Glória Pires | |
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 Pires in 2019 | |
| Born | Glória Maria Cláudia Pires (1963-08-23)23 August 1963 (age 62)[1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Children | 4, includingCleo[2] |
| Website | gloriapires |
Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈɡlɔɾjɐmɐˈɾi.ɐˈklawdʒɐˈpiɾizdʒimoˈɾajs];née Pires; born 23 August 1963) is aBrazilian actress. She is best known for her roles inTV Globotelenovelas such asDancin' Days,Vale Tudo,Mulheres de Areia andO Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring in films such asAcademy Award-nominatedO Quatrilho, box-office hitIf I Were You and its sequel, andLula, Son of Brazil, which is the second most expensive Brazilian film of all time, afterNosso Lar.[3]
In 2013, she was honoured byForbes Brazil as one of Brazil's most influential persons, being ranked in the 28th position out of the 30 short-listed.[4]
Pires was born on 23 August 1963 inRio de Janeiro. She is the daughter of producer Elza Pires and actor Antônio Carlos Pires. She has a sister named Linda Pires, a therapist. She is ofNative Brazilian andPortuguese descent.[5]
Glória made her debut as an actress at the age of 5, on the telenovelaA Pequena Órfã, broadcast on the now-defunctTV Excelsior. She initially participated only in the show's opening sequence, but directorDionísio Azevedo would later cast her to play a minor character. On her first day of shooting, however, she experienced anasal hemorrhage and was removed from the telenovela. Later, when the lead actress Patrícia Ayres dropped out due to contractual reasons, Glória was given the chance todub Ayres' voice.[6]
In 1971, Glória did a screen test for the role of Zizi in the Globo telenovelaO Primeiro Amor, but was rejected. In 1972 she made her debut in the network'sCaso Especial episode "Sombra de Suspeita". That same year she made her telenovela debut starring in a minor role inJanete Clair'sSelva de Pedra.[6] In 1973 Glória landed a tiny role in Clair'sO Semideus. She also acted alongside her father andChico Anysio on the comedy programChico City, broadcast onRede Globo. She went on to act in several other comedy programs. In 1976, Glória starred in Clair'sDuas Vidas, where she learned a lot from senior actor Luiz Gustavo, who played her father in the series. In 1977, disappointed with the roles offered to her, she decided to take a break from acting.[6]
In 1978, Glória learned from her father that directorDaniel Filho was searching for an actress to playSônia Braga's teenager daughter in his telenovelaDancin' Days. After much deliberation, she decided to take the screen test for the role. The telenovela was a big hit and Glória won the Best Newcomer Award from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics. During the telenovela's original broadcast, she faced censorship from the Juvenile Court, which prohibited her from giving interviews based on her controversial opinions about the school system. In June 1979 Glória landed the lead role inCabocla opposite her husbandFábio Jr. She was unable to shoot the final scenes of the telenovela due to a severe stress crisis that kept her hospitalized for two weeks.[6]
In 1980, after she left the hospital, Glória decided to change her appearance, cutting and lightening her hair. Her next telenovelas wereÁgua Viva andAs Três Marias, an adaptation ofClarice Lispector's novel of the same name. She made a deal with Globo so that she could act in her first feature film after the end of this telenovela. In 1981, Glória starred inFábio Barreto'sÍndia, a filha do Sol as Putkoy, aNative Brazilian who falls in love with a white soldier played byNuno Leal Maia.[6] This was also Barreto's first feature film.
In 1982, Glória took a break from acting due to her first pregnancy. In 1983 she returned to telenovelas withLouco Amor as newly graduatedjournalist Cláudia. During this telenovela,Nelson Pereira dos Santos invited her to play Heloísa,Graciliano Ramos' wife, in his filmMemoirs of Prison. This was her second collaboration with Fábio Barreto, who starred as Siqueira Campos. Glória attended the film's premiere alongside real life Heloísa. In 1984, she acted in the telenovelaPartido Alto. The following year marked Globo's 20th anniversary, and the mini-seriesO Tempo e o Vento, an adaptation ofÉrico Veríssimo's novelof same name, was produced to celebrate it. After she learned thatPaulo José, the director of the mini-series, wanted to cast her as the main lead, Ana Terra, Glória convinced Globo's head director Daniel Filho that she could reconcile the shooting of the telenovela and the mini-series.[6]
AfterO Tempo e o Vento, Glória starred in her second film, Francisco Ramalho Júnior'sBesame Mucho, alongsideAntônio Fagundes andJosé Wilker. She moved toSão Paulo for two months with daughterCléo Pires in order to shoot the film. In 1987 she starred in the telenovelaDireito de Amar and in the filmThe Long Haul. In 1988, she postponed her honeymoon with second husband Orlando Morais in order to play Maria de Fátima,Regina Duarte's daughter and antagonist, inVale Tudo.[6]
