Maria Gladys

Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born 23 November 1939), known as Maria Gladys, is a Brazilian actress.

Maria Gladys
Born	Maria Gladys Mello da Silva 23 November 1939 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–present
Relatives	Mia Goth (granddaughter)

Biography

Gladys was born in the Cachambi neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of three she contracted infantile paralysis and, at fifteen, became pregnant. She moved with her family to the Grajaú neighborhood, where her first son, Glayson, was born; his father was soon to disappear in the world. In the new neighborhood, Gladys knew Erasmo Carlos, Carlos Imperial, Tim Maia and Roberto Carlos, whom she began to date. It was at this time that Gladys became one of the official dancer of the program Clube do Rock, organized by Carlos Imperial.

In the late 1950s, Gladys decided to do theater and moved with the family to Copacabana, in the south zone of Rio. In 1959, she debuted with the play "O Mambembe" by Arthur Azevedo, in the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, next to Fernanda Montenegro, Fernando Torres, Sérgio Britto and Ítalo Rossi. At the same time, while studying to be an actress, Gladys became part of the company Teatro Jovem. In the publicity poster for the play O Chão dos Penitentes, she appeared with her breasts on display, being considered the first serious actress to show her body. In 1962, she starred in the play Sétimo Céu, set up by her friend Domingos de Oliveira.

Later, Gladys lived with Betty Faria and shared a house in Vidigal with Leila Diniz. Her mother had died and her father had gone back to the suburbs to raise his grandson. At that time, in 1964, she participated in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis", which won the Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival was indicated to the Golden Bear.

In TV she participated in important works like in Brilhante, Bandidos da Falange, As Noivas de Copacabana, Hilda Furacão, Um Anjo Caiu do Céu, A Lua Me Disse and Aquele Beijo. But undoubtedly one of her most emblematic characters was that of Lucimar da Silva in Vale Tudo.

In 2016 she played Dr. Elizabeth Tacanha in the TV Globo series Pé na Cova.

Filmography

Cinema

Long and short films
Year	Title	Role
1961	Por um Céu de Liberdade	Nurse
1963	Bonitinha, mas Ordinária	Sister of Rita
1964	Os Fuzis	Luísa
1965	Canalha em Crise
1966	Um Diamante e Cinco Balas	Flôr
	Todas as Mulheres do Mundo	Glorinha[1]
1968	Copacabana Me Engana
	Edu, Coração de Ouro	Neusinha
	Como Vai, Vai Bem?	Teresa
1969	O Anjo Nasceu
1970	Cuidado Madame	[2]
	Sem Essa, Aranha
	É Simonal!
	Meu Pé de Laranja Lima	Professor Cecília
1971	Sangue Quente em Tarde Fria
	O Donzelo
	O Capitão Bandeira contra o Dr. Moura Brasil	Gladys
	Piranhas do Asfalto
	Lúcia McCartney, uma Garota de Programa
1977	Anchieta, José do Brasil	Timbaúba
1978	O Gigante da América
1982	Rio Babilônia	[3]
1983	Bar Esperança	Martha [4]
1985	Brás Cubas
	Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez	Alzira
	Um Filme 100% Brasileiro
1988	Natal da Portela
1991	A Grande Arte
	Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema	Mother of Bebeto
1994	Geraldo Voador
1995	O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco
2003	Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2006	Se Eu Fosse Você	Cida
2007	Polaroides Urbanas
2008	Pequenas Histórias	Alcina
2009	Se Eu Fosse Você 2	Cida

Television

Novels, Series and Minisseries
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Plantão de Polícia[5]	N/A	(episode:O Estrangulador da Praça Tiradentes)
1981	Brilhante	Dinalva
1983	Bandidos da Falange	Soninha
1984	Padre Cícero	Ifigênia
1985	Grande Sertão: Veredas	Maria do Padre
1988	Vale Tudo	Lucimar da Silva
1989	Top Model	Veridiana (Big Loira)
1990	Meu Bem, Meu Mal	Eusébia
1992	As Noivas de Copacabana	Rita de Cássia
1993	Fera Ferida	Lucineide
1995 - 1999	Você Decide	Maria	4 episodes
1996	Salsa e Merengue	Neném
1998	Corpo Dourado	Mazinha
	Hilda Furacão	Cecília Bonfim
2001	Um Anjo Caiu do Céu	Zezé
2002	O Beijo do Vampiro	Gracinda
2004	Senhora do Destino	Dona Mimi
2005	A Lua Me Disse	Naíde
2006	A Diarista, Números Primos	Aunt Palmira
	Prova de Amor	Mother of de Elza	Special participation
2007	Guerra e Paz	Zoraide
2008	Negócio da China	Lucivone
	Beleza Pura	Romena
2009	Toma Lá, Dá Cá	Sundaí	1 episode
	Caminho das Índias	Glorinha	Special participation
2010	A Vida Alheia	Nadir	1 episode
2011	Aquele Beijo	Eveva
2014	As Canalhas	Luciene
	Sexo e as Negas	Fumaça
2016	Pé na Cova	Dra. Elizabeth Tacanha

References

1. Cinemateca Brasileira Todas as Mulheres do Mundo [em linha]
2. Cinemateca Brasileira Cuidado Madame [em linha]
3. Cinemateca Brasileira, Rio Babilônia [em linha]
4. http://cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=P&nextAction=search&exprSearch=ID=025248&format=detailed.pft
5. "Plantão de Polícia". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

External links

• Maria Gladys at IMDb