Maria Della Costa
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Born | Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa 1 January 1926 |
Died | 24 January 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Actress, Theater |
Maria Della Costa (born Gentile Maria Marchioro Polloni, 1 January 1926 – 24 January 2015) was a Brazilian theater, movie and TV actress and producer.[1][2]
Life
[edit]She was born in Flores da Cunha, a small town of 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.[2]
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.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Brazilian actress Della Costa dead at 89". Global Post. Agence France-Presse. 25 Jan 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.
- ^ a b c "Corpo de Maria Della Costa é velado no Theatro Municipal do Rio". O Globo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 25 Jan 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.
External links
[edit]- Maria Della Costa at IMDb
- Biography and photos. Hotel Coxixo. In Portuguese.