Jussara Freire
Birthday: Born in 1951-02-08 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Deathday: Alive
Jussara Rocha Freire (São Paulo, February 8, 1951) is a Brazilian actress and presenter, famous for her work in television, cinema and theater, she is the winner of several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Brazil Quality Award, and a Press Trophy. She began her career in the 70s, gaining prominence in soap operas such as Os Inocentes (1974), Éramos Seis (1977) and O Direito de Nascer (1978), consolidating herself as one of the great names in Brazilian television drama, until establishing herself as a prestigious actress thanks to her performance in the soap opera Pantanal (1990), for which she achieved critical and public recognition and was awarded best actress at the Troféu Imprensa and the APCA Award. Other notable works include the soap operas Amazônia (1991), Coração de Estudante (2002), Cabocla (2004) and Belíssima (2005). She won praise from critics and the public, especially for her dramatic roles and also as an antagonist, especially for her performances as Carmem and Donana in the soap operas Vidas Opostas (2006) and Pecado Mortal (2013), respectively. For her performance in Vidas Opostas (2006), she was awarded the APCA Award for best actress for the second time. She was also nominated again in this award category for her performance in Pecado Mortal (2013).
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Pantanal
Character: Filomena Aparecida (Filó)
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Cabocla
Character: Siá Bina de Oliveira
Brasil República, 1918. Luís Jerônimo is a rich young man. Womanizer, spends all night on the street drinking and having fun with prostitutes, the boy finds out that he has an injury to his right lung. Advised by Edmundo Esteves, his doctor, he decides to spend a season at a cousin's farm in the small town of Vila da Mata in Espírito Santo, in search of fresh air, to prevent the disease from developing into tuberculosis....
Éramos Seis
Character: Clotilde
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Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor!
Character: Tuninha
Tells the story of the quartet formed by a friendly and bankrupt ex-football player, a rich and snobby surgeon, a powerful and arrogant executive and a scammer with a heart of stone. They are victims of a plane crash on the same day they met each other and end up dying. When they meet Death, they are told that their time to go has not yet come and that they must return to life to deal with their personal issues. However, Death warns that, in a year, one of them will actually die and the four dec...
Vidas Opostas
Character: Carmem Laranjeira
Opposite Lives tells the story of Miguel (Leo Rosa), a young rich man of a traditional family, and Joana (Maytê Piragibe), a student and tourist guide who lives in a slum. Although dating an elegant and rich fashion designer, Erínia (Lavínia Vlasak), Miguel and Joana fall in love for each other and they decide to get married. ...
Chamas da Vida
Character: Arlete Monteiro Azevedo de Castro
This telenovela is full of secrets. The plot releases love stories, hate, friendship, revenge, friendship, hate and many surprises. The exciting story of Flame of Life shows a love growing interest started in two childhood friends who haven’t seen each other for many years and are bring back together in a tragic moment....
Plano Alto
Character: Dora
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Os Maias
Character: Amélia
Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own of...
Uma Rosa com Amor
Character: Pepa Fontenelle
Uma Rosa com Amor is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced by SBT, and displayed on 1 March 2010 to August 16, 2010 in 145 chapters. It was written and adapted by James Santiago, inspired by the work Sesso hormone Vincent in collaboration with Renata Dias Gomes and Miguel Paiva and the direction of the soap operas General Del Rangel. He told Carla Marins, Cláudio Lins, Betty Faria, Mônica Carvalho, Isadora Ribeiro, Edney Giovenazzi, Toni Garrido, Patrícia de Jesus, Carlo Briani and Marina St...
Máscaras
Character: Elvira Duval
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Belíssima
Character: Flávia Tosca Rodrigues
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Apocalipse
Character: Tamar Koheg
A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world....
Pecado Mortal
Character: Donana Vêneto
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Coração de Estudante
Character: Lígia Gouveia
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Escrava Mãe
Character: Urraca de Góis Almeida, Baronesa de Barangalha
The story begins in 1789 in Congo, in Africa, where a tribe celebrates the marriage of Luena and Kamau. The natives, trapped and sold as slaves....
Pedaço de Mim
Character: Norma
Due to a rare phenomenon, a woman finds herself pregnant with twins by two men. Over time, she strives to keep her family united — and her secrets hidden....
O Sheik de Ipanema
Character: Michele
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A Barba Azul
Character: Gláucia
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O Direito de Nascer
Character: Manon
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Jerônimo
Character: Suzana
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Éramos Seis
Character: Olga
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Os Inocentes
Character: Gigi
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Movie Credits
Ainda Agarro Esse Machão
Character:
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O Médium
Character:
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Romeu e Julieta
Character: Mãe de Julieta
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy....
O Super Manso
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O Sexo Mora ao Lado
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Adultério Por Amor
Character: Flora
The middle-class housewife Natália and her husband Guido Rossi have been married for three years unsuccessfully trying to have a baby. Their best friends are Flora and Guido's partner Jorge that have three children. Guido refuses to be submitted to clinical examination while Natália secretly submits and finds that she is healthy. Natália loves Guido but feels that their marriage is near to the end. When Natália travels to Poços de Caldas with Flora to rest for a couple of days, she meets the stu...