Maria Della Costa (born Gentile Maria Marchioro Polloni, 1 January 1926 – 24 January 2015) was a Brazilian theater, movie and TV actress and producer.
Life She was born in Flores da Cunha, a small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, into a family of Italian immigrants from the region of Veneto. She was immortalized in paintings by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Flavio de Carvalho, Guanabarino, and Djanira, and in a statue by Victor Brecheret. She started her career at 14 years of age, as a fashion model (she is considered the first professional model in Brazil).
She was married to Sandro Polloni, a theater producer, also of Italian origin. Together they founded Teatro Maria Della Costa in São Paulo in a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa.
After retiring from show business, she owned and managed a small hotel (Coxixo Hotel) in the historical and tourist town of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro. She died of a pulmonary edema on January 24, 2015.
Filmography
Television
1990 - Brasileiras e Brasileiros 1982 - Sétimo Sentido .... Juliana 1978 - Te contei? .... Ana Paula 1976 - Estúpido Cupido .... Olga 1970 - As Bruxas .... Teresa 1969 - Beto Rockfeller .... Maitê
Theatre 1992 - Típico Romântico 1988 - Temos Que Refazer a Casa 1986 - Alice, Que Delícia 1982 - Motel Paradiso 1974 - Tome Conta de Amélia 1973 - Bodas de Sangue 1968 - Tudo no Jardim 1968 - Abra a Janela e Deixa Entrar o Ar Puro e o Sol da Manhã 1967 - Homens de Papel 1964 - Depois da Queda 1963 - Pindura Saia 1962 - Armadilha Para um Homem Só 1962 - O Marido Vai à Caça 1960 - Society em Baby Doll 1959 - Gimba 1958 - A Alma Boa de Set-Suan 1956 - Moral em Concordata 1956 - A Rosa Tatuada 1956 - A Casa de Bernarda Alba 1955 - A Mirandolina 1955 - Com a Pulga Atrás da Orelha 1954 - O Canto da Cotovia 1952 - Manequim 1951 - Ralé
References
External links
Biography and photos. Hotel Coxixo. In Portuguese.