Maria Gladys

Maria Gladys

Known for
Acting
Born
November 23, 1939 (age 86)
Birthplace
Cachambi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born 23 November 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Gladys made her acting debut in 1959 with Arthur Azevedo's play "O Mambembe" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. She earned recognition in the theater world by appearing topless in the publicity poster for the play "O Chão dos Penitentes". In 1964, she starred in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis," which won the Silver Bear in Berlin for directing and was nominated for a Golden Bear. She's considered the mother of marginal cinema. Being part of the resistance during the Brazilian dictatorship led Gladys to exile in London between 1965 and 1979. She is the maternal grandmother of actress Mia Goth.

Known For

Photos

Maria Gladys photoMaria Gladys photoMaria Gladys photoMaria Gladys photo

Filmography

—
Pedro e Nina poster

Pedro e Nina

Movie

2026
Bowels of Hell poster

Bowels of Hell

Movie

2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus poster

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

Movie

2022
Out of Sight poster

Out of Sight

Movie · as Lisiê

2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar poster

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

Movie · as Self

2020
Rio de Topless poster

Rio de Topless

Movie · as Self

2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos poster

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

Movie · as Self

2018
Quebranto poster

Quebranto

Movie

2018
Anjos de Ipanema poster

Anjos de Ipanema

Movie · as Self

2017
Duas de Mim poster

Duas de Mim

Movie · as Sonja

2016
O País do Cinema poster

O País do Cinema

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme poster

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme

Movie · as Dona Rita

2015
All of God's Creations poster

All of God's Creations

Movie

2014
The End of an Age poster

The End of an Age

Movie · as (voz)

2014
Sexo e as Negas poster

Sexo e as Negas

TV · as Fumaça · 13 eps

2013
As Canalhas poster

As Canalhas

TV · as Luciene Pereira · 1 ep

2012
Rat Fever poster

Rat Fever

Movie · as Stella Maris

2011
Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo! poster

Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!

Movie · as Senhora 1

2011
That Kiss poster

That Kiss

TV · as Eveva · 155 eps

2010
The Joy poster

The Joy

Movie

2009
If I Were You 2 poster

If I Were You 2

Movie · as Cida

2009
Belair poster

Belair

Movie

2008
Meu Nome é Dindi poster

Meu Nome é Dindi

Movie · as Carmem

2008
Life poster

Life

Movie

2008
Golden Oldies poster

Golden Oldies

Movie · as Dona Diamante

2008
Negócio da China poster

Negócio da China

TV · as Lucivone · 136 eps

2007
Pequenas Histórias poster

Pequenas Histórias

Movie · as Dona Hanna

2006
If I Were You poster

If I Were You

Movie · as Cida

2006
Guará, Ladrão de Estrelas poster

Guará, Ladrão de Estrelas

Movie

2006
Manual de Barros - Retrato do poeta quando coisa poster

Manual de Barros - Retrato do poeta quando coisa

Movie · as voz

2005
A Miss e o Dinossauro poster

A Miss e o Dinossauro

Movie · as Herself (archive footage)

