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Adelaide João
Born(1921-07-27)27 July 1921
Lisbon, Portugal
Died3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 99)
Lisbon, Portugal
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2021

Adelaide João (27 July 1921 – 3 February 2021), born Maria da Glória Pereira da Silva, was a Portuguese actress.

Career

In a career that spanned 60 years she appeared in more than 135 films and television shows starting 1960. She starred in The End of the World, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

She won the Career Awards at the Sophia Awards in 2018. At the time of her death she was living in Casa do Artista and was reportedly infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The End of the World". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Morreu a atriz Adelaide João, aos 99 anos". SAPO Mag. Retrieved 3 February 2021.