Samara Felippo
Samara Felippo
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Felippo in 2016 at launch of the film The Ten Commandments
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| Born | Samara Felippo Santana October 6, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Leandro Barbosa (2008–2013) |
| Children | 2 |
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[hide]Biography[edit]
Samara had planned to become a gymnast but decided to study theater to lose her inhibitions.[1] At age 17, she decided against taking competitive exams to major in Computer Science upon being offered a spot in the actors troupe of the television network Rede Globo.[1][2]
Career[edit]
She was invited to join Caça Talentos, a children's morning telenovela (televised soap opera) with Angélica.[1] In early 1997, she participated in the Star for a Day segment of the weekly Sunday TV program Domingão do Faustão. Her test was to re-enact a scene in the role of the Nívea Stelmann character in the soap opera A Indomada opposite Matheus Rocha.[1] Her performance was excellent and enabled her to participate in other productions of the soap opera broadcast industry.[1]
The first such soap opera, Anjo Mau, found Samara playing the young Simone Garcia.[2] Later, she performed in Meu Bem Querer and Suave Veneno, among others.[2] The highlight of her career came in Malhação, where she portrayed the rebellious Érica Schmidt, a character who discovers she has contracted HIV.[2] In 2003, Mariana played the romantic Mariana, in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres; later that year she portrayed Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes in Chocolate com Pimenta.[2] In 2004 she was in the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, where she showed her comic vein opposite Karina Bacchi and Rosi Campos.[2] In 2005, she played the coquettish Detinha in América. Exploring her comic side, the character of pedestrians trying to conquer the city and get a boyfriend at all costs.[2][3]
Samara studied cinema at a college in Rio de Janeiro.[2] As to feature films, she performed in the film O Dono do Mar, produced in Maranhão in 2001 and released in 2006.[4][5][6] In another film, Concerto Campestre, which was filmed entirely in Pelotas (RS), she had the lead role.[7]
Also very involved with the theater, Samara has performed in several plays during hiatuses from television work. She played in Êxtase (2007);[2] A frente fria que a chuva traz(2006);[8] Comunhão de Bens (2000);[8] O Guarani (1998).[8]
In 2006, she took part in the miniseries JK, playing the role of Maria Estela Kubitschek[2] and she also played the villainesse Wandinha in O Profeta.[2] In 2007, the actress dubbed the role of Colette in the animated film Ratatouille[9] and participated in the TV Globo soap opera Sete Pecados."[2] In 2008, she participated in the reality show Domingão do Faustão, Dança dos Famosos 5.[10] And in the same year she performed in a few episodes of Casos e Acasos, again of TV Globo.[8] She also performed in the theater play Intenções Perigosas.[8]
In 2009 the actress withdrew for a while from soap operas. In 2010, she returned to television to perform in one of the episodes of S.O.S Emergência.[11]
In 2011 she performed in the play Hamlet[12] and in the play Mulheres Alteradas, replacing Adriane Galisteu.[13] In October of that year, she was cast in the miniseries on the life of Dercy Gonçalves which debuted in January 2012 on TV Globo.[14] In the miniseries she had the role of Maria Decimar, daughter of the comedian.[15]
In July 2012, the actress signed with Rede Record.[16][17] In 2013, the actress was cast as Dinah in the Biblical miniseries José do Egito.[18] In the same year, she returned to the theater in Orgulhosa Demais, Frágil Demais, where she portrayed Marilyn Monroe.[19]
In January 2014, she signed a contract with Globo, and will be in the series O Caçador playing the role of stripper Paulinha Tsunami.[20] In 2015, Samara gave life to Jochebed in the first phase of the novel Os Dez Mandamentos.[21] In 2017, Samara will return the screens in the novel Apocalipse, in which she will play a police officer.[22]
Personal life[edit]
She married basketball player Leandro Barbosa in 2008, and the couple's daughter, Alícia, was born on June 25, 2009.[2][23] In December 2010, the couple separated,[24] but reconciled again six months later.[25] But in September 2013, the actress announced their separation again.[26] The actress has a column about the backstage life of NBA basketball in the portal Basketeria.[27]
On May 25, 2013, Samara gave birth to her second daughter, Lara.[28]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Caças Talentos | Gabriela | Support cast |
| 1997 | Anjo Mau | Simone Garcia Fachini | |
| 1998 | Malhação | Sabrina | Season 4 |
| Meu Bem Querer | Baby Amoedo | ||
| 1999 | Suave Veneno | Gilvânia | |
| Malhação | Érica Schmidt | Seasons 6–8 (1999–2001) | |
| 2001 | O Clone | Diogo's girlfriend | Episode: "October 1, 2001" |
| Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Snow White | Season 2 | |
| 2003 | A Casa das Sete Mulheres | Mariana | |
| Chocolate com Pimenta | Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes | ||
| 2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Greta Bazaróv | |
| 2005 | América | Detinha (Maria Odete) | |
| 2006 | JK | Maria Estela Kubitschek | |
| Minha Nada Mole Vida | Cynthia Valéria | Episodes: "Ninguém É de Ninguém" / "Procura-se Uma Namorada" | |
| O Profeta | Wandinha (Wanda Carvalho) | ||
| 2007 | Sete Pecados | Simone | |
| 2008 | Dança dos Famosos 5 | Herself | Participant (Domingão do Faustão's reality show) |
| Casos e Acasos | Sofia | Episode: "A escolha, an operação e an outra" | |
| Ana | Episode: "Quem Passou a Noite Comigo?" | ||
| Bianca | Episode: "Ele é ela, ela é ele e ela ou eu" | ||
| 2010 | S.O.S Emergência | Silmara | Episode: "Um Paciente Indigesto" |
| 2012 | Dercy de Verdade | Maria Decimar Martins Senra | |
| 2013 | José do Egito | Dinah | |
| 2014 | O Caçador | Paulinha Tsunami | Episode: "April 25, 2014" |
| 2015 | Os Dez Mandamentos | Jochebed | First phase |
| 2017 | Apocalipse | Natália Menezes |
Theater[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | O Guarani | Ceci |
| 2000 | Comunhão de Bens | Nice |
| 2006 | A Frente Fria que a Chuva Traz | Fabi |
| 2007 | Êxtase | Cacau |
| 2008 | Intenções Perigosas | Catarina |
| 2011 | Hamlet | Ophelia |
| Mulheres Alteradas | Lisa | |
| 2013 | Orgulhosa Demais, Frágil Demais | Marilyn Monroe |
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Concerto Campestre | Clara Victória |
| 2006 | O Dono do Mar | Maria Quertibe |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Colette (Brazilian voice dubbing) |
| 2016 | The Ten Commandments: The Movie | Joquebede (1st stage) |
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