Zilka Nazareth de Carvalho (31 May 1917 – 10 March 2005) was a Brazilian actress who appeared in a variety of
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. She was born and died 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 ...
, She also portraying the character
Dona Benta from the series
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo.
Filmography
Cinema
Television
External links
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1917 births
2005 deaths
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian telenovela actresses
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