Cláudia Jimenez

Cláudia Maria Patitucci Jimenez (18 November 1958 – 20 August 2022) was a Brazilian actress, comedienne and screenwriter. She started her career in 1979 in the TV show Malu Mulher, but it was from the 1980s onwards that she began to stand out, working with humour in shows such as Os Trapalhões, Viva O Gordo and Chico Anysio Show.

In the 1990s, she stood out in the film O Corpo, playing Bia, a character that won her Best Actress at the Brasilia Film Festival. In the same period, she had a prominent role in the humorous Escolinha do Professor Raimundo as Cacilda. Later, she joined the cast of Sai de Baixo to play Edileuza; as well, she gave life to the character Glorinha in Zorra Total. In 2004, she was the protagonist of Sitcom.br, a feature of Fantástico until she stood out in the TV show Sete Pecados, in which she received two nominations for the Contigo! Award 2008 in the categories of Best Supporting Actress and Best Romantic Couple.

Biography

Education Born in Rio de Janeiro on 18 November 1958, Jimenez graduated from a normal school with a kindergarten degree and studied amateur theatre at Tijuca Tênis Clube.

Career In 1978, she made her professional theatre debut, playing the prostitute Mimi Bibelô in the first production of Ópera do Malandro, by Chico Buarque, alongside Ary Fontoura and Marieta Severo. Producer Maurício Shermann saw her in the play and invited her to go to TV Globo. Cláudia was invited to participate in the opening of the program Viva o Gordo and soon joined the cast of the program, where she remained for four years. Simultaneously, she also participated in the program Os Trapalhões. Her comic performance caught the attention of Chico Anysio, who invited her to act in several of his programs, such as Chico Anysio Show and Escolinha do Professor Raimundo.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1983 Gabriela Olga 1988 The Story of Fausta 1990 Escolinha do Professor RaimundoCacilda 1991 O CorpoBia 1996 Você Decide 1996 Sai de Baixo Edileuza 1998 Torre de Babel Bina Colombo 2001 As Filhas da Mãe Dagmar Cerqueira 2002 Os Normais Sara 2005 América Consuelo 2007 Sete Pecados Custódia 2008 Negócio da China Violante Gonçalves 2011 Aquele Beijo Mãe Iara 2012 As Brasileiras Augusta Ramil 2013 Além do Horizonte Zélia 2016 Haja Coração Lucrécia Abdala Varela