Maria Sílvia Correa Moreira Menezes Aguiar (February 16, 1944 – July 26, 2009) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress.[1]
Sílvia was already a well established film and theater actress by the time she made her television acting debut in the late 1970s.[1] Her role in a telenovela came in 1977 on O Astro (Star) on Rede Globo.[1] One of her most well known telenovela roles was on the Rede Globo show, Alma gêmea (Soulmate), in 2005 in which she played a traditional, elderly Brazilian indigenous woman.[1] Silvia's other telenovela credits included Torre de Babel in 1998, Chocolate com pimenta in 2003, and Páginas da Vida in 2006.[1]
Sílvia appeared in a number of films throughout her career, some of which were directed by Walter Lima Jr, Ruy Guerra, Arnaldo Jabor and Paulo César Saraceni.[1]
Maria Sílvia died of lung cancer on July 26, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 65.[1] She was buried on July 27 at the Cemitério São João Batista in Botafogo, neighborhood in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Filmography
Telenovelas
- 1977 - O Astro - Tânia
 - 1988 - Olho por Olho - Maria
 - 1989 - Kananga do Japão - Brígida
 - 1990 - A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão - Fifi
 - 1993 - Você Decide - Marilu
 - 1994 - Memorial de Maria Moura - Jove
 - 1998 - Torre de Babel - Dirce
 - 2000 - Brava Gente - Ivone
 - 2003 - Chocolate com Pimenta - Vizinha
 - 2005 - Alma Gêmea - Índia Velha
 - 2006 - Páginas da Vida - Marlene
 - 2006 - Vidas Opostas - Mercedes
 - 2007 - Caminhos do Coração - Magda
 - 2008 - Chamas da Vida - Miriam
 - 2009 - Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração - Magda
 
Films
- 1975 - Joanna Francesa
 - 1976 - Gordos e Magros
 - 1976 - Marília e Marina
 - 1976 - A Queda
 - 1976 - Assuntina das Amérikas
 - 1976 - Perdida
 - 1977 - Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
 - 1977 - Esse Rio Muito Louco
 - 1977 - Anchieta, José do Brasil
 - 1977 - Mar de Rosas
 - 1978 - O Bandido Antonio Do
 - 1978 - Tudo Bem
 - 1979 - Amor e Traição
 - 1980 - Cabaret Mineiro
 - 1981 - Eu Te Amo
 - 1982 - Luz del Fuego
 - 1983 - Janete
 - 1983 - O Mágico e o Delegado
 - 1984 - Patriamada
 - 1984 - Noites do Sertão
 - 1984 - Dois Homens Para Matar
 - 1984 - Águia na Cabeça
 - 1986 - Ópera do Malandro
 - 1987 - Ele, o Boto
 - 1988 - Romance
 - 1989 - Minas-Texas
 - 1995 - Sombras de Julho
 - 1995 - Yemanján tyttäret
 - 1996 - Como Nascem os Anjos
 - 1998 - Amor & Cia
 - 2001 - Uma Vida em Segredo
 - 2004 - O Diabo a Quatro
 - 2005 - Desejo
 
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Atriz Maria Silvia morre aos 65 anos". G1. Organizações Globo. 2009-07-27. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
 
External links
- Maria Sílvia at IMDb