Monique de Gormaz Lafond (born 9 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, model, acting teacher, and theatre producer.
Biography Lafond was born on 9 February 1954 in Rio de Janeiro. Of French background, she began her career as a girl doing commercials. At 11, she participated in the musical “Música Divina Música”, a version of The Sound of Music. Soon after, she worked for 3 years alongside Glauce Rocha, Darlene Glória, and Jorge Dória in “Os Pais Abstratos”, by Pedro Bloch and directed by João Bittencourt. From there, she worked in dozens of plays, such as La Cage aux Folles, Constantina, Um Edifício chamado 200, Ó Abre Alas, and others. In 1968, Lafond made her debut in theatre with the film Até Que o Casamento Nos Separe by Flávio Tambellini. In 1970, she became a professional model.
She was one of the muses for Walter Hugo Khouri as he was directing his films. Her first film with the director was Paixão e Sombras in 1977. They collaborated in other films together including Eros, O Deus do Amor and Eu e As Feras. In television, Lafond made her debut there in 1973 with the telenovela Os Ossos do Barão on TV Globo. Since then, she has worked on various novelas with the network, including Fogo Sobre Terra, A Moreninha, Coração Alado, Brega e Chique, Que Rei Sou Eu?, Coração de Estudante, Belíssima, Duas Caras, Páginas da Vida, and Caras & Bocas, among others. In October 1975, she did a semi-nude photoshoot for the magazine Ele Ela after previously featured on the magazine's cover in September 1974. In April 1981, she posed completely nude in Armação dos Búzios for the cover of Playboy.
In 2006, Lafond made an appearance on Malhação as a social assistant. She also has done various appearances on Zorra Total on Lady Kate's (who is played by Katiuscia Canoro) block while still making appearances on Globo's novelas. After temporarily stepping away from theatres after performing "Ó Abre Alas" in 1999, she returned to theatre in 2008 with the special "Por quê Não?" at Teatro Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010, she performed in Porto Alegre in the special "Mario Quintana, o Poeta das coisas simples", alongside Anilza Leoni, Selma Lopes, Tamara Taxman, and Sergio Miguel Braga.
Starting in 1997, she went on to dedicate herself to administering scenic interpretation courses, initially for elderly people in Rio de Janeiro at the Office of the Teatro na Idade da Sabedoria. Beginning in 2008, however, she began to give classes for children and adults at her Oficina de Teatro in Copacabana. From there, she has directed various theatrical specials with her students in the cast, such as Lysistrata by Aristophanes, which was performed in November 2009 at the Teatro Henriqueta Brieba (RJ).
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1973Os Ossos do BarãoGláucia1974Fogo Sobre TerraJudy1975A MoreninhaMarinaBravo!Débora1977–88Os Trapalhões Various roles1980Coração AladoDanúbia1982Nem Rebeldes, Nem FiéisIanthe1984Santa Marta Fabril S.A.1985Antônio MariaMadalenaJogo do AmorPaula1987Brega & ChiqueMarinalva Pombo1988Vale TudoDoloresTarcísio & GlóriaDoloresEpisode: "O Grande Golpe"1989Que Rei Sou Eu?Marquesa La Provence1990ArapongaElizabeth1991O Fantasma da ÓperaTeresa Fourton1993Sonho MeuMaitê1994Quatro por QuatroVirna1995Você DecideVeraEpisode: "Pacto de Silêncio"1996Episode: "Amor Por Correspondência"1997A Filha do DemônioRachelA Sétima BalaAmáliaDireito de VencerÉlide1998Você DecideEpisode: "Verdades e Mentiras"2002Coração de EstudanteDrª Eliane2004Linha Direta JustiçaDirce