
Marília Pêra
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-22
- Died
- 2015-12-05
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as
- Marília Soares Pêra · Марилия Пера · マリリア・ペーラ · 마릴리아 배 · मरिलिया पेरा
Biography
Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

The Trapalhões
1977

Zorra Total
1999
as Elizabeth

Celebrity
2003
as Self

Duas Caras
2007
as Gioconda de Queiroz Barreto

Shades of Sin
2004
as Violante

Top Model
1989
as Suzana Pasolini

Cobras & Lagartos
2006
as Maria Luísa Pasquim Montini (Milu)

Brava Gente
2000
as Pola / Amélia / Ana Néri

Rainha da Sucata
1990
as Self

The Return Of The Rockefeller
1973
as Manuela (flashback)

Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Serafina

Super Plá
1969
as Joana Martini

Brega & Chique
1987
as Rafaela Alvaray (Alfa 1)

Começar de Novo
2004
as Marlene Emilinha Teles Oliveira (Janis Doidona)

Albert, the Rockefeller
1968
as Manuela

Meu Bem Querer
1998
as Custódia Alves Serrão

Lua Cheia de Amor
1990
as Genuína "Genu" Miranda

Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
1992

Bandeira 2
1971
as Noeli

Aquele Beijo
2011
as Maruschka Lemos de Sá

O Cafona
1971
as Shirley Sexy

Chico Anysio Show
1982
as atriz com afasia / Self

Os Maias
2001
as Maria Monforte

JK
2006
as Sara Kubitschek

Mandacaru
1997
as Isadora Camargo

Toma Lá, Dá Cá
2007
as Ivone/Madame Madelon

Supermanoela
1974
as Manoela
O Campeão
1996
as Elizabeth

Planeta dos Homens
1976
as Vários Personagens

Cousin Bazilio
1988
as Juliana

Pé na Cova
2013
as Darlene Dos Santos

Quem Ama Não Mata
1982
as Alice

Chico Total
1981

Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self

A Vida Alheia
2010
as Catarina Faissol

Padre Tião
1965
as Cidinha

Garotas do Programa
2000
as humorista

A Moreninha
1965
as Carolina

Rosinha do Sobrado
1965
as Rosinha

Um Rosto de Mulher
1965
as Elizabeth
Movies (38)

Central Station
1998
as Irene

Pixote
1980
as Sueli

The Interview
1995
as Renata

The Man Who Bought the World
1968
as Rosinha

Now Boarding
2009
as Justina / Gilda

Living the Dream
2006
as Vanessa

Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Perpétua Esteves Batista

I'm Rich!
2016
as Madame Claude

Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
as Reader (voice)

Angels of the Night
1987
as Marta Brum

Mixed Blood
1984
as Rita la Punta

Dzi Croquettes
2009
as Self

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
2008
as Madame Castilho

Urban Snap-Shots
2008
as Magda / Magali

Amélia
2000
as Amélia

Ana, a Libertina
1975

Consideração do Poema
2011

Traveller
1998
as Ana Lara

Seja O Que Deus Quiser!
2002
as Dona Fernanda

Vestido de Noiva
2006
as Madame Clessy

Bar Esperanza
1983
as Anna Moreno

Jogo de Cena
2007
as Actress

Better Days Ahead
1989
as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos

Pixote In Memoriam
2007
as Self

Garrincha: Lonely Star
2003
as Vanderléia

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017

É Simonal
1970

King of the Night
1975
as Pupi

Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self

Viva Marília
2025
as Self (archive footage)

Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela
1992
as Herself

Incidente em Antares - O Filme
2018
as Erotildes da Conceição

Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema)
1984

Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda
2006
as Herself - Carmen Miranda

Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos
2009
as Self

O Grande Desbum
1978
O Donzelo
1971

Alô, Dolly!
2013
as Dolly Levi
About Marília Pêra
Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films… With 78 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Marília Pêra has appeared in 38 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marília Pêra Movies
- Central Station (1998) — as Irene
- Pixote (1980) — as Sueli
- The Interview (1995) — as Renata
- The Man Who Bought the World (1968) — as Rosinha
- Now Boarding (2009) — as Justina / Gilda
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