Maria Ribeiro
Brazilian actress
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Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (born 9 November 1975) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and film director.
9 November 1975
Maria Ribeiro | |
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Ribeiro in 2016 | |
| Born | Maria do Amaral Ribeiro 9 November 1975 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupations | Actress, screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
She worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina,[1] and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé.[2] She also had a part in the film Tolerância, directed by the gaúcho Carlos Gerbase, playing the young Anamaria.[3]
In 2014, she returned to Globo, in the 9pm soap opera Empire.[4][5] The following year, she released her first book titled Twenty-Eight and a Half, bringing together "chronicles, reflections and venting" with autobiographical texts.[6]
Personal life
She had a son with ex-husband Paulo Betti, João, born in 2003.[7] She was married to the actor Caio Blat, a union that brought her second son, Bento, born in 2010.[8] In 2015, the couple separated, but soon after reunited.[9] In 2017, the ten-year marriage came to an end.[10]
She has stated that she is bisexual.[11]
She is a third cousin of rock singer Dinho Ouro Preto, lead singer of the band Capital Inicial.[12]
Career
In television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Memorial de Maria Moura | Special participation | |
| Incidente em Antares | Gessy | ||
| 1995 | História de Amor | Bianca Moretti | |
| 1996 | Malhação | Denise | Season 2; special participation |
| Você Decide | Episode: "Tempo de Namoro" | ||
| O Rei do Gado | Maria | Special participation | |
| 1997 | Você Decide | Renata | Episode: "Delicadeza" |
| 1999 | Mulher | Special participation | |
| 2000 | Você Decide | Episode: "A Poderosa" | |
| Débora | Episode: "O Poderoso" | ||
| 2001 | A Padroeira | Rosa Maria | |
| 2004 | Metamorphoses | Patrícia | |
| A Escrava Isaura | Malvina | ||
| 2005 | Prova de Amor | Raquel Miranda | |
| 2007 | Luz do Sol | Zoé Bacelar | |
| 2009 | Poder Paralelo | Marilia de Castro | |
| 2011 | Oscar Freire 279 | Rita | |
| 2012 | Rei Davi | Michal | |
| 2013 | Copa Hotel | Maria Bartolomeu | |
| Saia Justa | Presenter | 2013–2016 | |
| 2014 | Império | Danielle de Medeiros[13][14] | |
| 2018 | The Mechanism | Andrea Mariano | Episode: "O Último Respiro" |
| 2020 | Todas as Mulheres do Mundo | Renata[15] | |
| Unsoul | Giovana Skavronski | 2020–2022 | |
| 2021 | Verdades Secretas II | Herself | Episode: "22" |
| 2022 | Mulheres Fantásticas | Narrator[16] | Episode:"Simone de Beauvoir" |
In films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Orfeu | Joana | |
| 2000 | Os Idiotas Mesmo | Short film | |
| Tolerance | Anamaria | ||
| 2001 | O Xangô de Baker Street | Glória | |
| 2002 | Separações | Júlia | |
| 2003 | Km 0 | Ela | Short film |
| Vinte e Cinco | Short film | ||
| 2005 | Carreiras | ||
| 2007 | Tropa de Elite | Rosane | |
| 2009 | Ouro Negro - A Saga do Petróleo Brasileiro | Camila Camargo Mattos | |
| 2010 | Histórias de Amor Duram Apenas 90 Minutos | Júlia | |
| Não Se Pode Viver sem Amor | Malu | ||
| Tropa de Elite 2 | Rosane | ||
| 2013 | Entre Nós | Silvana | |
| 2016 | Barata Ribeiro, 716 | Natielle | |
| 2017 | Just Like Our Parents | Rosa |