Thalma de Freitas (Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1974) is a Brazilian actress, singer and composer.
Career The daughter of the composer, conductor and pianist , at 14 she began studying singing and acting at the Teatro Escola Macunaíma. She made her acting debut in 1992, in a stage production of Hair, and in 1996 she debuted on television in the Rede Manchete telenovela Xica da Silva. She then got her an exclusive contract with TV Globo, during which she starred in over a dozen telenovelas.
She made her recording debut in 2004, with the album Thalma. The same year, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Gramado Film Festival for her performance in Joel Zito Araújo's Filhas do Vento.
In 2012, she performed at the closing ceremony of the London Paralympics together with Carlinhos Brown and Os Paralamas do Sucesso. As a composer, she has collaborated with a variety of artists including Gal Costa, Mariana Aydar, Gaby Amarantos, Ed Motta and Filipe Catto. She also collaborated with Kamasi Washington on three albums. Her 2019 album Sorte!, in collaboration with composer John Finbury, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Latin Jazz Album category.
Personal life Married to photographer Brian Cross, with whom she had a daughter, since 2012 she lives in Los Angeles.
Discography 1996 - Thalma (Sony Music) 2004 - Thalma de Freitas (EMI) 2007 - Carnaval Só No Ano Que Vem (Som Livre) 2019 - Sorte! (with John Finbury, Green Flash Music)
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes2001A Samba for SherlockAna Candelária 2001Bufo & SpallanzaniRisoleta2003O Corneteiro LopesEstrela2004As Filhas do VentoYoung Maria da Ajuda "Ju"2006Alabê de Jerusalém Marian2009Heaven GardenHell's TongueShort film 2012Gonzaga — de Pai pra FilhoDancing singer 2013Mundo Invisível Guest2017Erase MeÂngelaShort film2019DulcineaMartha2024My Penguin FriendCalista 2026 On Behalf of My Son Cleide
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1996Xica da SilvaCaetana 1996Vira LataDolores Moura de Cavalcante 1998Dona FlorMarilda 1998Malhação Wanderléia Matoso Gonçalves Season 41998Labirinto Glória 1999Andando nas NuvensZezé 2000Laços de Família Zilda2001O CloneCarol2003KubanacanDalila2004Começar de NovoElvira2005Bang BangRegina da Silva "Baiana"2006Lu Gisele 2007Som Brasil Herself2007Sete PecadosBerenice2009Caras & BocasMagaly Franco2009Som BrasilHerselfEpisode: "Tim Maia"2010Malhação Nathália Diniz Season 182012Malhação Rita Lima SvenssonSeason 202023Histórias (Im)PossíveisHousemaidEpisode: "Levante"2026Dona BejaJosefa Carneiro de Mendonça
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