Lourdes de Oliveira | |
|---|---|
| De Oliveira in 1960. | |
| Born | December 17, 1938 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1960 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Lourdes de Oliveira (born 17 December 1938) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her supporting role as Mira in the 1959 romantic tragedy Black Orpheus and her starring role in the 1960 adventure film Os Bandeirantes . De Oliveira married the French director Marcel Camus, whom she met while filming, and retired from acting.
Lourdes de Oliveira was born on 17 December 1938 in Rio de Janeiro. [1] She is the daughter of the composer and tambourine player Darcy de Oliveira. [2] An athlete and Flamenguista (supporter of CR Flamengo) in her youth, she competed in races and participated in the Rio Spring Games. [2]
She acted in two films. [3] [4] In 1959, while a student, she was invited to act in French director Marcel Camus' romantic tragedy Black Orpheus . [2] She played Mira, the supporting female role. [5] In 1960, she was a lead in Camus' adventure film Os Bandeirantes as the character Suzana. [6]
De Oliveira married Camus, whom she met in 1959 while filming Black Orpheus. [7] After her second film, she retired from acting and moved to France with her husband. [8] [2] She and Camus have two children including the writer Jean-Christophe Camus, who was born in Paris in 1962. [2] [8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Black Orpheus | Mira |
| 1960 | Os Bandeirantes | Suzana |