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.

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

(1949-10-09) October 9, 1949 (age 75)
SpouseLuiz Carlos Maciel (1976–present)

She's 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 important 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 since 1976.

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

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1969 Bonga, o Vagabundo Sônia[1]
1972 Independência ou Morte Empress Amélie of Leuchtenberg[2]
1976 O Flagrante Marlene[3]
1977 Um Marido Contagiante Helena[4]
1978 Se Segura, Malandro! [5]
1979 O Coronel e o Lobisomem Esmeraldina Nogueira
1981 Eros, o Deus do Amor Annelise

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 Verão Vermelho Patrícia
Assim na Terra Como no Céu Suzy
1971 Caso Especial Episode: "Nº 1"
Minha Doce Namorada Vera (Verinha)
1972 Selva de Pedra Kátia
1973 O Bem-Amado Adalgisa Portela (Gisa)
O Semideus Estela
1974 O Rebu Helena Martins
1977 Nina Doralda
1978 Te Contei? Shana
1979 Feijão Maravilha Abigail Andrade (Bibinha)
1980 Plumas & Paetês Amanda
1981 Terras do Sem-Fim Margot
1983 Moinhos de Vento Sandra
Pão Pão, Beijo Beijo Luísa Cantarelli
1992 Deus Nos Acuda Kelly Garcia
1994 Você Decide Episode: "Tudo Pela Arte"
1995 Episode: "O Gosto da Vingança"
2004 Linha Direta Maria das Dores Calmon Episode: "Crime das Irmãs Poni"
A Escrava Isaura Serafina
2007 Caminhos do Coração Drª. Ruth Maciel Episodes: "September 5–October 9, 2007"
Amor e Intrigas Eugênia Dutra
2010 Louca Família Léa Ferreira (Léinha)
Uma Rosa com Amor Mrs. Elizabeth Smith

References

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  1. ^ Cinemateca Brasileira Bonga, o vagabundo [em linha]
  2. ^ Cinemateca Brasileira Independência ou Morte [em linha]
  3. ^ "O Flagrante". Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Um Marido Contagiante". Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Cinemateca Brasileira Se segura, malandro [em linha]
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