---
name: "Jurema Penna"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jurema-penna"
fi1m_id: "jurema-penna"
imdb_id: "nm0672024"
tmdb_id: 1469958
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 December 1926"
died: "20 September 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T14:33:09.964971+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jurema Penna

## Identity

Jurema Penna

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jurema-penna
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jurema-penna
- **IMDb ID:** nm0672024
- **TMDB ID:** 1469958
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672024/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1469958

Actor. Born 8 December 1926 in Alcobaça, Bahia, Brazil. Died 20 September 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 December 1926, Alcobaça, Bahia, Brazil
- **Died:** 20 September 2001
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672024/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1469958

## Biography

Jurema Penna was a Brazilian actress and playwright. Born on 8 December 1926 in Alcobaça, Bahia, she graduated in law and trained at the School of Theatre of the Federal University of Bahia under Martim Gonçalves. She began her career on stage in 1949 and later appeared in films including *Mandacaru Vermelho* (1961) and *The Given Word* (1962).

Penna moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1966 and made her television debut in 1969. She became known for roles in telenovelas such as *Irmãos Coragem* (1970–1971) and *Selva de Pedra* (1972). She returned to Bahia in 1973, where she continued working in theatre as an actress, writer and director until her death on 20 September 2001 in Salvador.

*Sources: pt.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Given Word* (1962), Fi1m 76, as Zealot — [page](https://film.one/film/the-given-word.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jubiabá* (1987), Actor
- *The Wizard and the Sheriff* (1983), as Hortência
- *Tent of Miracles* (1977), as Tia Eufrásia
- *O Forte* (1977), Actor
- *Selva de Pedra* (1975), series, as Sofia Neves
- *As Moças Daquela Hora* (1973), Actor
- *Selva de Pedra* (1972), series, as Sofia Neves
- *O Homem Que Deve Morrer* (1971), series, as Zoraida
- *Rua Descalça* (1971), Actor
- *Irmãos Coragem* (1970), series, as Indaiá
- *Verão Vermelho* (1969), series, as Dona Gegê
- *A Doce Mulher Amada* (1969), as Aunt Clotilde
- *Rosa Rebelde* (1969), series, as Irmã Dolores
- *Time of Violence* (1969), Actor
- *How Are You, Well?* (1968), Actor
- *Seara Vermelha* (1964), Actor
- *O Santo Módico* (1964), Actor
- *Sol Sobre a Lama* (1963), Actor
- *The Given Word* (1962), as Zealot — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-given-word.md)
- *Tocaia no Asfalto* (1962), as Dona Filó
- *Red Mandacaru* (1961), as Dona Dusinha

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