Elke Maravilha

Elke Maravilha (née Grünupp;[1] 22 February 1945 – 16 August 2016) was a German-Brazilian actress, model and television personality. She lived in Brazil from her early childhood until her death.[2][3][4]

Elke Maravilha
Maravilha at the 25th Brazilian Music Award in 2015
Born
Elke Grünupp

(1945-02-22)22 February 1945
Leutkirch, Germany
Died16 August 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 71)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citizenship
  • Stateless (1945–1962, 1971–1996)
  • Brazilian (1962–1971, revoked)
  • German (1996–2016)
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Occupation(s)Actress, model, television personality
Years active1969–2016
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Biography

Maravilha was born in Leutkirch.[1] At the age of six, her family emigrated to Brazil and first settled at a farm in Itabira in the state of Minas Gerais. In 1955, her family leased lands in Atibaia in São Paulo State, running a strawberry farm. The family then went to Bragança Paulista to farm.[3][5] Returning to Minas Gerais, she was chosen as "Glamour Girl" in Belo Horizonte in 1962.[6] It was during this period that she became a naturalized Brazilian.[3]

At the age of 20, Maravilha left home to live in Rio de Janeiro, working as a bilingual secretary, using her fluency in eight languages, many of them learned in her own home environment, as a teacher of French and English.[3][7] Her father became director of Liquigás corporation and was transferred to Porto Alegre. She returned to live with her family in Porto Alegre between 1966 and 1969, where she attended courses at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul faculties of philosophy, medicine and letters and trained as a translator and interpreter of foreign languages.[3]

She took up modeling work at age 24, in 1969, in the same period in which she married a Greek writer, Alexandros Evremidis, the first of her eight marriages.[7][8][9] During this time, she began a friendship with the fashion designer Zuzu Angel.

During the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1971, Maravilha was arrested for contempt at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro for tearing up posters of Stuart Angel Jones, her friend Zuzu's son, claiming that he had already been killed by the regime.[3] She was arrested under the National Security Law and lost her Brazilian citizenship.[3][10][11][12][13] She was released after six days, following the appeals of artist friends. Years later, she successfully applied for German citizenship.[9][14]

Film portrayals

She was portrayed by Luana Piovani in the 2006 biographical drama film Zuzu Angel. Maravilha also made a special guest appearance in the film.[15]

She was also portrayed by Gianne Albertoni in Chacrinha: O velho guerreiro, a 2018 film biography about Chacrinha.[16]

Death

Maravilha died in Rio de Janeiro on 16 August 2016 of multiple organ failure, from complications of a surgery to treat an ulcer.[17]

Work
Maravilha in 2005

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1973 A Volta de Beto Rockfeller Sofia
1979 Milagre – O Poder da Fé Herself Special participation
Feijão Maravilha
1986 Memórias de um Gigolô Madame Yara
1982–1988 Cassino do Chacrinha Judge
1988–1991 Show de Calouros Judge
1993–1996 Programa Elke Maravilha Presenter
1998 Pecado Capital Herself Special participation
2004 Big Brother Brasil 4 Judge
Celebridade Herself Special
Da Cor do Pecado Judge Participação Especial
2007 Luz do Sol Urânia Szakaly
2009 Caminho das Índias Herself Special participation
2012 Morando Sozinho Dona Violeta
2013 As Canalhas Cacala
Destino: Rio de Janeiro Aunt Selesniova
2015 Fantástico Herself Quadro: O Grande Plano

Film
Year Title Role
1970 Salário Mínimo Modelo
1971 O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões Secretária
1972 Os Machões
Quando o Carnaval Chegar Atriz Francesa
1973 O Rei do Baralho
1974 Gente que Transa Esmeralda
1976 Xica Hortência
1977 Tenda dos Milagres
A Força de Xangô Iaba
Pastores da Noite
1978 Elke Maravilha Contra o Homem Atômico Elke Maravilha
1979 A Noiva da Cidade Daniela[18]
O Milagre Elke
1981 Pixote Débora
1987 No Rio vale tudo Esposa
Romance Amiga de Antônio César
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
1988 Prisoner of Rio Frank
1999 Xuxa Requebra Iara Macedo "Macedão"
2006 Zuzu Angel Lieselotte
2007 Elke Herself
Elke no país das Maravilhas Herself
2010 A Suprema Felicidade Avó de Paulo
A Maravilha de ser Elke Herself
2011 Fca Carla[19] Lúcia
2013 The Dognapper Dona Noara
Meu Passado Me Condena Mirtes
2015 A Lenda do Gato Preto Angelina
Super Oldboy Senhora
2016 Carrossel 2: O Sumiço da Maria Joaquina Dona Lelé
Lua em Sagitário Ulla

Stage
  • Paixão de Cristo[20][21]
  • Elke – do Sagrado ao Profano
  • Viva o Cordão Encarnado
  • O Castelo das Sete Torres
  • Rio de Cabo a Rabo
  • Eu Gosto de Mamãe
  • Carlota Joaquina
  • A Rainha Morta
  • O Homem e o Cavalo
  • Orfeu da Conceição
  • O Lobo da Madrugada

Music

Maravilha recorded the song "Que vontade de comer goiaba", available in the compilation album Dançando em duplo sentido.[22]

References
  1. Biografia desconstrói mitos que Elke Maravilha criou ao longo da vida, Folha de S. Paulo, Leonardo Sanchez (in Portuguese).
  2. "Elke Maravilha – Website Oficial". elkemaravilha.com.br. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Elke Maravilha morre aos 71 anos, no Rio de Janeiro". 16 August 2016.
  4. "ELKE MARAVILHA, UMA MULHER FORTE, CAPAZ DE UM ATO HEROICO NOS ANOS DE CHUMBO" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 December 2012.
  5. "Ilha das Flores". hospedariailhadasflores.com.br. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "Elke tinha uma forte ligação com Minas Gerais" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 August 2016.
  7. "Apátrida e oito maridos: os bastidores da vida de Elke Maravilha". Veja.
  8. "Elke Maravilha morou em Porto Alegre no final dos anos 1960". 16 August 2016.
  9. "Elke Maravilha Silvio Santos é a pior pessoa do mundo". Istoé. Terra Networks.
  10. "Elke Maravilha solta o verbo entre o sagrado e o profano". Diário do Grande ABC. 17 June 2005.
  11. "'Eles não gostam de gente que pensa', revela Elke Maravilha sobre ausência da TV". RD1. 19 March 2015.
  12. "Elke Maravilha, filha da guerra". Farofafá. 16 August 2016.
  13. "'Resolvi enlouquecer no Dops', lembra Elke". Folha de S. Paulo. UOL. 30 July 2006.
  14. "Debaixo da peruca loira". O Povo.
  15. "Morre Elke Maravilha aos 71 anos no Rio de Janeiro – Últimas Notícias – UOL TV e Famosos" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  16. Almeida, Lucas (9 November 2018). "Gianne Albertoni sobre Elke Maravilha: 'Era à frente até ao tempo de hoje'". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora Abril. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  17. "Corpo de Elke Maravilha é enterrado no Rio". G1. Globo.com. 17 August 2016.
  18. Cinemateca Brasileira, A Noiva da Cidade [em linha]
  19. "Elke Maravilha no Ceará". Diário do Nordeste.
  20. "Elke Maravilha no palco". O Dia. IG. 20 March 2016.
  21. "Kayky Brito e Elke Maravilha encenam 'Paixão de Cristo' no Paraná". Caras. 23 March 2016.
  22. "'Que vontade de comer goiaba' song profile at Amazon". Amazon. Amazon Music. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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