Acting
Betty Faria
Born May 8, 1941 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 85)
Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela Tieta. She (co-won with Zezé Motta on Night Angels) the award for best actress at the 1987 Gramado Film Festival for "Anjos do Arrabalde" (or "Angels of the Outskirts").
Known For
A Lei do Cão · 1967A Lei do Cão
★ 8.01967
MovieDramaCrime
Bebeto is a playboy who commits a passional crime killing a friend because of his fiancee. Feeling cornered he kills other four people to survive and scapes to the countryside where meets Quinzinho, a professional hitman who protect him. Then Bebeto starts a romance with a local woman causing the wrath of the population and forcing him to leave.
O Casal · 1975O Casal
★ 9.01975
MovieDrama
The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obstacles and an unexpected pregnancy.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands · 1976Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
★ 6.81976
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life.
Bury Your Dead · 2025Bury Your Dead
★ 5.52025
MovieHorror
Edgar Wilson, a roadkill collector in rural Brazil, dreams of escaping his small-town existence with Nete, the love of his life. When Nete decides to join her family in an apocalyptic cult, Edgar finds himself at a crossroads. With the world on the brink of destruction, Edgar and his unlikely companion Tomás – a disgraced and excommunicated priest – embark on a dangerous road trip through a landscape plagued by chaos and despair.
Justa · 2025Justa
2025
MovieDrama
In 2017, in Portugal, devastating wildfires destroyed forests and killed children and adults; some died in their villages, others were trapped on a road. Communication failed, and the villages had no shelters. The film’s action does not take place in 2017, but at a later time. It follows a small group of people who lost their dearest ones and are now in the process of learning how to live after everything they have lost.
The Ballroom · 2007The Ballroom
★ 6.02007
MovieDramaRomance
An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
Som, Amor e Curtição · 1972Som, Amor e Curtição
★ 8.01972
MovieMusicComedy
Zezé is an eight-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother and suffers the drama of not having known his father. Amanda, Zezé's mother, is a beautiful but disillusioned young woman. She tells her son that his father is constantly traveling, trying to hide her own pain. Father's Day arrives and, at school, the teacher is preparing a party. Zezé, humiliated in front of his classmates, promises that he will bring his father on the day of the celebration. Zezé begs his grandmother to show him at least one photograph of his father. The old woman mistakenly gives him a photo of the singer Tony Marques, her daughter's former boyfriend. Zezé sets off to find her supposed father and ends up getting disastrously involved in the singer's life.
The Story of Fausta · 1988The Story of Fausta
★ 6.51988
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappily married cleaning woman in the slums of Rio entices all the money and gifts she can out of an elderly widower.
Filmography
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A Grande Família · 2001A Grande Família
★ 8.42001
SeriesComedyFamily
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
Selma Carrara (Selminha Paraíso)
Volta por Cima · 2024Volta por Cima
★ 6.12024
SeriesSoapDrama
Through the stories of Madá, Jão and Osmar, the work talks about achievements and the price we are willing to pay for them.
Belisa Góis de Macedo
Pecado Capital · 1975Pecado Capital
★ 8.51975
SeriesDramaSoap
Carlão is a taxi driver who experiences a drama of conscience after fleeing bank robbers leave a suitcase with stolen money in his car: he doesn't know whether to hand it over to the police, running the risk of being accused of being an accomplice in the robbery, or whether to use the money to solve his problems.
Maria Lúcia Batista (Lucinha) / Lucy Jordan
A Indomada · 1997A Indomada
★ 7.21997
SeriesSoapDrama
In Greenville, some families never lose their composure. This is the case with the Mendonça and Albuquerque families, who would never allow a "noble" member of their family to become involved with a sugarcane cutter.
Miranda de Sá Maciel "Juíza Mirandinha"
Duas Vidas · 1976Duas Vidas
★ 7.71976
SeriesDrama
Leda Maria Palas
Partido Alto · 1984Partido Alto
★ 8.51984
SeriesDramaSoap
Jussara Pinto Ferreira (Jussara Ferreira de Souza)

































