---
name: "Marília Pêra"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marilia-pera"
fi1m_id: "marilia-pera"
imdb_id: "nm0702479"
tmdb_id: 10057
wikidata_id: "Q466574"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 January 1943"
died: "5 December 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:58:32.788074+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."
---

# Marília Pêra

## Identity

Marília Pêra

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marilia-pera
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marilia-pera
- **IMDb ID:** nm0702479
- **TMDB ID:** 10057
- **Wikidata ID:** Q466574
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADlia_P%C3%AAra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466574, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702479/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10057

Actor. Born 22 January 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died 5 December 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 January 1943, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Died:** 5 December 2015
- **Active:** 1980–1998
- **Also known as:** Marília Soares Pêra, Марилия Пера, マリリア・ペーラ, 마릴리아 배, मरिलिया पेरा
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 85 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADlia_P%C3%AAra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466574, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702479/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10057

## Biography

Marília Pêra was a Brazilian actress, singer and theatre director. Born Marília Soares Pêra on 22 January 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, she came from a family with a background in the performing arts and began appearing on stage as a child. She worked extensively in theatre, telenovelas and film over five decades.

Pêra is known for her role as Sueli in the 1980 film *Pixote*, for which she received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, and as Irene in Walter Salles's *Central Station* (1998). She won multiple Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival and appeared in other films including *Bar Esperança* (1983) and *Angels of the Night* (1987). She died on 5 December 2015 in Rio de Janeiro.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Central Station* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Irene — [page](https://film.one/film/central-station.md)
- *Pixote* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Sueli — [page](https://film.one/film/pixote.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

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

- *Incidente em Antares - O Filme* (2018), as Erotildes da Conceição
- *All Paulos in the World - Paulo José* (2017), Actor
- *I'm Rich!* (2016), as Madame Claude
- *Chico: Brazilian Artist* (2015), as Reader (voice)
- *Alô, Dolly!* (2013), as Dolly Levi
- *Pé na Cova* (2013), series, as Darlene Dos Santos
- *That Kiss* (2011), series, as Maruschka Lemos de Sá
- *Consideração do Poema* (2011), Actor
- *A Vida Alheia* (2010), series, as Catarina Faissol
- *Now Boarding* (2009), as Justina / Gilda · Co-Producer
- *Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala* (2008), as Madame Castilho
- *Urban Snap-Shots* (2008), as Magda / Magali
- *Playing* (2007), as Actress
- *Two Faces* (2007), series, as Gioconda de Queiroz Barreto
- *Toma Lá, Dá Cá* (2007), series, as Ivone/Madame Madelon
- *Vestido de Noiva* (2006), as Madame Clessy
- *Snakes & Lizards* (2006), series, as Maria Luísa Pasquim Montini (Milu)
- *JK* (2006), series, as Sara Kubitschek
- *Living the Dream* (2006), as Vanessa
- *Transamerica* (2005), Thanks
- *Começar de Novo* (2004), series, as Marlene Emilinha Teles Oliveira (Janis Doidona)
- *Shades of Sin* (2004), series, as Violante
- *Garrincha: Lonely Star* (2003), as Vanderléia
- *Aurora Miranda - A Irmã Notável de Carmen* (2002), Actor
- *Seja O Que Deus Quiser!* (2002), as Dona Fernanda
- *Os Maias* (2001), series, as Maria Monforte
- *Brava Gente* (2000), series, as Pola, Amélia, Ana Néri
- *Amélia* (2000), as Amélia
- *Garotas do Programa* (2000), series, as humorista
- *Zorra Total* (1999), series, as Elizabeth
- *Traveller* (1998), as Ana Lara
- *My Sweetheart* (1998), series, as Custódia Alves Serrão
- *Central Station* (1998), as Irene — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/central-station.md)
- *Mandacaru* (1997), series, as Isadora Camargo
- *Tieta of Agreste* (1996), as Perpétua Esteves Batista
- *O Campeão* (1996), series, as Elizabeth
- *The Interview* (1995), as Renata
- *Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!* (1992), series, Actor
- *Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela* (1992), Screenplay, Stage Director
- *Lua Cheia de Amor* (1990), series, as Genuína "Genu" Miranda
- *Top Model* (1989), series, as Suzana Pasolini
- *Better Days Ahead* (1989), as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos
- *Cousin Bazilio* (1988), series, as Juliana
- *Angels of the Night* (1987), as Marta Brum · Associate Producer
- *Brega & Chique* (1987), series, as Rafaela Alvaray (Alfa 1)
- *Mixed Blood* (1985), as Rita la Punta
- *Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema)* (1984), Actor
- *Bar Esperanza* (1983), as Anna Moreno
- *Quem Ama Não Mata* (1982), series, as Alice
- *Chico Anysio Show* (1982), series, as atriz com afasia
- *Chico Total* (1981), series, Actor
- *Pixote* (1980), as Sueli — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/pixote.md)
- *O Grande Desbum* (1978), Actor
- *The Trapalhões* (1977), series, Actor
- *Planeta dos Homens* (1976), series, as Vários Personagens
- *King of the Night* (1975), as Pupi
- *Ana, a Libertina* (1975), Actor
- *Supermanoela* (1974), series, as Manoela
- *The Return Of The Rockefeller* (1973), series, as Manuela (flashback)
- *Uma Rosa com Amor* (1972), series, as Serafina
- *Bandeira 2* (1971), series, as Noeli
- *O Cafona* (1971), series, as Shirley Sexy
- *O Donzelo* (1971), Actor
- *É Simonal* (1970), Actor
- *Super Plá* (1969), series, as Joana Martini
- *Albert, the Rockefeller* (1968), series, as Manuela
- *The Man Who Bought the World* (1968), as Rosinha
- *Padre Tião* (1965), series, as Cidinha
- *Um Rosto de Mulher* (1965), series, as Elizabeth
- *A Moreninha* (1965), series, as Carolina
- *Rosinha do Sobrado* (1965), series, as Rosinha
- *Musicalíssima* (1965), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-b5d6c4cd6075.jpg) Marília Pêra — Wilson Dias/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Mariliapera28122006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Atrizes brasileiras. (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-67f2d467677f.jpg) Atrizes brasileiras. (2020) — Globoplay Novelas, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Gl%C3%B3ria_Menezes_e_Mar%C3%ADlia_P%C3%AAra_em_Brega_e_Chique_-_1987.jpg/1280px-Gl%C3%B3ria_Menezes_e_Mar%C3%ADlia_P%C3%AAra_em_Brega_e_Chique_-_1987.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-bf113b3531bd.jpg) Marília Pêra — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Mar%C3%ADlia_Chanel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-9c6294f31b71.jpg) Marília Pêra — Image via TMDB
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-2d6e85b2d241.jpg) Marília Pêra — Image via TMDB
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-c56b61c03ace.jpg) Marília Pêra — Image via TMDB
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-47355497cdf6.jpg) Marília Pêra — Image via TMDB
- ![Marília Pêra](https://film.one/media/person/87913/gallery-1e82531b0df3.jpg) Marília Pêra — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) 2003: Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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