'' (1979) - Maria Betim
*''Jogo da Vida'' (1981-1982, TV Series) - Jordana
*''
Guerra dos Sexos
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'' (1983-1984, TV Series) - Roberta Leone
*''Para Viver um Grande Amor'' (1984)
*''
Corpo a Corpo'' (1984-1985, TV Series) - Tereza Fonseca
*''
Brega & Chique'' (1987, TV Series) - Rosemere
*''
Rainha da Sucata
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'' (1990, TV Series) - Laura "Laurinha" Albuquerque Figueroa
*''Xuxa e a Fábrica de Ilusões'' (1991) - Herself
*''Deus nos Acuda'' (1992-1993, TV Series) - Bábara Silveira Bueno (Baby Bueno)
*''
A Próxima VÃtima'' (1995, TV Series) - Julia Braga
*''Vira-Lata'' (1996, TV Series) - Stela
*''
Torre de Babel'' (1998-1999, TV Series) - Marta Leme Toledo
*''
Porto dos Milagres'' (2001, TV Series) - Dona Coló (primeira fase)
*''
O Beijo do Vampiro
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Plot
In t ...
'' (2002-2003, TV Series) - Zoroastra
*''
Da Cor do Pecado'' (2004, TV Series) - Kiki de Queensburg
*''
Um Só Coração
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'' (2004, TV Mini-Series) - Camila
*''
Senhora do Destino'' (2004-2005, TV Series) - Baronesa Laura
*''
Se Eu Fosse Você
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The film was a box office success, having the largest audience of a Brazilian film in 2006. It was followed by the sequel ''Se Eu Fosse Você ...
'' (2006) - Vivinha
*''
Páginas da Vida
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It stars Regina Duarte, LÃlia Cabral and Fernanda Vasconcellos in the lead roles.
LÃ ...
'' (2006-2007, TV Series) - Amalia
*''
A Favorita'' (2008-2009, TV Series) - Irene
*''
Cama de Gato'' (2009-2010, TV Series) - Herself
*''
Louco por Elas'' (2012-2013, TV Series) - Violeta Corrêa Santiago
*''
Joia Rara'' (2013-2014, TV Series) - Pérola Fonseca Hauser (adult)
*''
Totalmente Demais'' (2015-2016, TV Series) - Stelinha Carneiro de Alcântara
*''
Tá no Ar, a TV na TV'' (2018, TV Series) - Herself
*''Os Casais que Amamos'' (2020) - Herself
*''Ensina-me a viver'' (2021) - Maude
References
External links
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1934 births
Living people
People from Pelotas
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian film actresses