Patricia Gadelha Pillar (born 11 January 1964) is a Brazilian actress, producer, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter.
Biography
Pillar was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal to Nuno Pillar and Lucy Gadelha. She was born only three months before the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, and due to her father's occupation as a Navy officer, she lived in various places in Brazil, such as Vitória, Espírito Santo, and Santos, São Paulo, before settling in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 14.
Pillar always wanted to be an actress, so she started working while in high school in order to pay for her acting lessons.
At 16, she became a photographic model. She studied journalism but gave it up to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She joined the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone alongside Regina Casé, before getting her first film role in Para Viver um Grande Amor, alongside singer Djavan. That role granted her a part in the famous 1985 Rede Globo telenovela Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes. Since then, she has starred in twelve other Globo telenovelas. She has also starred in eleven feature films, including the 1995 Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, alongside Glória Pires.
In 2005, Pillar debuted as a director. Her first film was a documentary about the Brazilian singer Waldick Soriano and it was titled Waldick - Sempre No Meu Coração (which means, in Portuguese, Waldick - Always In My Heart).
Personal life Patrícia Pillar was married to the politician Ciro Gomes from the Brazilian Socialist Party. They started dating when Gomes was still legally married to Patrícia Saboya, then senator from Ceará, causing controversy in the media. In 2002, Pillar played an important role in Gomes' presidential campaign, although she was recovering from breast cancer. Prior to that, she was married to MPB singer-songwriter Zé Renato from 1985-95.
She is a cousin of some of the most famous singers on the Brazilian music scene: Preta Gil, Moreno Veloso, Luiza Possi, Davi Moraes and Marina Lima.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1983Para Viver um Grande AmorMarina1988FestaSnooker Player1992A Maldição do SanpakuCris1994Menino Maluquinho - O FilmeMother1995O Monge e a Filha do CarrascoAmulaO QuatrilhoTeresa1997O Noviço RebeldeMaria do Céu1998Love and CoLudovina2004O Casamento de IaraIaraShort Subject2005March of the PenguinsMother PenguinDubbing2006If I Were YouDr. CrisZuzu AngelZuzu Angel2007Pequenas HistóriasIara2012Margaret Mee and the MoonflowerStorytellerDocumentary2015The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailClotilde2017UnicórnioMaria's Mother
Television +YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes1985FM TVRede ManchetePresenter (Herself)Roque SanteiroRede GloboLinda Bastos Moreyra França1986Sinhá MoçaAna do VéuVídeo ShowPresenter (Herself)1987Brega e ChiqueAna Cláudia AlvarayArmação IlimitadaSantinha de Oliveira1988Vida NovaBianca1990Rainha da SucataAlaídeSupporting Role1991SaloméSaloméLead Role1992It's Your CallAna MariaCamilaAs Noivas de CopacabanaCinara AlvesSupporting Role1993RenascerElianaSupporting Role1994Pátria MinhaEster FonsecaSpecial appearanceCaso EspecialEsmeraldina1996King of CattleLuanaLead Role1998MulherDr. CrisLead Role2001Um Anjo Caiu do CéuDudaSupporting Role2003Carga PesadaRosa2004CaboclaCianaHistórias de Cama & MesaPaula2005Os AmadoresLenaA DiaristaMartaSpecial ParticipationDamas e CavalheirosWoman2006Sinhá MoçaCândida Ferreira2007-2013Som BrasilPresenter (Herself)5th Stage2008The FavoriteFlora Pereira da SilvaMain Antagonist2010PassioneJulianaSpecial appearance2011DivãSuzana2012The BraziliansLudmilaSide by Side ConstânciaMain Antagonist2014DoomedIsabel Fraga FavaisCo-lead RoleThe PartyÂngela MahlerAntagonist2016Ligações PerigosasIsabel D'Avila De AlencarMain Antagonist2018Onde Nascem os FortesCássia Ferreira da SilvaLead Role2020Salve-se Quem PuderHerselfSpecial appearance
Director +YearTitleNotes2003Saudade da SaudadeEveline Hecker's music video2004Ponte AéreaEveline Hecker's CD idealization2007Waldick, Sempre no Meu CoraçãoDocumentaryWaldick Soriano: Ao VivoWaldick Soriano's CD and DVD2011ConstruçãoCo-Production2013VergonhaMarcia Castro's music video
Plays +YearTitleRoleNotes1981Os BanhosBelvedonski1982Jogos de GuerraSeveral1983Tem Pra Gente, Se InventeFátimaGlória1984Morangos e LunetasTainá1985Amizade de RuaBianca1986Estúdio NagazakiYushimasa NagashimaDianaAfrânioQuando Eu Olho Pros Teus Olhos Vejo Logo MeteorosSinger1988O MáximoKing MidasGlória1989Lobo de Ray BanJúlia Ferraz1991Prima Roshana em Freud Levou Pau em GinecologiaRoshana2004ProofCatherine
Awards +YearTitleCategoryNominationResultNotes1992Prêmio CandangoBest ActressA Maldição do SanpakuFestival de Cinema de Natal1994Prêmio APCA1996Prêmio APCABest Supporting ActressMenino Maluquinho - O FilmePrêmio Contigo! de TVBest ActressKing of Cattle1997Press Trophy1998Prêmio Festival de BrasíliaLove and Co2004Extra Television AwardsCabocla2005Prêmio Contigo! de TV2006Prêmio Qualidade BrasilBest Cinema ActressZuzu Angel2007Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema NacionalBest ActressGrande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro2008Festival de PaulíniaBest DocumentaryWaldick, Sempre no Meu CoraçãoPrêmio FestNatalBest Film (Popular Jury)Prêmio FestNatalBest ActressThe FavoritePrêmio Qualidade BrasilExtra Television AwardsPrêmio Quem de TelevisãoPrêmio Contigo! de TVCelebrity of the YearPrêmio Editora TrêsPersonality of the YearPrêmio APCABest ActressPrêmio TV PressPrêmio IG GentePrêmio Tudo de BomTroféu Domingão Melhores do Ano2009Press TrophyTroféu InternetPrêmio Contigo! de TVBest Telenovela ActressMeus Prêmios NickFavorite Actress2010Cine CearáTributeHer Career2011Troféu Marlin Azul2013Festival Internacional de Cinema FemininoPrêmio Contigo! de TVBest Series or Miniseries ActressThe BraziliansExtra Television AwardsBest Supporting ActressSide by Side2014Ordem do Mérito CulturalTributeHer Contribution to CulturePrêmio Cariocas do Ano - Veja RioBest ActressDoomed and O RebuPrêmio APCAPrêmio Quem de TelevisãoBest Television ActressO Rebu2015Prêmio Contigo! de TVBest Actress2016Prêmio Quem de TelevisãoBest ActressLigações Perigosas2018Troféu Domingão Melhores do AnoBest Series or Miniseries ActressOnde Nascem os FortesPrêmio APCABest Actress
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