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Tamara de Braga Taxman (born February 24, 1947) is a
Brazilian American Brazilian Americans ( pt, brasileiros americanos or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Brazilian American population to be 1,775,000, the largest of any Brazilia ...
actress, singer, television presenter and writer. She is best known for portraying the witch Leocádia, in the children's TV series ''Detetives do Prédio Azul''.


Biography

Taxman was born in
Woodstock, New York Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States, in the northern part of the county, northwest of Kingston, NY. It lies within the borders of the Catskill Park. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 in 2000 ...
. Her father was from Rock Island and her mother was from Varginha, Minas Gerais. She went to
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
at the age of three months.


Filmography


Television

{, {, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! Title ! Role , - , rowspan="2" , 1972 , '' Selva de Pedra'' , Madalena Ribeiro , - , ''
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 ...
'' , Ercy Andrade , - , 1974 , ''
Fogo sobre Terra ''Fogo sobre Terra'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 8 May 1974 and ended on 4 January 1975, with a total of 209 episodes in Black and white. It's the fourteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the ti ...
'' , Jamile , - , rowspan="2" , 1976 , '' Vejo a Lua no Céu'' , Margarida , - , '' O Casarão'' , Nurse , - , 1977 , ''
À Sombra dos Laranjais À, à ( a-grave) is a letter of the Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol, French, Galician, Italian, Maltese, Occitan, Portuguese, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, and Welsh languages consisting of the letter A of the ISO basic Latin alphab ...
'' , Dalva Alvarez , - , 1978 , '' Sinal de Alerta'' , Geórgia , - , 1980 , '' Água Viva'' , Selma , - , 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 ...
'' , Giza Resende , - , rowspan="2" , 1985 , '' Um Sonho a Mais'' , Dorothy Gordon (Doroteia Gondim) , - , '' De Quina pra Lua'' , Sílvia , - , rowspan="2" , 1989 , '' Kananga do Japão'' , Zazá , - , '' Capitães de Areia'' , Dalva , - , 1990 , ''A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão'' , Dolores Estrada , - , 1992 , ''Ser...Tão Brasileiro'' , TV presenter , - , 1994 , '' 74.5: Uma Onda no Ar'' , Brigitte , - , 1995 , ''
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 ...
'' , Maria Eudóxia , - , rowspan="2" , 1996 , '' Caça Talentos'' , Aretuza , - , '' O Fim do Mundo'' , Clotilde , - , 1997 , '' Direito de Vencer'' , Yolanda , - , 1998 , '' Alma de Pedra'' , Norma , - , 2000 , ''
Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Background and composition Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Bras ...
'' , Elisa , - , 2002 , ''
O Quinto dos Infernos O Quinto dos Infernos is a 2002 Brazilian historical comedy television miniseries. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim. Cast * Marcos Pasquim - D. Pedro ...
'' , Augusta da Baviera , - , 2004 , ''
Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...
'' , Madame Mirthes , - , 2006 , ''
Páginas da Vida ''Páginas da Vida'' (English: ''Pages of Life'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 10 July 2006 to 2 March 2007 in 203 episodes. It stars Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral and Fernanda Vasconcellos in the lead roles. L ...
'' , Dalva , - , rowspan="2" , 2008 , '' Ciranda de Pedra'' , Maria Emília , - , ''
Casos e Acasos Casos e Acasos is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, written by Daniel Adjafre and Marcius Melhem, the general direction of Carlos Milan core of Marcos Schechtman (until the 15th episode) and Jayme Monjardim (from the 16th episode). First ai ...
'' , Strip teacher , - , 2010 , '' Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?'' , Dona Renatinha , - , 2011 , ''
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 ...
'' , Florinda , - , 2012—17 , '' Detetives do Prédio Azul'' , Leocádia Leal , - , 2013 , '' Copa Hotel'' , Lúcia , - , 2015 , ''Santo Forte'' , Moa , - , 2016 , ''
Rock Story ''Rock Story'' is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast on Rede Globo, created by Maria Helena Nascimento with the text supervisor as Ricardo Linhares, and directed by Dennis Carvalho. It originally aired from 9 November 2016, replacing ''Haja Coraç ...
'' , Vanda


Film

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Luz del Fuego Luz del Fuego (née, Dora Vivacqua; early stage name, Luz Divina; February 21, 1917 – July 19, 1967) was a Brazilian feminist, ballerina, naturist, and striptease artist who performed with live snakes. Comfortable with nudity, she wrapped pytho ...
'' , Iara Satã , - , ''Os Campeões'' , , - , rowspan="2" , 1983 , '' Flor do Desejo'' , Lady , - , ''Um Sedutor Fora de Série'' , , - , 1985 , '' A Hora da Estrela'' , Glória , - , 1987 , '' Romance da Empregada'' , Fausta's maid , - , 1998 , ''Discretion Assured'' , Pandora , - , 2014 , '' O Lobo Atrás da Porta'' , , - , 2016 , ''Maresia'' , participation , - , 2017 , '' D.P.A - O Filme'' , Leocádia Leal


Stage

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Title , - , ''Alice no País Divino Maravilhoso'' , - , ''Hair'' , - , ''Arena Contra Zumbi'' , - , ''Adorável Júlia'' , - , ''Grande Hotel'' , - , ''Férias Extra-Conjugais'' , - , ''Os Japoneses Não Esperam'' , - , ''Toalhas Quentes'' , - , ''Sinal de Vida''


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taxman, Tamara 1947 births Living people People from Woodstock, New York American people of Brazilian descent Brazilian people of American descent Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses American emigrants to Brazil