Lília Cabral Bertolli Figueiredo (born 13 July 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She has already been nominated twice to the International Emmy Award for Best Actress.

Biography

She is daughter of an Italian father, Gino Bertolli, and a Portuguese mother, Almedina Cabral, who was born in São Miguel,

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. Lilia lost her mother when she was very young, before she started working in television, which she deeply resents, as her mother never had the opportunity to see her work as an actress. She is from the São Paulo neighborhood of Lapa, where she spent her childhood, but has lived in

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for over twenty years.

Career

Cabral began her career in the theater performing in the play ''Feliz Ano Velho'', based on a book by Marcelo Rubens Paiva. She debuted on television in 1981 in the telenovela ''Os Adolescentes'', written by Ivani Ribeiro and produced by

Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...

. In 1984, she signed contract with

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...

to act in ''

Corpo a Corpo ''Corpo a Corpo'' (''Body to Body'' in English) is a 1984 Brazilian telenovela, aired on TV Globo. It was written by Gilberto Braga and Leonor Brassères. Cast * Antônio Fagundes - Osmar * Gloria Menezes - Teresa * Débora Duarte - Eloá *Hugo ...

'', by

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, and there she remains today. In 2003, Lilia Cabral participated in ''

Chocolate com Pimenta ''Chocolate com Pimenta'' (English title: ''Pepper Chocolate'') is a Brazilian telenovela, set in the roaring 1920s, starring Mariana Ximenes and Murilo Benício. It was produced and broadcast by Rede Globo in 2003 and 2004. It was written by ...

'' as the comic villainess Bárbara. Later, she joined the cast of ''

Começar de Novo ''Começar de Novo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo and aired between 30 August 2004 and 16 April 2005. It stars Marcos Paulo, Natália do Vale, Eva Wilma Eva Wilma Riefle Buckup Zarattini (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) ...

'' as Aída, the owner of a famous spa. In 2006, she starred as the main antagonist in '' Páginas da Vida'' as the insensitive bitter Marta. For her brilliant performance she received the Trophy Press award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007, but she lost the award to the French actress

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for her part as

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in ''

The Poisoner ''The Poisoner'' or ''Marie Besnard, l'empoisonneuse'' is a 2006 French-Belgium drama television film directed by Christian Faure. It stars Muriel Robin as Marie Besnard and it was broadcast on TF1 in 2006. Plot In 1947, in Loudun, Mary and Leo ...

''. In 2010, she was nominated for the second time to the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in the telenovela ''

Viver a Vida ''Viver a Vida'' (literally: Living Life, English title: ''Seize the Day'') is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Globo from September 14, 2009 to May 14, 2010. It is written by Manoel Carlos in collaboration with Ângela Chaves, Cláudia Lage, ...

''. Cabral starred as the protagonist Griselda Pereira in the telenovela ''

Fina Estampa ''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.

'' in 2011. In 2012, she won two Best Actress awards for her excellent portrayal of Griselda.

Personal life

Her first marriage was to filmmaker João Henrique Jardim when she was very young, but the marriage didn't last long. Since 1994, she has been married to the economist Iwan Figueiredo, who is the father of her only daughter, Giulia Bertolli, who was born when Lilia was 38. The pregnancy was not planned. She suffered three miscarriages before her pregnancy.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabral, Lilia 1957 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Azorean descent Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses