Theresa Amayo

Theresa Guichard Amayo Brasini (13 July 1933 – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian actress.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Guichard and the second or paternal family name is Amayo.

Theresa Amayo
Amayo in 1957
Born
Theresa Guichard Amayo

13 July 1933 (1933-07-13)
Belém, Pará, Brazil
Died24 January 2022 (2022-01-25) (aged 88)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(died 1997)​
Children2

Life and career

Amayo began her career on stage in the 1950s.[1] She was an early star of Brazilian television, first working for Rede Tupi, and then being one of the first actresses who got an exclusive contract by Rede Globo.[1] Her major works include Sangue e Areia (1967–1968) and Pecado Capital (1975–1976).[1][2]

The wife of the actor, screenwriter and film director Mário Brasini, in 2004 Amayo lost her daughter, her son-in-law and her grandson in the Indian Ocean tsunami.[2] In 2019 she was awarded best actress at the 52nd edition of the Festival de Brasília for her performance in the film Dulcina.[3]

Amayo died after a one-year battle with kidney cancer in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 January 2022, at the age of 88.[1][2]

Select filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014The PilgrimLilisa
2014S.O.S. Mulheres ao MarSônia
2012As BrasileirasHelena
2010As CariocasZeni
2004Senhora do DestinoMarlene
2000Você DecideMartha
1975Pecado CapitalVitória Lisboa
1968Passo dos VentosLien
1968A Grande Mentira
1967Sangue e AreiaPilar
1966O Rei dos CiganosSvetlana

References
  1. "Morre atriz Theresa Amayo, aos 88 anos". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. Freitas, Patrick (25 January 2022). "Morre Theresa Amayo, uma das pioneiras da televisão brasileira, aos 88 anos". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "Conheça todos os ganhadores do Troféu Candango". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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