Isabel Cristina Teodoro Fillardis (born August 3, 1973, 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 b ...

, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress and model.

Career

Fillardis began her career as a model at age 11, and at 15 she became a professional model. Two years later, at the insistence of her agency,

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, she marked her acting debut in the role of "Ritinha" in ''

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,'' a soap opera aired by

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. She participated as one of three members in the girl group Sublimes, which had ephemeral success in the 1990s. In November 1996, she posed nude for Playboy magazine. Fillardis has starred in several

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

s like ''

A Lua Me Disse ''A Lua Me Disse'' (English: ''Once in a Blue Moon'') is a 2005 Brazilian telenovela created by Miguel Falabella and Maria Carmem Barbosa, and starring Adriana Esteves and Wagner Moura. Overview Heloísa (Adriana Esteves) is a baby-sitter hired ...

'', ''

Começar de Novo ''Começar de Novo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo and aired between 30 August 2004 and 16 April 2005. It stars Marcos Paulo, Natália do Vale, Eva Wilma Eva Wilma Riefle Buckup Zarattini (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) ...

'', ''

A Padroeira ''A Padroeira'' is a Brazilian soap opera produced and broadcast by TV Globo, between 18 June 2001, and 23 February 2002. It is written by Walcyr Carrasco in collaboration with Duca Rachid and directed by Walter Avancini, and stars Deborah Secc ...

'', ''

Força de um Desejo ''Força de um Desejo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo, and was shown in the schedule of 18 hours between May 10, 1999 and January 29, 2000, in 227 chapters. It was written by Gilberto Braga and as collaborators with Alcides Noguei ...

'', ''

Corpo Dourado ''Corpo Dourado'' (''Summer Affair'') is a Brazilian soap opera produced by and shown on TV Globo from 12 January 1998 through 21 August 1998. The 191 chapters were written by Antônio Calmon and directed by Flávio Colatrello Jr, and later Marc ...

'', ''

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'', '' O Fim do Mundo'', ''

A Próxima Vítima ''A Próxima Vítima'' (English: ''The Next Victim'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from March 13, 1995, to November 3, 1995, totaling 203 chapters. Featured José Wilker, Tony Ramos, Susana Vieira, Aracy ...

,'' and ''

Pátria Minha ''Pátria Minha'' (English: ''My Homeland'') is a Brazilian telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meani ...

''. In films, Fillardis appeared in '' Orfeu'', ''Navalha na Carne,'' and ''O Homem Nu''. In 2007, Fillardis joined the cast of the telenovela ''

Sete Pecados ''Sete Pecados'' (''Seven Sins'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco, with Claudia Soto and Andre Ryoki. The directors were Jorge Fernando, Pedro Vasconcelos and Fred Mayrink. Fernand ...

'', created by Walcyr Carrasco, and in 2008, she joined the cast of the television series ''

Malhação ''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...

''. In 2011, the actress made a cameo in the last chapter of the soap opera ''

Insensato Coração ''Insensato Coração'' (''Irrational Heart'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo that first premiered 17 January 2011, replacing '' Passione'' and ended on 19 August 2011, followed by ''Fina Estampa''. It is created and wri ...

'', playing the lawyer Mônica ''

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'' in the telenovela.

Personal life

Fillardis is currently single, but she previously married engineer Júlio César Santos and is mother of Analuz. Fillardis was pregnant with her second son, Jamal Anuar, and two months after the birth of the child, discovered that he was a carrier of West syndrome, a type of

epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrica ...

that alters the development of mind. Stirred, she decided to plead for the cause of disease carriers, and in 2006 launched the ''forces of good'', dedicated to promoting assistance to persons who require special care (visual, mental, hearing, and/or motor disabilities) and who do not have the financial means to do so. In 2003, she founded the NGO Donate Your Junk, focused on socio-environmental area. On December 28, 2013, the actress gave birth to her third son, Kalel.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian television actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian female models Afro-Brazilian actresses Afro-Brazilian female models {{tv-actor-stub