Maria Cláudia

Maria Cláudia de Souza Santos (born October 9, 1949, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter, journalist, producer, dancer and model.

She is the niece of actor Luís Delfino. She was elected one of the most beautiful women in Brazil in the year 1978, and one of the most photographed women during the 1970s and early 1980s.

In TV he made appearances in several soap operas such as Selva de Pedra, O Bem-Amado, O Rebu and Feijão Maravilha. But her most striking characters were Shana from the telenovela Te Contei? and Amanda of Plumas e Paetês. Without children, she is married to the philosopher, writer, journalist and Screenwriter Luiz Carlos Maciel from 1976 to his death in 2017.

She had her acting career interrupted by a vocal cord problem in the mid-1980s, from which she recovered ten years later.

Filmography Films

Year Title Role Notes1969 Bonga, o Vagabundo Sônia 1972 Independência ou Morte Empress Amélie of Leuchtenberg 1976 O Flagrante Marlene 1977 Um Marido Contagiante Helena 1978 Se Segura, Malandro! Jô 1979 O Coronel e o Lobisomem Esmeraldina Nogueira 1981 Eros, o Deus do Amor Annelise

Television Year Title Role Notes1970 Verão Vermelho Patrícia Assim na Terra Como no Céu Suzy 1971 Caso Especial Episode: "Nº 1" Minha Doce Namorada Vera (Verinha) 1972 Selva de Pedra Kátia 1973 O Bem-Amado Adalgisa Portela (Gisa) O Semideus Estela 1974 O Rebu Helena Martins 1977 Nina Doralda 1978 Te Contei? Shana 1979 Feijão Maravilha Abigail Andrade (Bibinha) 1980 Plumas & Paetês Amanda 1981 Terras do Sem-Fim Margot 1983 Moinhos de Vento Sandra Pão Pão, Beijo Beijo Luísa Cantarelli 1992 Deus Nos Acuda Kelly Garcia 1994 Você Decide Episode: "Tudo Pela Arte" 1995 Episode: "O Gosto da Vingança" 2004 Linha Direta Maria das Dores Calmon Episode: "Crime das Irmãs Poni" A Escrava Isaura Serafina 2007 Caminhos do Coração Drª. Ruth Maciel Episodes: "September 5–October 9, 2007" Amor e Intrigas Eugênia Dutra 2010 Louca Família Léa Ferreira (Léinha) Uma Rosa com Amor Mrs. Elizabeth Smith