Maria Cláudia

Maria Cláudia
Maria Cláudia, 2007
Born
Maria Cláudia de Souza Santos

(1949-10-09) October 9, 1949
SpouseLuiz Carlos Maciel (1976–2017)

Maria Cláudia de Souza Santos (born October 9, 1949, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter, journalist, producer, dancer and model.

She is the niece of actor Luís Delfino. She was elected one of the most beautiful women in Brazil in the year 1978, and one of the most photographed women during the 1970s and early 1980s.

In TV he made appearances in several soap operas such as Selva de Pedra, O Bem-Amado, O Rebu and Feijão Maravilha. But her most striking characters were Shana from the telenovela Te Contei? and Amanda of Plumas e Paetês. Without children, she is married to the philosopher, writer, journalist and Screenwriter Luiz Carlos Maciel from 1976 to his death in 2017.[1]

She had her acting career interrupted by a vocal cord problem in the mid-1980s, from which she recovered ten years later.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Bonga, o VagabundoSônia[2]
1972Independência ou MorteEmpress Amélie of Leuchtenberg[3]
1976O FlagranteMarlene[4]
1977Um Marido ContagianteHelena[5]
1978Se Segura, Malandro!Jô[6]
1979O Coronel e o LobisomemEsmeraldina Nogueira
1981Eros, o Deus do AmorAnnelise

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970Verão VermelhoPatrícia
Assim na Terra Como no CéuSuzy
1971Caso EspecialEpisode: "Nº 1"
Minha Doce NamoradaVera (Verinha)
1972Selva de PedraKátia
1973O Bem-AmadoAdalgisa Portela (Gisa)
O SemideusEstela
1974O RebuHelena Martins
1977NinaDoralda
1978Te Contei?Shana
1979Feijão MaravilhaAbigail Andrade (Bibinha)
1980Plumas & PaetêsAmanda
1981Terras do Sem-FimMargot
1983Moinhos de VentoSandra
Pão Pão, Beijo BeijoLuísa Cantarelli
1992Deus Nos AcudaKelly Garcia
1994Você DecideEpisode: "Tudo Pela Arte"
1995Episode: "O Gosto da Vingança"
2004Linha DiretaMaria das Dores CalmonEpisode: "Crime das Irmãs Poni"
A Escrava IsauraSerafina
2007Caminhos do CoraçãoDrª. Ruth MacielEpisodes: "September 5–October 9, 2007"
Amor e IntrigasEugênia Dutra
2010Louca FamíliaLéa Ferreira (Léinha)
Uma Rosa com AmorMrs. Elizabeth Smith

References

  1. ↑ Redação (December 9, 2017). "Morre, aos 79 anos, o escritor e filósofo Luiz Carlos Maciel". O Globo. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ Cinemateca Brasileira Bonga, o vagabundo [em linha]
  3. ↑ Cinemateca Brasileira Independência ou Morte [em linha]
  4. ↑ "O Flagrante". Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Um Marido Contagiante". Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cinemateca Brasileira Se segura, malandro [em linha] Deprecated link archived November 29, 2012, at archive.today