Jussara Freire
Born: 1951-02-08 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2024
- Crazy About You as Irmã Mércia
- Desperate Lies as Norma
2021
- A Life to Die For as Tuninha
2019
- Sweet Diva as Nilda Matheus
2017
- Apocalipse as Tamar Koheg
2016
- The Slave Mother as Urraca de Góis Almeida, Baronesa de Barangalha
2014
- Plano Alto as Dora
2013
- Pecado Mortal as Donana Vêneto
2012
- Máscaras as Elvira Duval
2010
- Uma Rosa com Amor as Pepa Fontenelle
2008
- Chamas da Vida as Arlete Monteiro Azevedo de Castro
2006
- Opposite Lives as Carmem Laranjeira
2005
- Belíssima as Flávia Tosca Rodrigues
2004
- Cabocla as Siá Bina de Oliveira
2003
- Romeu e Julieta as Mãe de Julieta
2002
- Coração de Estudante as Lígia Gouveia
- Esperança as Amália
2001
- Os Maias as Amélia
2000
- Marcas da Paixão as Wilma
1998
- Estrela de Fogo as Graciosa de Souza
1997
- Os Ossos do Barão as Bianca Ghirotto
1994
- Éramos Seis as Clotilde
1993
- O Marajá as Felícia
1991
- Amazônia as Bárbara Mangabeira
1990
- Pantanal as Filomena Aparecida (Filó)
1984
- Jerônimo as Suzana
1983
1981
- Os Imigrantes as Dora Castilhos
1979
- Adultério Por Amor as Flora
1978
- O Direito de Nascer as Manon
1977
- Éramos Seis as Olga
1975
- O Sheik de Ipanema as Michele
- O Sexo Mora ao Lado
1974
- Os Inocentes as Gigi
- A Barba Azul as Gláucia
- O Supermanso
- Sedução - A Mulher Fatal as Prostituta
1973
- As Divinas… e Maravilhosas
- Vidas Marcadas as Olivia
- Meu Adorável Mendigo as Rita