Sílvia Pfeifer

Sílvia Escobar Pfeifer (born February 24, 1958) is a Brazilian actress and former model, best known for her roles in the telenovelas O Rei do Gado, Torre de Babel, Brilhante, Meu Bem, Meu Mal, and Top Model.

Pfeifer began her professional career as a fashion model in the 1970s, working in Brazil and abroad. She became one of the notable Brazilian models of her generation before transitioning into acting in the late 1980s.

She later established herself as a prominent television actress, particularly in productions broadcast by TV Globo, and has maintained a career spanning several decades in Brazilian television, as well as appearances in film and theater.

Early life

She was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was raised in southern Brazil, where she spent her childhood and adolescence before beginning her professional career.

She completed her early education in Porto Alegre and remained in the state of Rio Grande do Sul until the start of her work in the fashion industry in the 1970s. In 2003: Kubanacan and Celebridade. In 2006, Pé na Jaca.

The actress Sílvia Pfeifer also made several miniseries, specials and series. In 1990, Boca do Lixo. In 1998: Você Decide. In 2002, Os Normais. In 2004: Linha Direta. In 2006: A Diarista. In 2008: Casos e Acasos.

In 2009, she moved to TV Record, where she worked on the telenovela Bela, a Feia.

In film, Pfeifer acted in the 1991 film Não Quero Falar Sobre Isso Agora. In 2000, in Le Voyeur, a short film, and in Xuxa Popstar. In 2004, in A Cartomante.

In 2016, she was hired by TVI.

Personal life She was married to businessman Nelson Chamma Filho, with whom she has two children, Emanuela and Nicholas. The couple divorced in 2021.

In 1992, she converted to Tibetan Buddhism and follower of 14th Dalai Lama.

Songwriters Marcelo de Alexandre and Fausto Fawcett wrote the song "Silvia Pfeifer" in honor of Pfeifer. The song is available in the track listing of the 1989 studio album Império dos Sentidos. A close-up of Pfeifer is the cover of this album.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Sassaricando Model Episode: "November 9, 1987" 1990 Boca do Lixo Cláudia Toledo Meu Bem, Meu Mal Isadora Venturini 1991 Os Trapalhões Marina da Glória Special participation 1992 Perigosas Peruas Leda Vallenari Você Decide Maria Rita Episode: "O Sonho Dourado" 1993 Sandra Episode: "A Sangue Frio" 1994 Episode: "Cinderela" Confissões de Adolescente Tatiana Episodes: "Essa Tal de Virgindade" / "Ainda Não!" Tropicaliente Letícia Velásquez 1995 Você Decide Episode: "Intermezzo" Malhação Paula Pratta Season 1 1996 O Rei do Gado Léia Mezenga 1998 Você Decide Episode: "Das Duas Uma" Torre de Babel Leila / Leda Sampaio 1999 Mulher Sônia de Oliveira Schneider Episode: "Mãe Menina" 2000 Uga-Uga Vitória Arruda Prado 2001 O Clone Cinira Dantas Special participation 2002 Desejos de Mulher Virgínia Os Normais Selma Episode: "Acordando Normalmente" 2003 Kubanacan Amanda Episodes: "July 22–August 16, 2003" Celebridade Solange Sá Episodes: "October 14–23, 2003" 2004 Inspector Max Márcia Quintanilha Episode: "O Soneto Mortal" Maré Alta passing the vessel Special participation Linha Direta Edina Poni Melo Viana Episode: "Crime das Irmãs Poni" 2005 A Diarista Júlia Episode: "Aquele da Cafeína" 2006 Teresa Episode: "Marinete Não Chega!"Episode: "Aquele da Chuva" Pé na Jaca Maria Clara Botelho Bulhões Nozchese 2008 Casos e Acasos Ana Paula Gueiros Episode: "Ele é Ela, Ela é Ele e Ela ou Eu" 2009 Bela, a Feia Vera Ávila 2012 Corações Feridos Cacilda Varela de Almeida Special participation Malhação: Intensa como a Vida Marta Menezes Season 20 2014 Alto Astral Úrsula Barbosa 2015 Totalmente Demais Herself Episodes: "December 22–24, 2015" 2017 Ouro Verde Monica Ferreira da Fonseca In Portugal on the TVI channel 2018 Que Marravilha – Aula de Cozinha Participant GNT Reality show 2019 Topíssima Marinalva "Mariinha" Ramos Gonçalves 2025 Dona de Mim Rebeca

Movies Year Title Role Notes 1982 Tensão no Rio Model 1991 Não Quero Falar Sobre Isso Agora Raquel 2000 Le Voyeur Short film Xuxa Popstar Vani 2004 A Cartomante Drª. Antônia Maria dos Anjos 2006 O Caso Morel 2015 Até que a Sorte nos Separe 3: A Falência Final Nora Banks