Maria Zilda Bethlem

Maria Zilda Bethlem (born October 20, 1951), also known as Maria Zilda, is a Brazilian actress. She is known for the role of Verônica in the Rede Globo telenovela Vereda Tropical.

She won the Best Actress Award at the 1993 Brasília Film Festival for her performance in Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato, also winning the same award at the 2000 Gramado Film Festival for her role in Eu Não Conhecia Tururu.

Bethlem was married to television director Roberto Talma, with whom she had her younger son, filmmaker Raphael Vieira. She was directed by Raphael Vieira in the 2017 American feature film Untouched. She is also the mother of politician Rodrigo Bethlem from a previous marriage. Rodrigo is the father of her granddaughter Vitória. In May 2017, she announced that she was separated, during an interview for TV Fama.

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