Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 23, 1939 (age 87)
Place of Birth
Cachambi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maria Gladys
Biography
Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born 23 November 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Gladys made her acting debut in 1959 with Arthur Azevedo's play "O Mambembe" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. She earned recognition in the theater world by appearing topless in the publicity poster for the play "O Chão dos Penitentes". In 1964, she starred in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis," which won the Silver Bear in Berlin for directing and was nominated for a Golden Bear. She's considered the mother of marginal cinema. Being part of the resistance during the Brazilian dictatorship led Gladys to exile in London between 1965 and 1979. She is the maternal grandmother of actress Mia Goth.
Known For - Movies
High Art
as Woman Under Billboards
Bowels of Hell
Rio Babilonia
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
as Mother
If I Were You
as Cida
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
If I Were You 2
as Cida
Bandidos da Falange
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
as Alzira
Golden Oldies
as Dona Diamante
Known For - TV Shows
Her Own Destiny
as Dona Mimi
Vale Tudo
as Lucimar
Fera Ferida
as Lucineide Barbosa
A Lua Me Disse
as Naíde Alves
Top Model
as Veridiana "Big Loira"
Chico Anysio Show
O Beijo do Vampiro
as Maria da Graça (Gracinha)
Brega & Chique
as Dona Zulmira
Sangue do Meu Sangue
as Bentinha
Corpo Dourado
as Mazinha