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Jussara Freire
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Jussara Rocha Freire (São Paulo, February 8, 1951) is a Brazilian actress and presenter, famous for her work in television, cinema and theater, she is the winner of several awards…
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Jussara Rocha Freire (São Paulo, February 8, 1951) is a Brazilian actress and presenter, famous for her work in television, cinema and theater, she is the winner of several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Brazil Quality Award, and a Press Trophy. She began her career in the 70s, gaining prominence in soap operas such as Os Inocentes (1974), Éramos Seis (1977) and O Direito de Nascer (1978), consolidating herself as one of the great names in Brazilian television drama, until establishing herself as a prestigious actress thanks to her performance in the soap opera Pantanal (1990), for which she achieved critical and public recognition and was awarded best actress at the Troféu Imprensa and the APCA Award. Other notable works include the soap operas Amazônia (1991), Coração de Estudante (2002), Cabocla (2004) and Belíssima (2005). She won praise from critics and the public, especially for her dramatic roles and also as an antagonist, especially for her performances as Carmem and Donana in the soap operas Vidas Opostas (2006) and Pecado Mortal (2013), respectively. For her performance in Vidas Opostas (2006), she was awarded the APCA Award for best actress for the second time. She was also nominated again in this award category for her performance in Pecado Mortal (2013).
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2024
Crazy About You
TV show Irmã Mércia
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2024
Desperate Lies
TV show Norma
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2021
A Life to Die For
TV show Tuninha
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2019
Sweet Diva
TV show Nilda Matheus
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2017
Apocalipse
TV show Tamar Koheg
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2016
The Slave Mother
TV show Urraca de Góis Almeida, Baronesa de Barangalha
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2014
Plano Alto
TV show Dora
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2013
Pecado Mortal
TV show Donana Vêneto
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2012
Máscaras
TV show Elvira Duval
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2010
Uma Rosa com Amor
TV show Pepa Fontenelle
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2008
Chamas da Vida
TV show Arlete Monteiro Azevedo de Castro
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2006
Opposite Lives
TV show Carmem Laranjeira
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2005
Belíssima
TV show Flávia Tosca Rodrigues
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2004
Cabocla
TV show Siá Bina de Oliveira
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2003
Romeu e Julieta
Movie Mãe de Julieta
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2002
Esperança
TV show Amália
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2002
Student's Heart
TV show Lígia Gouveia
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2001
Os Maias
TV show Amélia
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2000
Marcas da Paixão
TV show Wilma
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1998
Estrela de Fogo
TV show Graciosa de Souza
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1997
Os Ossos do Barão
TV show Bianca Ghirotto
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1995
Sangue do Meu Sangue
TV show Madame Salomé
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1994
Éramos Seis
TV show Clotilde
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1993
Guerra Sem Fim
TV show Delegada Rosa Choque (Rosa Vieira da Costa)
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1993
O Marajá
Movie Felícia
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1991
Amazônia
TV show Bárbara Mangabeira
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1990
Pantanal
TV show Filomena Aparecida (Filó)
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1984
Jerônimo
TV show Suzana
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1983
Braço de Ferro
TV show Odete
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1983
O Médium
Movie
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1982
A Filha do Silêncio
TV show Marquesa de Rio Verde
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1981
Os Imigrantes
TV show Dora Castilhos
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1979
Adultério Por Amor
Movie Flora
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1978
O Direito de Nascer
TV show Manon
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1977
Éramos Seis
TV show Olga
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1976
Ainda Agarro Esse Machão
Movie
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1975
O Sexo Mora ao Lado
Movie
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1975
O Sheik de Ipanema
TV show Michele
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1974
A Barba Azul
TV show Gláucia
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1974
Sedução - A Mulher Fatal
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