Djenane Machado
Brazilian actress (1951–2022)
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Djenane Machado (10 June 1951 – 23 March 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Djenane Machado | |
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 Machado on stage (1967) | |
| Born | 10 June 1951 |
| Died | 23 March 2022 (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of an impresario and of a costume designer, Machado began her career as a child actress taking part in a stage adaptation of The Sound of Music, and at 17 she made her television debut in the telenovela Passo dos Ventos.[1] Her breakout role was Branca in the 1969 telenovela A Ponte dos Suspiros, and the same year she made her film debut in A Penúltima Donzela.[1]
Machado continued working in numerous Rede Globo telenovelas until the early 1980s, when she started appearing in several Rede Manchete and TV Cultura series.[1] Married and divorced twice, in 1992 after the death of her father she retired from showbusiness and disappeared from the public scene.[1][2] Machado died on 23 March 2022, at the age of 70.[1][2]