Françoise Forton
Forton in 2012
Born	(1957-07-08)8 July 1957 Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
Died	16 January 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 64) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965–1977, 1983–2021
Spouses	Ênio Viotti ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1982)​ Eduardo Barata ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Françoise Forton (8 July 1957 – 16 January 2022) was a Brazilian actress.^[1][2]

The actress was the daughter of aFrench father and aBrazilian mother. She began her career as an actress in 1969, making a small contribution to the soap operaA Última Valsa. She then participated in an episode of the seriesA Grande Família in 1973, playing Tuco's girlfriend (Luiz Armando Queiroz). It gained more notoriety in television with the soap operaFogo sobre Terra in 1974, playing the rebellious Estrada-de-Fogo. Since then, she has been in the cast of several telenovelas, always with important roles.

In 1975, she starred inCuca Legal alongsideFrancisco Cuoco,Yoná Magalhães andSuely Franco. In the plot, she was one of the three women of Mário Barroso (Francisco Cuoco), Virgínia. In the same year, she was part of the cast of "Ode to ten",O Grito, where she played the activist Mariana, who was fighting for the rights of women and minorities.

The following year, 1976, she starred inEstúpido Cupido, a novel set in the 1960s. Her character, Maria Tereza, is a dreamy girl who wants to leave Albuquerque to be chosenMiss Brazil. However, her boyfriend João (Ricardo Blat), an aspiring journalist, is extremely jealous and intends to marry her, hindering in her plans. After the end of that soap opera, Françoise spent seven years away from television. In 1983 she transferred toRede Bandeirantes where she was in the soap operaSabor de Mel and the seriesCasa de Irene.

She returned toRede Globo in 1988, participating in the soap operaBebê a Bordo, where she played the sensual Glória, acting alongsideNicette Bruno, Patrícya Travassos andTony Ramos.In 1989 she played one of the villains of the great successTieta, giving life to the cold and calculating Helena, wife of Ascânio (Reginaldo Faria). In 1990 she returned to act in another novel of prime time, inMeu Bem, Meu Mal, playing the mysterious Marcela.

In 1992, she played one of the main characters ofPerigosas Peruas, the ambitious and dangerous Caroline. In 1993 she participated inSonho Meu. In 1994 she played the frustrated nurse Clarisse inQuatro por Quatro, of Carlos Lombardi, in which she was in a romantic pair withRômulo Arantes.The following year, Françoise won one of the main roles of the soap operaExplode Coração, the first soap opera to be recorded at the newly openedProjac. In the plot she was the great villain Eugênia Avelar, an exquisitely beautiful and cold woman, in love with the protagonist Júlio (Edson Celulari), who did everything to conquer him.

In 1996 she integrated the cast of the novelAnjo de Mim, giving life to elegant Renata Monterrey, one of the central characters of the plot. In 1997 she returned to prime time in the successfulPor Amor, ofManoel Carlos, where she played the futile Meg.

Three years later, 2000, she returned to soap operas inUga-Uga, living as hippie Larissa Guerra. In 2001 she participated inO Clone as secretary Simone. In 2003 she was inKubanacan as the futile Concheta. After the end of the soap opera, Françoise joinedSBT, where she recorded two remakes of Mexican soap operas with important roles,Seus Olhos, in 2004, andOs Ricos Também Choram, in 2005. She then signed a contract withRede Record where she remained until the year of 2011, during which time she participated in several soap operas and serials of the network, such asCidadão Brasileiro,Luz do Sol andRibeirão do Tempo.

In 2012 she returned toRede Globo,^[3] after a season atRede Record.

Forton was of French descent.^[4] She lived inBrasília from the age of 5 until she was 17.

She was married to the physicist Ênio Viotti for four years, and from this marriage she had her only son, Guilherme.^[5] In 2014, Françoise married theater producer Eduardo Barata.^[6]

Forton died in Rio de Janeiro on 16 January 2022, at the age of 64.^[7]

• Françoise Forton atIMDb

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• Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
• Brazilian people of French descent
• Brazilian telenovela actresses
• Brazilian film actresses
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