About
Maria Pompeu (Rio de Janeiro, October 27, 1936) is a Brazilian actress and former vedette. Maria acted in more than 25 films. The only child of separated parents, Maria was very controlled by her mother, due to the standards of the time. Maria Pompeu's passion for theater was discovered almost by chance in childhood, in classes taught by Paschoal Carlos Magno at the Teatro Duse. In adolescence, she had to face her mother's resistance to continue acting. She worked in a bank to pay for a course at the Brazilian Theater Federation, where she took classes with Dulcina de Moraes and Henriette Morineau. She began acting in amateur theater in 1952, under the direction of Pascoal Carlos Magno. In 1955, Maria made her professional stage debut in Diálogo das Carmelitas, directed by Flaminio Bollini Cerri. In 1958, she joined the cast of the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia (TBC) and, the following...
Known for
BelíssimaSeries • 2005
Rosa RebeldeSeries • 1969
Sparkling GirlsSeries • 2012
Pecado CapitalSeries • 1975
A Grande MentiraSeries • 1968
Helena's ShadowSeries • 2014
Verão VermelhoSeries • 1969
MarinaSeries • 1980
Assim na Terra Como no CéuSeries • 1970
NinaSeries • 1977
Ciranda de PedraSeries • 2008
O EspigãoSeries • 1974
O Homem ProibidoSeries • 1982
The IllusionistSeries • 2011
Estrela-GuiaSeries • 2001
There's Something About MarioMovie • 2021
Minha Vida em MarteMovie • 2018
The Naked ManMovie • 1997