Elizângela

Elizângela do Amaral Vergueiro (11 December 1954 – 3 November 2023), known mononymously as Elizângela, was a Brazilian actress, singer and television presenter who played a lead role in the 1977 telenovela Locomotivas and participated in several other telenovelas and films.

Biography Elizângela was the youngest of three sisters. Her father was an executive and her mother was a housewife. Her parents split up when she was one and a half years old, and so, she had very little contact with her father. Her mother was a manicurist after the separation, and had to bring up the three daughters alone, with a small pension from the ex-husband. Going through difficulties, she then began working as a child, at the age of 8.

Elizângela died of a cardiac arrest on 3 November 2023, at the age of 68.

Filmography Soap operas and serials Year Series Character Network 1971 O Cafona Dalva (Globo) 1971 Bandeira 2 Taís (Globo) 1972 O Bofe Sandra (Globo) 1973 Cavalo de Aço Teresa (Globo) 1975 Pecado Capital Emilene (Globo) 1975 Cuca Legal Lu (Globo) 1976 O Casarão Mônica (Globo) 1976 O Feijão e o Sonho Cidoca (Globo) 1977 Locomotivas Patrícia (Globo) 1978 Te Contei? Ritinha (Globo) 1979 Feijão Maravilha Adelaide (Globo) 1980 Plumas & Paetês Sandra (Globo) 1981 Jogo da Vida Mariúcha (Globo) 1982 Paraíso Maria Rosa (Globo) 1983 Voltei pra Você Lucinha (Globo) 1984 Partido Alto Cidinha (Globo) 1985 Roque Santeiro Marilda (Globo) 1986 Tudo ou Nada Guadalupe (TV Manchete) 1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Rosemary Pontes (Globo) 1994 Éramos Seis Marion (SBT) 1994 As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor Teresa (SBT) 1996 Malhação Zenaide (Zizi) (Globo) 1997 Por Amor Magnólia (Globo) 1999 Suave Veneno Nazaré (Globo) 2001 O Clone Noêmia (Globo) 2004 Senhora do Destino Djenane / Edileuza (Globo) 2005 A Lua Me Disse Assunta (Globo) 2006 Cobras & Lagartos Shirley Miranda (Globo) 2008 A Favorita Cilene (Jucilene Maria Gonzaga) (Globo) 2010 Ti Ti Ti Nicole / Daguijane Oliveira (Globo) 2011 Aquele Beijo Íntima Falcão (Globo) 2012 Salve Jorge Esma (Globo) 2014 Segunda Dama Edinéia dos Santos (Globo) 2014 Império Jurema (Globo) 2016 A Terra Prometida Milah (Record) 2017 A Força do Querer Aurora Duarte (Globo) 2019 A Dona do Pedaço Carmelinda (Globo)

Awards and nominations Year Associations Category Nominations Result 1969 Santos Film Festival Most Promising Actress Quelé do Pajeú 1970 Best Actress Vale do Canaã 1972 Press Trophy Favorite Female Newcomer O Cafona 1973 Press Trophy Favorite Female Newcomer O Bofe 1976 Villa Lobos Music Awards Best Selling Disc of the Year Pertinho de Você Contigo! Awards - The Best of The Year Favorite Newcomer Singer 2005 Golden Tamborim Awards (Samba Trophy) Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Telenovela A Lua Me Disse 2011 Top of Business Awards Best Actress in Television Aquele Beijo 2012 Top of Business Awards Best Actress in Television Salve Jorge 2017 Globo Awards - Best of The Year Best Supporting Actress A Força do Querer Extra Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Contigo! TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Serie or Telenovela APCA Awards Best Performance by an Actress in Television UOL TV and Famous Awards Best Actress My Telenovela Awards Best Supporting Actress (critic choice) Best Supporting Actress (public choice) NaTelinha Awards Best Supporting Actress