Maria Fernanda Meireles, daughter of Cecilia Meireles, died on July 30 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 96. Before her death, she was hospitalized at Casa de Sade So José in Humaita. Her death was caused by bacterial pneumonia, according to medical officials. It is not clear if she had other health problems in the past. Details of her funeral are yet to be announced. Luiz Heitor Fernando Meireles Gallon, Fernanda’s son, survives her. From 1956 to 1963, she was married to Luiz Gallon, and from 1963 to 1968, she was married to Oscar Araripe.
RIP Maria Fernanda (Meirelles).
Aqui em cena de Gabriela (1975), junto de outra atriz fabulosa, Sônia Oiticica. pic.twitter.com/7p8xmgWZ29
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Everything about Maria Fernanda
Maria Fernanda Meireles Correia Dias, born October 27, 1925, became known as the daughter of the poet Cecilia Meireles and for her roles in telenovelas such as Gabriela, Pai Heroi and Dona Beija. She was considered one of the best actresses in the history of Brazilian theater. Maria studied drama at the Old Vic School of Dramatic Art in Bristol, England, after growing up in Rio de Janeiro. She made her stage debut in 1948 with Carlos Magna’s Teatro do Estudante do Brasil Paschoal, playing Ophelia in Hoffmann Harnich’s production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
She became known for her distinctive voice and appeared in three National Dramatic Company plays in 1954, including As Casadas Solteiras, Senhora dos Afogados and Cidade Murdered. Between 1962 and 1963, she performed in many performances of Um Bonde Chamado Desejo (A Streetcar Named Desire) by Tennessee Williams.
Maria then moved to Paris and studied with actor Jean Louis Barrault before returning to Brazil in 1965 and appearing in Santa Joana. She won the Moliere Award in 1970 for her performance in O Balcao directed by Eros Martim, and they worked on two subsequent plays. Fernanda then starred in the 1972 film As Tres Irmas and the 1979 film Vejo Um Vulto na Janela, Me Acudan Que Sou Dozela. Maria began her film career with Semper Resta Uma Esperanca in 1946, followed by Luz Apagada and Carlota Joaquina – Princesa do Brasil.
Maria Fernanda’s parents were famous personalities.
Cecilia Meireles, Maria Fernanda’s mother, was a famous journalist, painter, poet, writer and teacher. During the 1940s, she traveled around America and visited other countries. With her travel experiences in Portugal, Europe, Israel and India, her news editorials emphasized the importance of education.
She was an important poet during the second phase of Brazilian modernism, and advocated educational reform as well as the establishment of children’s libraries. Fernando Correia Dias, Maria’s father, established a fresh aesthetic vision that was later developed in Portuguese modernism. Then he collaborated in magazines such as Satira 1911.
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