In 1990, Glória starred inMico Preto, followed byO Dono do Mundo. In 1993, after the birth of her second daughter, Glória starred inMulheres de Areia playing twin sisters. She received the Troféu Imprensa Award for Best Actress for her performance. In 1994 she starred in the mini-seriesMemorial de Maria Moura, adapted from theRaquel de Queiroz' novel of the same name. It won Glória another award from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics and was shown in various international markets under the international titleMerciless Land. In 1995 she starred inO Quatrilho, her third collaboration with Fábio Barreto. Glória received several best actress awards and the film was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[6]
In 1996, Glória starred inO Rei do Gado withPatrícia Pillar, her co-star inO Quatrilho. In 1997 she starred as the main lead inAnjo Mau. It was one of the highest-rating telenovelas ever in the 6 p.m. timeslot. The following year, Glória moved toLos Angeles with her family to seek privacy. After living a whole year in California, Glória starred inSuave Veneno.[6]
In 2000, Glória gave birth to her third daughter. The following year she starred in the film adaptation ofA Partilha, a play byMiguel Falabella. Just like the play, the film was also a critical and commercial success. In 2002, Glória starred inDesejos de Mulher, one of the lowest-rating telenovelas in the history of Globo. The following year, she moved with her family toGoiás, the native state of her husband, living among a ranch and an apartment. In 2004, she gave birth to Bento, her fourth child and first son.[6]
In 2005, Glória's father died of complications ofParkinson's disease. That same year she filmed Daniel Filho'sIf I Were You alongsideTony Ramos. It became one of the highest-grossing Brazilian films since theRetomada, selling more than 4 million tickets. After the flop ofDesejos de Mulher, she returned to telenovelas with the 2005 hitBelíssima, alongsideFernanda Montenegro.[6]
In 2007 she starred in theDaniel Filho-directedPrimo Basílio, an adaptation of theJosé Maria de Eça de Queiroz novelCousin Bazilio. The following year she starred opposite Tony Ramos inParaíso Tropical. In early 2008, once again seeking privacy, she moved toParis with her family. In 2009 she releasedSe Eu Fosse Você 2, which became the highest-grossing Brazilian film of the decade, and starred inLula, Son of Brazil, a biopic about PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva, marking her fourth collaboration with Fábio Barreto and the first with her daughter Cléo. She also starred inÉ Proibido Fumar.[6]
Glória announced that she would release her biography before returning to Paris on 8 March 2010. The book40 Anos de Glória, written by Eduardo Nassife and Fábio Fabrício Fabretti, marked 40 years of her career.[7]
In 2013, she starred in the movieReaching for the Moon alongsideMiranda Otto.[8] That year she was also honoured byForbes Brazil as one of Brazil's most influential persons, being ranked in the 28th position out of the 30 short-listed.[4]
In the 1970s, Glória dated Chico Anysio's sonNizo Neto.
From 1979 to 1983 she was married to singer and actorFábio Jr, father of her oldest daughter,Cléo Pires (born 2 October 1982), also an actress. She has been married to singer Orlando Morais since April 1988, with whom she had Antônia Morais (born 7 August 1992), Ana (born 10 July 2000), and Bento (born 4 October 2004).[5]
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1973 | Robin Hood | Sis (Dubbing, Brazilian version only) |
| 1981 | Índia, a Filha do Sol | Put'Koi[9] |
| 1984 | Memoirs of Prison | Heloísa Ramos[9] |
| 1987 | Besame Mucho | Olga |
| 1988 | The Long Haul | Sandra |
| 1995 | O Quatrilho | Pierina |
| 1996 | O Guarani | Isabel |
| 1997 | Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso | Bel |
| 2001 | A Partilha | Selma[9] |
| 2006 | If I Were You | Helena / Cláudio |
| 2007 | Primo Basílio | Juliana |
| 2008 | Se Eu Fosse Você 2 | Helena / Cláudio |
| 2009 | É Proibido Fumar | Baby |
| 2010 | Lula, Son of Brazil | Dona Lindu |
| 2013 | Reaching for the Moon | Lota de Macedo Soares[10][11][12] |
| 2014 | Irmã Dulce | Dona Dulce Maria |
| 2015 | Linda de Morrer | Dr. Paula |
| 2015 | Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso 2 | Bel[13] |
| 2016 | Nise: The Heart of Madness | Nise da Silveira[14] |
| 2021 | Mise en Scène: a Artesania do Artista | Narrator[15] |
| 2022 | A Suspeita | Lúcia Carvalho[16][17] |
| 2023 | Desapega! | Rita[18] |
| 2024 | Vovó Ninja | Vovó[19] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1968 | A Pequena Órfã | Glorinha |
| 1972 | Caso Especial | Ângela |
| 1972–1973 | Selva de Pedra | Fátima "Fatinha" |
| 1972 | Chico em Quadrinhos | Glorinha[20] |
| 1973–1980 | Chico City | Various characters |
| 1973–1974 | O Semideus | Ione |
| 1976–1977 | Duas Vidas | Letícia |