2005
Once in a Blue Moon poster

Once in a Blue Moon

TV · as Naíde Alves · 143 eps

2004
Her Own Destiny poster

Her Own Destiny

TV · as Dona Mimi · 1 ep

2003
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria poster

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria

Movie · as The 'Babalu' Lady

2002
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino poster

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino

Movie · as Self

2002
Love Bites poster

Love Bites

TV · as Maria da Graça (Gracinha) · 215 eps

2001
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu poster

Um Anjo Caiu do Céu

TV · as Zezé · 185 eps

1998
Summer Affair poster

Summer Affair

TV · as Mazinha · 191 eps

1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Movie · as Self

1996
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter poster

The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

Movie · as Follen

1996
Salsa e Merengue poster

Salsa e Merengue

TV · as Neném · 185 eps

1994
Flying Geraldo poster

Flying Geraldo

Movie

1993
Fera Ferida poster

Fera Ferida

TV · as Lucineide Barbosa · 210 eps

1992
Tereza Batista poster

Tereza Batista

TV · as Felipa · 28 eps

1992
As Noivas de Copacabana poster

As Noivas de Copacabana

TV · as Rita de Cássia · 16 eps

1991
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies poster

Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

Movie · as Mother

1991
High Art poster

High Art

Movie · as Woman Under Billboards

1989
Top Model poster

Top Model

TV · as Veridiana "Big Loira" · 197 eps

1989
Delegacia de Mulheres poster

Delegacia de Mulheres

TV · as Alvarenga · 5 eps

1988
Natal da Portela poster

Natal da Portela

Movie

1988
Vale Tudo poster

Vale Tudo

TV · as Lucimar · 204 eps

1987
O Bebê poster

O Bebê

Movie

1987
Brega & Chique poster

Brega & Chique

TV · as Dona Zulmira · 173 eps

1986
Spray Jet poster

Spray Jet

Movie · as Housekeeper

1985
Brás Cubas poster

Brás Cubas

Movie

1985
Um Filme 100% Brasileiro poster

Um Filme 100% Brasileiro

Movie

1985
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out poster

The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out

Movie · as Alzira

1985
Grande Sertão: Veredas poster

Grande Sertão: Veredas

TV · as Maria do Padre · 25 eps

1984
Padre Cícero poster

Padre Cícero

TV · as Ifigênia · 20 eps

1983
Bar Esperanza poster

Bar Esperanza

Movie · as Martha

1983
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família poster

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

Movie · as Self

1982
Rio Babilonia poster

Rio Babilonia

Movie

1982
Chico Anysio Show poster

Chico Anysio Show

TV · 40 eps

1981
Brilhante poster

Brilhante

TV · as Dinalva · 155 eps

1981
Obrigado, Doutor poster

Obrigado, Doutor

TV · as Joana · 1 ep

1980
The Giant of America poster

The Giant of America

Movie

1979
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira poster

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira

Movie · as Self

1977
Anchieta, José do Brasil poster

Anchieta, José do Brasil

Movie · as Timbaúba

1977
Os Doces Bárbaros poster

Os Doces Bárbaros

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1976
The Agony poster

The Agony

Movie · as Eva, a vidente

1976
Bandalheira Infernal poster

Bandalheira Infernal

Movie

1971
Mangúe-Bangúe poster

Mangúe-Bangúe

Movie

1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil poster

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil

Movie · as Gladys

1971
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl poster

Lucia McCartney, Call Girl

Movie

1970
My Sweet Orange Tree poster

My Sweet Orange Tree

Movie · as Professora

1970
The Rowdy Family poster

The Rowdy Family

Movie · as Odalisca

1970
Watch Out, Madame poster

Watch Out, Madame

Movie · as Cremilda

1970
Sangue Quente em Tarde Fria poster

Sangue Quente em Tarde Fria

Movie

1970
No Way, Spider poster

No Way, Spider

Movie

1970
É Simonal poster

É Simonal

Movie

1969
The Angel Was Born poster

The Angel Was Born

Movie · as Amiga

1969
Copacabana Fools Me poster

Copacabana Fools Me

Movie · as Currada da Barra

1969
Sangue do Meu Sangue poster

Sangue do Meu Sangue

TV · as Bentinha · 284 eps

1969
Dez Vidas poster

Dez Vidas

TV · 209 eps

1968
Edu, Coração de Ouro poster

Edu, Coração de Ouro

Movie · as Neusinha

1968
How Are You, Well? poster

How Are You, Well?

Movie

1966
All the Women in the World poster

All the Women in the World

Movie

1966
Um Diamante e Cinco Balas poster

Um Diamante e Cinco Balas

Movie

1965
Canalha em Crise

Canalha em Crise

Movie

1964
The Guns poster

The Guns

Movie · as Luísa

1963
Pretty But Wicked poster

Pretty But Wicked

Movie · as Uma das irmãs de Rita