1976Winner
Best Performance
The Agony
Maria Gladys
Actor
Cachambi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 23, 1939
Biography
Maria Gladys Mello da Silva (born 23 November 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Gladys made her acting debut in 1959 with Arthur Azevedo's play "O Mambembe" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. She earned recognition in the theater world by appearing topless in the publicity poster for the play "O Chão dos Penitentes". In 1964, she starred in Ruy Guerra's film "Os Fuzis," which won the Silver Bear in Berlin for directing and was nominated for a Golden Bear. She's considered the mother of marginal cinema. Being part of the resistance during the Brazilian dictatorship led Gladys to exile in London between 1965 and 1979. She is the maternal grandmother of actress Mia Goth.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Nominee
Best Performance
Pequenas Histórias
2006Nominee
Best Performance
Manual de Barros - Retrato do poeta quando coisa
Career Highlights
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Quebranto
2026Highlight
Best Performance
Bowels of Hell
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Pequenas Histórias
Quebranto
Bowels of Hell