| 1978–1979 | Dancin' Days | Marisa de Sousa Matos |
| 1979 | Cabocla | Zulmira de Oliveira"Zuca" |
| 1980 | Água Viva | Sandra Fragonard |
| 1980–1981 | As Três Marias | Maria José"Jô" |
| 1983 | Louco Amor | Cláudia |
| 1984 | Partido Alto | Celina |
| 1985 | O Tempo e o Vento | Ana Terra |
| 1987 | Direito de Amar | Rosália Alves Medeiros |
| 1988—1989 | Vale Tudo | Maria de Fátima Aciolli |
| 1990 | Mico Preto | Sarita |
| 1991–1992 | O Dono do Mundo | Stella Maciel Barreto |
| 1993 | Mulheres de Areia | Ruth Araújo Assunção/ Raquel Araújo Assunção |
| 1994 | Memorial de Maria Moura | Maria Moura |
| 1996–1997 | O Rei do Gado | Rafaela Berdinazzi/ Marieta Berdinazzi |
| 1997–1998 | Anjo Mau | Nice Noronha |
| 1999 | Suave Veneno | Maria Inês/ Lavínia de Alencar Cerqueira |
| 2002 | Desejos de Mulher | Júlia Moreno[21] |
| 2005–2006 | Belíssima | Júlia Assunpção |
| 2006 | Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! | Various characters |
| 2007 | Paraíso Tropical | Lúcia Vilela Cavalcanti |
| 2011 | Insensato Coração | Norma Pimentel Amaral |
| 2012 | As Brasileiras(Episode: "A Mamãe da Barra") | Ângela Cristina |
| 2012–2013 | Guerra dos Sexos | Roberta Carneiro Leone |
| 2014 | A Grande Família | Herself/ Nenê (Special appearance in the last episode) |
| 2015 | Babilônia | Beatriz Amaral Rangel[22][23][24][25][26] |
| 2016 | Oscar | Comentarist[27] |
| 2016–2017 | Segredos de Justiça | Andréa Pachá |
| 2017–2018 | O Outro Lado do Paraíso | Elizabeth Mello de Monserrat "Beth" / Maria Eduarda Feijó "Duda" |
| 2019 | Mulheres Fantásticas | Narrator[28] |
| As Vilãs que Amamos | Herself[29] | |
| 2019–2020 | Éramos Seis | Eleonora Abílio de Lemos "Dona Lola" |
| 2022 | Além da Ilusão | Nise da Silveira |
| 2023–2024 | Terra e Paixão | Irene La Selva |
Over the 40 years of her professional career, Glória Pires has won numerous awards. In 1979 she won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award (Portuguese:Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte - APCA) for Most Promising Television Actress forDancin' Days. In 1989, 1992, and 1994, she won the APCA trophy for Best Television Actress forVale Tudo,O Dono do Mundo, andMulheres de Areia, respectively. In 1995 Glória won the Havana Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance inO Quatrilho. In 1996 she received the APCA trophy for Best Film Actress forO Quatrilho, a feat she would repeat in 2010 withÉ Proibido Fumar. In 2009 Glória won theFestival de Brasília Best Actress Award for her performance inÉ Proibido Fumar.
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1978 | Troféu APCA | Dancin' Days - Marisa De Souza Mattos | Best Female Revelation | Won |
| 1981 | Troféu Imprensa | As Três Marias - Maria José | Revelation of the Yeae | Won |
| 1988 | Troféu APCA | Vale Tudo - Maria de Fátima Alcioli Roitmam | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1991 | Troféu APCA | O Dono do Mundo - Stella Maciel Barreto | Best Actress | Won |
| 1993 | Troféu APCA | Mulheres de Areia - Ruth/Raquel Araújo | Best Actress | Won[30] |
| 1993 | Troféu Imprensa | Mulheres de Areia - Ruth/Raquel Araújo | Best Actress | Won[31] |
| 1995 | Festival de Cinema de Havana | O Quatrilho - Pierina | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1995 | Festival de Cinema de Viña del Mar | O Quatrilho - Pierina | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1995 | Troféu APCA | O Quatrilho - Pierina | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1996 | Prêmio Contigo | O Rei do Gado - Rafaela/Marieta | Best Villain | Nominated |
| 2007 | If I Were You - Cláudio/Helena | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Melhores do Ano - Domingão do Faustão | Conjunto da obra | Trófeu Mário Lago | Won |
| 2007 | Personalidade do Ano - IstoÉ Gente | Paraíso Tropical - Lúcia Vilela | Won[32] | |
| 2008 | Prêmio Contigo | Primo Basílio - Juliana | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | Festival de Brasília | É Proibido Fumar - Baby | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | Troféu APCA | É Proibido Fumar - Baby | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2010 | Cine SESC | É Proibido Fumar - Baby | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema 2011 | Lula, o Filho do Brasil - Dona Lindu | Best Actress | Won |
| 2011 | Prêmio Extra de TV | Insensato Coração - Norma Pimentel | Best Actress | Nominated[33] |
| 2011 | Troféu APCA | Insensato Coração - Norma Pimentel | Best Television Actress | Won[34] |
| 2015 | Troféu AIB de Imprensa | Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel | Best Television Actress | Nominated[35] |
| 2015 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel | Best Television Actress | Pending |
| 2015 | Premio TV Brasil | Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel | Best Television Actress | Won |
| 2015 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Nise: The Heart of Madness | Best Actress | Won |
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