Nívea Maria Cândido Graieb (born 7 March 1947) is a Brazilian actress.
Career While working as a model, she was discovered by director Walter Avancini at age 17. Avancini helped Nívea land her first role in the soap opera in A Outra Face de Anita, aired by TV Excelsior of São Paulo in 1964.
In more than forty years was uninterrupted presence on television. Participated in numerous successful soap operas, with important characters, such as Gabriela, A Moreninha (1975), Dona Xepa (1977), Maria, Maria (1978), Coração Alado (1980), the miniseries Anos Dourados (1986), Brega & Chique (1987), Meu Bem, Meu Mal (1990), Pedra sobre Pedra (1992), O Clone (2001), the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres, Celebridade (2003), O Profeta (2006) and Caminho das Índias (2009). Recently, he made a very special involvement in the novel by Gilberto Braga, Insensato Coração (2011).
In 2006, Nivea Maria participated in the reality show, Dança dos Famosos, the program Domingão do Faustão, and Rede Globo.
Maria took over the role of Maude in the 2022 relaunch of the theatre play Ensina-me a Viver based on the 1971 American film Harold and Maude, replacing actress Glória Menezes. Menezes had previously led the lead role of Maude in the original debut of the play in 2007 and in a second edition in 2015. Both in the plays with Menezes as well as with Maria, the actor portraying Harold was Arlindo Lopes.
She was cast in the soap opera Aquele Beijo. She also acted in the novel Salve Jorge Isaurinha, the family matriarch Alcântara Vieira.
Personal life
She is the sister of actress Glauce Graieb. She was married to actor Edson França, with whom he had two children: Viviane and Edson, and divorced director of the nucleus of the Rede Globo soap operas, Herval Rossano (1976–2003) with whom she had daughter Vanessa (1980).
Filmography Television Year Title Role 1964 A Outra Face de Anita Patrícia Melodia Fatal Miriam A Moça que Veio de Longe 1965 A Indomável Branca O Preço de uma Vida Tula de Linhares 1969 Sangue do Meu Sangue Cíntia A Cabana do Pai Tomás Elisa 1972 O Primeiro Amor Helena Uma Rosa com Amor Terezinha 1973 O Semideus Soninha Noites Brancas 1974 Caso Especial Corrida do Ouro Wânia 1975 Gabriela Jerusa Bastos A Moreninha Carolina 1976 O Feijão e o Sonho Maria Rosa Duas Vidas Hebe 1977 Dona Xepa Rosália 1978 Maria, Maria Maria Alves / Maria Dusá 1980 Olhai os lírios do campo Olívia Miranda Coração Alado Roberta Karany 1981 Terras do Sem-Fim Donana 1983 El juego de la vida Vanessa 1984 Livre para Voar Bia Padre Cícero Adélia 1986 Anos Dourados Beatriz Caso Verdade Mania de Querer Vanessa 1987 Brega & Chique Zilda 1988 Vida Nova Gema 1989 República D. Margarida Gusmão 1990 Gente Fina Joana Meu Bem, Meu Mal Berenice Castro 1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Ximena Vilares 1993 Sonho Meu Elisa 1994 Você Decide Madá Tropicaliente Soledad 1995 Malhação Antônia Explode Coração Alícia 1996 Você Decide A Vida Como Ela É 1997 A Justiceira Augusta 1998 Você Decide Mulher A Comédia da Vida Privada Diana Você Decide Lara1999 Suave Veneno Nana (Emiliana) Vila Madalena Adélia 2000 Terra Nostra Gorgo Guitérrez 2001 O Clone Edna Albieri 2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres D. Maria Gonçalves Brava Gente Herself Os Normais Herself Celebridade Corina Mello Diniz 2005 América Mazé (Maria José Higino) 2006 Dança dos Famosos 3 Herself (reality show of Domingão do Faustão) O Profeta Lia (Maria Luíza Ribeiro de Souza) 2007 Desejo Proibido Dona Magnólia Cardoso Palhares 2009 Caminho das Índias Kochi Meetha 2010 A Cura Margarida Bevilláqua O Relógio da Aventura Inês 2011 Insensato Coração Carmem Pereira Aquele Beijo Regina Collaboro 2012 Salve Jorge Isaurinha (Isaura Alcântara Vieira) 2015 Além do Tempo Zilda (1ª phase)/Zilda Ventura Santárem (2ª phase) 2016 Sol Nascente Mirtes Calderon Texeira (Dona Mocinha)2017 Segredos de Justiça Ana Amélia Tempo de Amar Henriqueta Ramos2019A Dona do Pedaço Evelina Sobral Ramirez2025Êta Mundo Melhor!Margarida
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