Samara Felippo

Samara Felippo
Felippo at the premiere of the film The Ten Commandments in 2016
Born
Samara Felippo Santana

(1978-10-06) 6 October 1978 (age 47)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PartnerLeandro Barbosa (2005–2013)
Children2
RelativesAgatha Moreira (cousin) [1]

Samara Felippo Santana (born 6 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

In her first soap opera, Anjo Mau, Samara plays 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 on 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]

Personal life

She married a basketball player Leandro Barbosa in 2008, and they had a child together, a daughter 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]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Caça TalentosGabrielaEpisode: "Argus Bobo"
1997Anjo MauSimone Garcia Fachini
1998MalhaçãoSabrinaEpisodes: "June 13–17"
Meu Bem QuererBaby Amoedo
1999Suave VenenoGilvânia
MalhaçãoÉrica SchmidtSeasons 6–7
2001O CloneDiogo's girlfriendEpisode "December 10th"
2001–2002Sítio do Picapau AmareloSnow WhiteEpisode: "Viagem ao País das Fábulas"
2003A Casa das Sete MulheresMariana
Chocolate com PimentaCelina Costa Andrade Fernandes
2004Da Cor do PecadoGreta BazaróvEpisodes: "July 8–August 27"
2005AméricaDetinha (Maria Odete)
2006JKMaria Estela Kubitschek
Minha Nada Mole VidaCynthia ValériaEpisode: "Ninguém É de Ninguém"
Episode: "Procura-se Uma Namorada"
O ProfetaWandinha (Wanda Carvalho)
2007Sete PecadosSimone
2008Dança dos FamososParticipantSeason 5
Casos e AcasosSofiaEpisode: "A Escolha, A Operação e A Outra"
AnaEpisode: "Quem Passou a Noite Comigo?"[29]
BiancaEpisode: "Ele é Ela, Ela é Ele e Ela ou Eu"
2010S.O.S EmergênciaSilmaraEpisode: "Um Paciente Indigesto"
2012Dercy de VerdadeMaria Decimar Martins Senra
2013José do EgitoDinah
2014O CaçadorPaulinha TsunamiEpisode: "April 25"
2015Os Dez MandamentosJochebed (young)Episodes: "March 24–30"
2017ApocalipseNatália Menezes
2019TopíssimaThaís BevilacquaEpisodes: "October 3–December 6"
2023Vai na FéVera CaldasEpisodes: "July 25–31"

Films

YearTitleRole
2004Concerto CampestreClara Victória
2006O Dono do MarMaria Quertibe
2007RatatouilleColette (Brazilian voice dubbing)
2016The Ten Commandments: The MovieJochebed (young)
2021Documentário Mulher: Expectativa x RealidadeNarrator[30]
2024Fazendo Meu FilmeCristiana Castelino Belluz[31]

Theater

YearTitleRole
1998O GuaraniCeci
2000Comunhão de BensNice
2006A Frente Fria que a Chuva TrazFabi
2007ÊxtaseCacau
2008Intenções PerigosasCatarina
2011HamletOphelia
Mulheres AlteradasLisa
2013Orgulhosa Demais, Frágil DemaisMarilyn Monroe
2019Mulheres Que Nascem Com os FilhosVarious

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biografia da atriz Samara Felippo" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Quem (September 28, 2009). "Bio, Samara Felippo". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "Personagem Detinha". Globo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "O Dono do Mar". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  5. ^ O Globo (August 2, 2007). ""O Dono do Mar" mistura fantasia e realidade". Globo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Samara Felippo lança filme no Rio". Terra Networks. August 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  7. ^ "Concerto Campestre". AdoroCinema. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e Caras. "Perfil da atriz Samara Felippo". UOL. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  9. ^ O Globo (July 1, 2007). "'Ratatouille' marca a estréia de Thiago Fragoso e Samara Felippo como dubladores". Globo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Globo.com (March 1, 2008). "Samara Felippo está ansiosa para estrear em 'Dança dos Famosos'". EGO. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  11. ^ Redação Rede Globo (July 18, 2010). "Samara Felippo participa de S.O.S. Emergência". Globo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  12. ^ Contigo! (February 5, 2011). "Samara Felippo estréia peça de Shakespeare". Editora Abril. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  13. ^ ofuxico (July 12, 2011). "Samara Felippo estará na peça "Mulheres Alteradas"". Terra Networks. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  14. ^ "Samara Felippo voltará para a TV em minissérie, diz jornal". M de Mulher. Editora Abril. October 10, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  15. ^ "Dercy de Verdade: Samara Felippo interpreta Decimar, filha da humorista". Globo.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  16. ^ "Atriz Samara Felippo assina contrato com a Record". NaTelinha (in Portuguese). Noticias NaTelinha. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  17. ^ "Samara Felippo assina com a Record e fará a minissérie bíblica sobre José". Caras. UOL. July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  18. ^ "Grávida, Samara Felippo estreia na Record com personagem dramática em José do Egito". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  19. ^ Renato Damião (December 20, 2013). ""Toda mulher é um pouco Marilyn Monroe", diz Samara Felippo". UOL entretenimento. UOL. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  20. ^ "Samara Felippo volta para a TV Globo com papel em nova série". MSN. Entretenimento. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  21. ^ "Conheça os personagens de Os Dez Mandamentos". R7 Entretenimento. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ Keila Jimenez (August 9, 2017). "Samara Felippo terá personagem de destaque em "Apocalipse"". KTV. R7. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  23. ^ "Nasce Alícia, filha de Samara Felippo e Leandrinho". Gazeta Online. Globo.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  24. ^ "Samara Felippo se separa de Leandrinho". EGO. Globo.com. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  25. ^ "Samara Felippo e Leandrinho reatam relação e vão juntos ao Fashion Rio". UOL. June 1, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  26. ^ Juliana Maselli (September 15, 2013). "'Separei, sim. Só isso que falo', afirma Samara Felippo no Rock in Rio". Ego. Globo.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  27. ^ "Partindo do princípio, por Samara Felippo". Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  28. ^ Carolina Gitahy (May 25, 2013). "Samara Felippo dá à luz Lara com 2,675kg e 44cm". Ego. Globo.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  29. ^ Redação NT (July 29, 2008). "Casos e Acasos: Quem é Amanda? Quem mandou o bombom? Quem passou a noite comigo?". Na Telinha (in Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  30. ^ Redação (November 24, 2021). "Documentário "Mulher – Expectativa x Realidade" estreia no GNT". TELA VIVA News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  31. ^ "Samara Felippo e Bela Fernandes serão mãe e filha em novo filme do Prime Video". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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