Regina Duarte
Born: 1947-02-05 in Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For: Acting
Biography
Regina Blois Duarte (February 5, 1947) is a Brazilian actress and theater director. She debuted in 1965 on TV Excelsior, where she started in minor roles until becoming the protagonist of soap operas such as Anjo Marcado, Legião dos Esquecidos and O Primeiro Pecado. In 1969, due to the financial crisis at the broadcaster which led to bankruptcy shortly afterwards, she transferred to TV Globo and played dozens of notable characters, such as Irmãos Coragem, Selva de Pedra, Sétimo Sentido, Roque Santeiro, Vale Tudo, Rainha da Sucata, O Astro (2011) and Malu Mulher, in addition to the Helenas trilogy in works by Manoel Carlos – História de Amor, Por Amor and Páginas da Vida.
Filmography
2025
- Show 60 Anos as Self
- Fernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Tempo de Amar as Madame Lucerne / Catarina do Espírito Santo
2015
- Sete Vidas as Esther
- Show 50 Anos as Viúva Porcina
2014
- Empire as Maria Joaquina Braga
- Tá no Ar: A TV na TV as Regina Duarte
- Never Too Old to Meow as Gloria Polk
- Para Sempre Teu, Caio F.
2012
- Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro as Neighbour
2011
- The Illusionist as Clotilde Hayalla "Clô"
2010
- As Cariocas as Malu
2009
- Alta Definição as Self
2008
- Três Irmãs as Waldete Maria do Nascimento Bezerra / Verônica Ramos
2006
- Pages of Life as Helena Camargo Varela
2002
- Desejos de Mulher as Andréa Vargas
2000
- Brava Gente as feiticeira
- Um Anjo Trapalhão
1999
- Chiquinha Gonzaga as Chiquinha Gonzaga
- O Belo e as Feras
1997
- Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- Anything for Love as Helena Vianna
1995
- História de Amor as Helena Soares
1994
- Incidente em Antares as Shirley Teresinha
1993
1990
- Rainha da Sucata as Maria do Carmo Pereira
1988
- Vale Tudo as Raquel Gomes Accioli
1987
- O Outro as Participação Especial (juíza no julgamento de Paulo Della Santa)
1985
- Roque Santeiro as Porcina da Silva ("Viúva Porcina")
- Happily Ever After as Fernanda
1984
1983
- Guerra dos Sexos as Alma
- O Cangaceiro Trapalhão as Aninha
1982
- Sétimo Sentido as Luana Camará / Priscilla Capricce
- The Brazilwood Man as Lalá
1981
1979
- Malu Mulher as Malu
- Mulher 80 as Self / Presenter
1978
- Stop 88 as Ana
- Daniel, Capanga de Deus
1977
- The Bunglers as Ela mesma (em São Paulo)
- Nina as Nina
- Despedida de Casado as Stela
1975
- Pecado Capital as Mila
1974
- Fogo Sobre Terra as Bárbara Gonzaga
1973
- Carinhoso as Cecília
1972
- Selva de Pedra as Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
- Dybbuk: The Demon as Leah
1971
- Minha Doce Namorada as Patrícia
- Caso Especial as Rosana
1970
- Irmãos Coragem as Rita de Cássia Maciel (Ritinha)
1969
- Dez Vidas as Pompom (1ª versão)
- Os Estranhos as Melissa
- Véu de Noiva as Andreia Madeira / Roberta / Maria Célia
- Our Lady of Compassion as A Compadecida
- Quelé do Pajeú as Cesídio's Bride
1968
- O Terceiro Pecado as Carolina Diniz
- Lance Maior as Cristina
1967
- The Puppets as Bete Viana
1966
- As Minas de Prata as Inesita
- Anjo Marcado as Lílian
1965
- A Grande Viagem as Isabel
- A Deusa Vencida as Malu (Maria Luísa)