Débora Duarte
Born: 1950-01-02 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For: Acting
Biography
Débora Susan Sanches Duke was born on January 2, 1950, in São Paulo. Daughter of actress Marisa Sanches and a musician, her mother married Lima Duarte when her daughter was only one year old. Lima adopted her as a foster father and she adopted her father's stage name. She made her debut when she was five years old, around 1955, when she was cast by Vida Alves to act in a series on Tupi. Her talent for the performing arts was evident since childhood. In the following decade, she acted in several soap operas and teletheaters, including appearances on Tupi, Excelsior and Bandeirantes. Her first major role came in 1968, as Lu in Beto Rockfeller. This role earned her a Troféu Imprensa and a Troféu Roquette Pinto for best actress. She made her debut on Globo in 1972, starring in the soap operas Bicho do Mato and A Patota. In 1975, she stood out when she played Vilminha in Pecado Capital. In 1977, she made a brief comeback on Tupi, playing Carola in O Profeta. In the following years, she appeared in productions such as Coração Alado (1980), Jogo da Vida (1981), Anarquistas, Graças a Deus, Sonho Meu (1993), Pátria Minha (1994), Explode Coração (1995) and Terra Nostra (1999). From the 2000s onwards, she acted in Porto dos Milagres (2001), Como uma Onda (2004), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Cordel Encantado (2011), Side by Side (2012) and Ambitious Woman (2015). She also played the villain Teresa in SBT's Canavial de Paixões in 2003. She was also part of the cast of the Netflix series Lady Voyeur. She won the APCA Trophy for Best Actress in 1984 for her work in Corpo a Corpo, Anarquistas, Graças a Deus and Padre Cícero. She has two actress daughters: Daniela Duarte, born in 1975, from her marriage to Gracindo Jr.; and Paloma Duarte, born in 1977, from her relationship with singer Antônio Marcos.
Filmography
2024
- The Enchanted Cave as Dona Clélia
2023
- Lady Voyeur as Dona Esther
2021
- In Your Place as Eva
2020
- Perdido as Tia Pérola
2015
- Ambitious Women as Celina Junqueira
2014
- Sexo e as Negas as Rosimere
2012
- Side by Side as Eulália Praxedes
2011
- Cordel Encantado as Amália dos Anjo
2010
- Tempos Modernos as Tertuliana (Tertu)
2008
- Três Irmãs as Florinda Áquila
2007
- Paraíso Tropical as Hermínia Vilela
- Toma Lá, Dá Cá as Moacira Júnior
2004
- Como uma Onda as Alice Prata
2003
- Romeu e Julieta as Mãe de Romeu
- Canavial de Paixões as Teresa Giácomo
2001
- Porto dos Milagres as Olímpia Ribeiro
2000
- Brava Gente as Adrenalina Tupinambá
1999
- Terra Nostra as Maria do Socorro Telles de Aranha
1998
- Hilda Hurricane as Sãozinha (Conceição Drummond)
1997
- A Justiceira as Marta
1995
- Young Hearts as Leila Schmidt
- Explode Coração as Marisa Carvalho Diaz
1994
- Pátria Minha as Karmita Bevilaqua
1993
- Golden Dream as Mariana de Souza
1989
- Cortina de Vidro as Giovana
1988
- Bebê a Bordo as Joana Mendonça (dona Mendonça)
1987
- The Girl Next Door
- A Rainha da Vida as Estela
1984
- Partido Alto as Laura
- Corpo a Corpo as Eloá Pellegrini
- Anarquistas, Graças a Deus as Angelina Gattai
- Padre Cícero as Maria de Araújo
1983
- Parabéns pra Você as Maria Rita
- Domingo em Família as Dora
1982
- Elas por Elas as Rosa
1981
- Jogo da Vida as Beatriz
- Amizade Colorida
1980
- Coração Alado as Camila Karany (Catucha)
1979
- Cara a Cara as Regina
1977
- The Bunglers as Ela mesma (entregando a taça para a seleção carioca de basquete paralímpico)
- O Profeta as Carola
1976
- Anjo Mau as Sônia
- Pontal da Solidão as Marina
1975
- Pecado Capital as Vilma Lisboa (Vilminha)
- Escalada as Inês
1974
- O Espigão as Dora
1973
- The Return Of The Rockefeller as Lu (flashback)
- Carinhoso as Marisa
1972
- A Patota as Neli
- Bicho do Mato as Ruth
1971
- Editora Mayo, Bom Dia as Jô
1970
- Céleste as Céleste Pereira
- As Bruxas as Stella
- Toninho on the Rocks as Anita
1968
- Albert, the Rockefeller as Lu
- O Décimo Mandamento as Mariana
1967
- O Grande Segredo as Nina
1964
- Gutierritos, o Drama dos Humildes as Almerinda