GrotkowskiEpisode: "O Naufrágio do Bateau Mouche"2005BelíssimaTereza2006Pé na Jaca!Yvonne2007Paraíso TropicalSolangeDuas CarasCelinha2008Os Mutantes: Caminhos do CoraçãoNilzaCasos e AcasosAnitaEpisode: "A Blitz, o Presente e os Filhos"Zorra TotalOtília2009Caras e BocasSimone's auntGuest appearance2010A Vida AlheiaTereza MontielEpisodes: "O Sequestro" & "Porque Temos Fé"Ti Ti TiClient of Jacques LeclairGuest appearance2011Aquele BeijoClient of Mãe Iara2012Aventuras do DidiClient of Entrega RápidasEpisode: "29 de julho"2014Em FamíliaJustice of the peaceGuest appearanceChiquititasGilda RamosAlto AstralWilma GamboneGuest appearance2015-19República do PeruArlinda2018ApocalipseOlinda Aragão
Film YearTitleRole1968Até que o Casamento nos SepareClarice1969Um Uísque Antes, um Cigarro Depois1970Ascensão e Queda de um PaqueraRenata1971Bonga, o Vagabundo1972Os MachõesSalve-se Quem Puder - Rally da JuventudeKátiaIndependência ou Morte1973Aladim e a Lâmpada MaravilhosaMarinaRobin Hood, o Trapalhão da FlorestaCatarina Reis Leão1974As Moças Daquela HoraLéa1975Com um Grilo na CamaAneteEnigma para DemôniosElzaIpanema, AdeusGildaLadrão de Bagdá, O MagníficoJasmimMotelDilma1977O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei SalomãoGlóriaEmanuelle TropicalEmmanuelleO Mistério das Quatro MulheresO Pequeno Polegar contra o Dragão VermelhoSenhorita Su YangPaixão e SombrasAna1979Amante LatinoBárbaraBachianas Brasileiras: Meu Nome É Villa-LobosEu Matei Lúcio FlávioMargarida Maria1980A Mulher SensualPhotographerGiselleAna ClementinaUm Menino... uma MulherRafaela1981Eros, o Deus do AmorLilit1982Luz del FuegoLawyerOs CampeõesCristinaRetrato Falado de uma Mulher sem PudorPaula Marcondes1983Fuscão PretoCleidePrazeres PermitidosMarinaTudo na CamaCassandra1984Amor MalditoFernandaLídia e Seu Primeiro AmanteMoniqueMemoirs of PrisonFrancesaMulher de ProvetaAna Maria1986FulaninhaMulher da Boate1987EuRenataSonhos de Menina-MoçaMarta1988O Diabo na CamaWife 1991I Don't Want to Talk About It NowDora1992A SerpenteLígiaKickboxer 3: The Art of WarFlavia1993Butterfly2001As FerasSylvie2003LaraLara's mom2009Fumando EsperoHerself2012Billi PigVerônica Abdala2016Fantasias de PapelHerself2019CinéfiloLiv2024SegredosTrudy
Theatre YearTitleDirector1965-1966Música Divina MúsicaHarry Woolever1967-1969Os Pais AbstratosJoão Bethencourt1969Snow WhiteJair PinheiroThe Ugly DucklingAurimar Rocha1970O Palhacinho e a OnçaJair PinheiroPinnochioCinderellaRoberto de CastroAladdin e a Lâmpada MaravilhosaWashington Guilherme1972As Filhas da MãeRonaldo Ciambroni1973O Genro que Era NoraAurimar RochaUma Vez Por SemanaGugu Olimecha1974O Jogo do SexoJosé RenatoUm Edifício Chamado 2001978ConstantinaCecil Thiré1988TributoAntônio MercadoUma Suíte para DuasMaria Pompeu1987As Filhas da MãeRonaldo Ciambroni1989ToplessJacques Lagoa1990Por Falta De Roupa Nova, Passei o Ferro Na VelhaPaulo Afonso de LimaDe Gororoba a Caviar1991RapunzelJean GarretFé Na Crise E Pau Na GenteAbílio Fernandes1992Das Duas UmaGugu Olimecha1994-1995A Gaiola das LoucasJorge Fernando1996A Louca De BonsucessoGugu OlimechaFim de Semana na Casa Da Zélia Kiko Jaess1997Por Falta De Roupa Nova, Passei o Ferro Na VelhaPaulo Afonso de Lima1998A Cigarra e a FormigaRobertoO Abre-AlasCharles Möeller2000Mensagens de AmorCyrano Rosalém2001O Santo e o BicheiroJosé Renato2008Por que Não?Lígia Ferreira2009Mário Quintana - o poeta das coisas simplesRubens Lima Junior2017Quatro na Kitnet
Awards and nominations Air France Awards for Best Actress for Eu matei Lúcio Flávio.
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