Lúcia Alves da Silva (4 October 1948 – 24 April 2025) was a Brazilian actress.
Early life and career Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro on 4 October 1948. Although she became well established in her career on television, she began her career in movies in the middle of the 1960s with a role in the 1965 J. B. Tanko film Um Ramo para Luíza. Despite her success on television, she would continue to work in theatre and film as well.
She made her debut on telenovelas around this time, in particular with the 1969 TV Tupi novela Enquanto Houver Estrelas, directed by Mário Brasini, but she would become famous for her role as Potira in Irmãos Coragem, written by Janete Clair, in 1970. She married confectionist Fred Schleisinger on 29 July 1973, in a ceremony that had Zilka Salaberry and Edney Giovenazzi as godparents. After her marriage, Alves went on to play the role of protagonist in Helena, in 1975, an adaptation by Gilberto Braga based on the romantic novel of the same name by Machado de Assis, and Veroca, in Plumas & Paetês, written by Cassiano Gabus Mendes in 1980.
During the 1970s, she would perform in another film directed by Tanko, Pedro Camargo's Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados, Estranho Triângulo, and, O Homem da Cabeça de Ouro, by Alberto Pieralisi.
In the 1980s, she acted in Tortura Cruel, directed by Tony Vieira, as well as in Lua Cheia, by Alain Fresnot. After participating in just 1 film in the 1990s, Fica Comigo by Tizuka Yamasaki, Alves would return to acting in many projects in the 2000s. She acted in Quase Dois Irmãos, by Lúcia Murat, and with a major success in Bendito Fruto (2004), by Sérgio Goldenberg, as hairstylist Telma. For her role, Alves received the Best Supporting Actress award at the Festival de Brasília 2004, her first award.
In 2007, Alves became part of the cast of Sob Nova Direção and made a special appearance in the series Toma Lá, Dá Cá.
In 2009, she was hired by SBT to participate in the telenovela Uma Rosa Com Amor. Inspired by the 1972–1973 drama by Vicente Sesso, the new version was written by Tiago Santiago, with a collaboration by Renata Dias Gomes. The telenovela, directed by Del Rangel, debuted in March 2010.
Personal life and death Alves was the daughter of banker Almir Alves da Silva and psychologist Edy Pinheiro Alves. She was married for about 30 years to Fred Schlesinger, with whom she had a daughter.
Alves died on 24 April 2025, at the age of 76. She had been hospitalized ten days prior, and was receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1969Enquanto Houver EstrelasJoanaVerão VermelhoGeralda1970Irmãos CoragemÍndia Potira1971O Homem Que Deve MorrerTula1972Bicho do MatoSílvia Chaves NogueiraA PatotaRegina1973CarinhosoLeda MariaO SemideusBeatriz1974SupermanoelaRaquel1975HelenaHelenaSenhoraMaria Seixas (Mariquinhas) 1976O Feijão e o SonhoCreuzaDespedida de CasadoEfigêniaCensored novela1977NinaChiquinha1978Sítio do Picapau AmareloAriadneEpisode: "O Minotauro"Pecado RasgadoElizabete (Betinha)1979Os GigantesMaria LúciaMalu MulherMulher de Amorim1980Plumas e PaetêsVera Lúcia (Veroca)1981Amizade ColoridaMônica Episode: "Barriga"Jogo da VidaClarita1982Final FelizYolanda1983Eu PrometoCássia Romani1984Partido AltoAdriana Pinheiro1985Ti Ti TiNicole de Souza1986Anos DouradosVitóriaHipertensãoBeatriz1989Kananga do JapãoDayse1990Barriga de AluguelMoema Paranhos1991AmazôniaMaria Rabuda1993Guerra sem FimLili MarleneContos de VerãoNádia1994TropicalienteIsabel1995Engraçadinha: Seus Amores e Seus PecadosMulher no parto de DuvalIrmãos CoragemMaria ClaraVocê DecideEpisode: "A Herança"MalhaçãoTulê BernáParticipation1996O Fim do MundoFátima Badaró (Fafá)MulherEnfª. Telma1998 Xuxa Especial: Uma Carta para DeusCarmemYear end specialDidi MalasarteTôniaYear end special2000Você DecideCidinhaEpisode: "A Viagem"O Cravo e a RosaDra. Hildegard BeltrãoEpisode: "6 de dezembro–5 de janeiro"2001Brava GenteIsauraEpisode: "O Comprador de Fazendas"2004MetamorphosesBelA DiaristaEdnaEpisode: "Fama, Mesa e Banho"2005Começar de NovoÍtala MagnaniEpisode: "1 de março–12 de abril"A DiaristaSilviaEpisode: "Um Batoque de Classe"2006A Grande FamíliaMarlene Maria PalmeiraEpisode: "A Mãe de Meu Melhor Amigo"Carga PesadaJuçaraEpisode: "Mata o véio, Mata!"2007Toma Lá, Dá CáLéa LúciaEpisode: "O Sequestro"Sob Nova DireçãoBerta2010Uma Rosa com AmorJoana Camargo (Joana Carioca) 2013Joia RaraNairEpisodes: "23–24 de outubro"2015República do PeruArmênia (Memê)
Film YearTitleRole1965Um Ramo para LuísaCelinha1968O Homem NuMenina no sofá1970Pais Quadrados... Filhos Avançados!DudaEstranho TriânguloNamorada de Durval1974Nas Garras da SeduçãoMárcia1975O Homem da Cabeça de OuroLuísa1980Fêmeas Violentadas, Tortura CruelViviane1982Tem Piranha no AquárioLucinha1989Lua CheiaLia1996Fica ComigoMarly2004Bendito FrutoTelma2005Almost BrothersMãe de Juliana2016Só pelo Amor Vale a Vida
Theatre YearTitleRoleDirector1967Família Até Certo PontoFrankieDeus Lhe PagueMariaPluft, o FantasminhaMaribel1968Quarenta QuilatesAniick1970Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma FeraDaisy1971Os Últimos1974A Teoria na Prática é a OutraLulu1977As Mimosas1978Era Uma Vez nos Anos 50Ana Maria1979Sinal de Vida1984Maria, Maria, MariaMaria1986O Que o Mordomo ViuMrs. Prentice1988Quem Programa Ação Computa Confusão1989Brasileiras e Brasileiros1995Cheiro de Mulher1996As LobasAmélia
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominationResultRef1971Troféu ImprensaBest Female Revelation rowspan=2 2004Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest Supporting ActressTroféu Candango do Festival de BrasíliaBest Supporting Actress rowspan=2 2013Troféu Top of BusinessConjunto da Obra
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