Elke Maravilha
Elke Maravilha | |
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![]() Elke at the 25th Brazilian Music Award in 2015 | |
Born | Elke Grünupp 22 February 1945 |
Died | 16 August 2016 | (aged 71)
Citizenship | Germany Brazil (revoked) |
Alma mater | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, television presenter |
Years active | 1969–2016 |
Elke Maravilha (born Elke Grünupp[1]; 22 February 1945 – 16 August 2016) was a German-born Brazilian actress, model and television presenter.[2][3][4]
Biography
Born in a little town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg[1], when she was six when her family emigrated to Brazil and first settled at a farm in Itabira, in the state of Minas Gerais. In 1955 her family leased lands in Atibaia in São Paulo State, dedicating itself to the cultivation of strawberries. Then the family moved to Bragança Paulista, where they also cultivated the land.[3][5] Back in Minas Gerais, she was chosen as Glamour Girl in Belo Horizonte in 1962.[6] It was during this period that she was naturalized Brazilian.[3] At the age of 20, she left home to live alone in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, where she took up employment as a bilingual secretary, using her fluency in eight languages, many of them learned in her own home environment, as well as being the youngest teacher of French at Alliance Française and of English in the União Cultural Brasil- Estados Unidos.[3][7] In the meantime her father became director of Liquigás and was transferred to Porto Alegre. Elke then returned to live with her family in Porto Alegre between 1966 and 1969, where she attended courses at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul faculties of philosophy, medicine and letters and she trained as a translator and interpreter of foreign languages.[3]
She began acting as a model at age 24, in 1969, in the same period in which she married the Greek writer Alexandros Evremidis, the first of her eight marriages.[7][8][9] At the beginning of her career Elke met the fashion designer Zuzu Angel, of whom she became friend.
Personal life
During the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1971, she was arrested for contempt at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro for tearing up posters of Stuart Angel Jones, her friend Zuzu's son, claiming that he had already been killed by the regime.[3] She was framed in the National Security Law and lost the Brazilian citizenship, which left her stateless.[3][4][10][11][12][13] She was only released after six days after the appeals of artist friends. Years later, she applied for German citizenship, the only one she got.[9][14] The stylist story was told in theaters in 2006 in the feature film Zuzu Angel. In the film, Elke was played by actress Luana Piovani and made a special guest appearance.[15]
She died in Rio de Janeiro on 16 August 2016 of multiple organ failure, from complications of a surgery to treat an ulcer.[16]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | A Volta de Beto Rockfeller | Sofia | |
1979 | Milagre – O Poder da Fé | Herself | Special participation |
Feijão Maravilha | |||
1986 | Memórias de um Gigolô | Madame Yara | |
1982–1988 | Cassino do Chacrinha | Judge | |
1988–1991 | Show de Calouros | Judge | |
1993–1996 | Programa Elke Maravilha | Presenter | |
1998 | Pecado Capital | Herself | Special participation |
Feijão | |||
2004 | Big Brother Brasil 4 | Judge | |
Celebridade | Herself | Special | |
Da Cor do Pecado | Judge | Participação Especial | |
2007 | Luz do Sol | Urânia Szakaly | |
2009 | Caminho das Índias | Herself | Special participation |
2012 | Morando Sozinho | Dona Violeta | |
2013 | As Canalhas | Cacala | |
Destino: Rio de Janeiro | Aunt Selesniova | ||
2015 | Fantástico | Herself | Quadro: O Grande Plano |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1970 | Salário Mínimo | Modelo |
1971 | O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões | Secretária |
1972 | Os Machões | |
Quando o Carnaval Chegar | Atriz Francesa | |
1973 | O Rei do Baralho | |
1974 | Gente que Transa | Esmeralda |
1976 | Xica da Silva | Hortência |
1977 | Tenda dos Milagres | |
A Força de Xangô | Iaba | |
Pastores da Noite | ||
1978 | Elke Maravilha Contra o Homem Atômico | Elke Maravilha |
1979 | A Noiva da Cidade | Daniela[17] |
O Milagre | Elke | |
1981 | Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco | Débora |
1987 | No Rio vale tudo | Esposa |
Romance | Amiga de Antônio César | |
Tanga: Deu no New York Times | ||
1988 | Prisoner of Rio | Frank |
1999 | Xuxa Requebra | Iara Macedo "Macedão" |
2006 | Zuzu Angel | Lieselotte |
2007 | Elke | Herself |
Elke no país das Maravilhas | Herself | |
2010 | A Suprema Felicidade | Avó de Paulo |
A Maravilha de ser Elke | Herself | |
2011 | Fca Carla[18] | Lúcia |
2013 | Mato sem Cachorro | Dona Noara |
Meu Passado Me Condena | Mirtes | |
2015 | A Lenda do Gato Preto | Angelina |
Super Oldboy | Senhora | |
Copyleft | ||
2016 | Carrossel 2: O Sumiço da Maria Joaquina | Dona Lelé |
Lua em Sagitário | Ulla |
Stage
- Paixão de Cristo[19][20]
- Elke – do Sagrado ao Profano
- Viva o Cordão Encarnado
- O Castelo das Sete Torres
- Rio de Cabo a Rabo
- Eu Gosto de Mamãe
- Carlota Joaquina
- A Rainha Morta
- O Homem e o Cavalo
- Orfeu da Conceição
- O Lobo da Madrugada
- Carlota Joaquina
References
- ^ a b c Biografia desconstrói mitos que Elke Maravilha criou ao longo da vida, Folha de S. Paulo, 2020-03-01, Leonardo Sanchez. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Elke Maravilha – Website Oficial". elkemaravilha.com.br. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Elke Maravilha morre aos 71 anos, no Rio de Janeiro". 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b "ELKE MARAVILHA, UMA MULHER FORTE, CAPAZ DE UM ATO HEROICO NOS ANOS DE CHUMBO" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Ilha das Flores". hospedariailhadasflores.com.br. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Elke tinha uma forte ligação com Minas Gerais" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Apátrida e oito maridos: os bastidores da vida de Elke Maravilha". Veja.
- ^ "Elke Maravilha morou em Porto Alegre no final dos anos 1960".
- ^ a b "Elke Maravilha Silvio Santos é a pior pessoa do mundo". ISTOÉ Gente. Terra Networks.
- ^ "Elke Maravilha solta o verbo entre o sagrado e o profano". Diário do Grande ABC. 17 June 2005.
- ^ ""Eles não gostam de gente que pensa", revela Elke Maravilha sobre ausência da TV". RD1. 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Elke Maravilha, filha da guerra". Farofafá.
- ^ ""Resolvi enlouquecer no Dops", lembra Elke". Folha de S. Paulo. UOL. 30 July 2006.
- ^ "Debaixo da peruca loira". O Povo.
- ^ "Morre Elke Maravilha aos 71 anos no Rio de Janeiro – Últimas Notícias – UOL TV e Famosos" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Corpo de Elke Maravilha é enterrado no Rio". G1. Globo.com. 17 August 2016.
- ^ Cinemateca Brasileira, A Noiva da Cidade [em linha]
- ^ "Elke Maravilha no Ceará". Diário do Nordeste.
- ^ "Elke Maravilha no palco". O Dia. IG. 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Kayky Brito e Elke Maravilha encenam 'Paixão de Cristo' no Paraná". Caras. 23 March 2016.
External links
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