Samara Felippo | |
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 Felippo at the premiere of the film The Ten Commandments in 2016 | |
| Born | Samara Felippo Santana 6 October 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Partner | Leandro Barbosa (2005–2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Agatha Moreira (cousin) |
Samara Felippo Santana (born 6 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress.
Samara had originally trained to become a gymnast but decided to study drama in order to overcome her inhibitions. [1] At age 17, she decided against taking competitive exams to major in Computer Science upon being offered a place in the school for actors of the television network Rede Globo. [1] [2]
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 so impressive that it enabled her to participate in other productions of the soap opera broadcast industry. [1]
On her first soap opera, Anjo Mau , Samara played the young Simone Garcia. [2] Later, she appeared on 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, Felippo played the romantic Mariana, in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres ; later that year she portrayed Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes on Chocolate com Pimenta . [2] In 2004 she was cast on the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado , where she showed her comic skills opposite Karina Bacchi and Rosi Campos. [2] In 2005, she played the coquettish Detinha on América . Exploring her comic side, the character of pedestrians trying to conquer the city and find 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]
She married basketball player Leandro Barbosa in 2008, and the couple's daughter 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. [28]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Caça Talentos | Gabriela | Episode: "Argus Bobo" |
| 1997 | Anjo Mau | Simone Garcia Fachini | |
| 1998 | Malhação | Sabrina | Episodes: "June 13–17" |
| Meu Bem Querer | Baby Amoedo | ||
| 1999 | Suave Veneno | Gilvânia | |
| Malhação | Érica Schmidt | Seasons 6–7 | |
| 2001 | O Clone | Diogo's girlfriend | Episode "December 10th" |
| 2001–2002 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Snow White | Episode: "Viagem ao País das Fábulas" |
| 2003 | A Casa das Sete Mulheres | Mariana | |
| Chocolate com Pimenta | Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes | ||
| 2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Greta Bazaróv | Episodes: "July 8–August 27" |
| 2005 | América | Detinha (Maria Odete) | |
| 2006 | JK | Maria Estela Kubitschek | |
| Minha Nada Mole Vida | Cynthia Valéria | Episode: "Ninguém É de Ninguém" Episode: "Procura-se Uma Namorada" | |
| O Profeta | Wandinha (Wanda Carvalho) | ||
| 2007 | Sete Pecados | Simone | |
| 2008 | Dança dos Famosos | Participant | Season 5 |
| Casos e Acasos | Sofia | Episode: "A Escolha, A Operação e A Outra" | |
| Ana | Episode: "Quem Passou a Noite Comigo?" [29] | ||
| 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" |
| 2015 | Os Dez Mandamentos | Jochebed (young) | Episodes: "March 24–30" |
| 2017 | Apocalipse | Natália Menezes | |
| 2019 | Topíssima | Thaís Bevilacqua | Episodes: "October 3–December 6" |
| 2023 | Vai na Fé | Vera Caldas | Episodes: "July 25–31" |
| 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 | Jochebed (young) |
| 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 |
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