Dercy Gonçalves

Dolores Gonçalves Costa (23 June 1907 – 19 July 2008), known by her stage name Dercy Gonçalves, was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. In her 86-year-long career, she worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming famous by her humorous use of vulgar language. In 1991, at the age of 84, she caused controversy by exposing her breasts while parading with a Samba school in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.

Gonçalves is recognized by Guinness World Records as having the longest acting career ever having acted from 1922 to 2008.

Biography

Dercy Gonçalves was biographed in 1994 by Maria Adelaide Amaral. The book was titled Dercy de Cabo a Rabo (a popular expression in Portuguese that means "from the beginning to the end", and in this particular case, "The complete Dercy"). Amaral also adapted her book into the 2012 miniseries Dercy de Verdade ("The true Dercy"). Dercy Gonçalves was portrayed by Luisa Périssé (teen), Heloísa Périssé (young) and Fafy Siqueira (older).

She died at 16:45 BRT on 19 July 2008 from pneumonia at the age of 101. She was buried in her birth town Santa Maria Madalena in Rio de Janeiro. Her mausoleum, designed by herself in 1991, has the shape of a glass pyramid and is unique in that she was buried standing up. The conception is similar to Louvre Pyramid.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1943 Samba in Berlin 1944 Romance Proibido Dercy 1944 Abacaxi azul 1946 Caídos do Céu Rita Naftalina 1948 Folias Cariocas 1955 Feitiço do Amazonas 1956 Depois Eu Conto Ofélia Canabrava 1957 Uma Certa Lucrécia Lucrécia 1957 Absolutamente Certo Bela 1957 A Baronesa Transviada Gonçalina / The Baroness 1958 Cala a Boca, Etelvina Etelvina 1958 A Grande Vedete Janete 1959 Entrei de Gaiato Ananásia da Emancipação / Singer in musical number 1960 Dona Violante Miranda Violante Miranda 1960 Só Naquela Base 1960 Minervina Vem Aí Minervina 1960 Com Minha Sogra em Paquetá 1960 A Viúva Valentina Valentina 1963 Sonhando com Milhões Agripina 1970 Se Meu Dólar Falasse Bisisica 1980 Bububu no Bobobó 1980 Cavalo Amarelo Dulcinéa 1980 Dulcinéa Vai à Guerra Dulcinéa 1983 O Menino Arco-Íris 1989 Que Rei Sou Eu? Baronesa Eknésia 1992 Deus nos Acuda Celestina 1993 Oceano Atlantis 1996 Sai de Baixo Leopoldina 2008 Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala Vovó no Opala (final film role)