Cleyde Yáconis (14 November 1923 – 15 April 2013) was a Brazilian actress.

Life and career

She began her career at Brazilian Comedy Theater (TBC) with her sister, actress

Cacilda Becker Cacilda Becker Iaconis (6 April 1921 – 14 June 1969) was a Brazilian actress. Life and career Born Cacilda Becker Iaconis, she was the daughter of Italian immigrants, Edmondo Iaconis and Alzira Becker. She had two sisters. One was Cleyde Y ...

. Having a repertoire of more varied and illustrious theatrical dramaturgy nationwide. To Cleyde, has always been normal squad to play characters older than her own, perhaps because of its contralto voice and her serious features. She actively participated in theater productions and television, in cinema but acted very little in more than a half-century career. Her last TV role was fun Dona Brigida Gouveia, in the

Silvio de Abreu Silvio Eduardo de Abreu (born 20 December 1942) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is currently the director of the dramaturgy department of Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Te ...

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'' Passione'', aired by

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. Among her television work, stand out ''Mulheres de Areia'', ''Os Inocentes'', ''Gaivotas'', ''Ninho da Serpente'', ''Rainha da Sucata'', '' Vamp'' and '' Torre de Babel''. Her most striking role was Isabelle de Bresson in ''Rainha da Sucata'', a bankrupt millionaire who behaved as if she were still rich and did not accept the reality in which she lived. On September 29, 2009, the former Cosipa Culture Theatre was renamed "Cleyde Yáconis Theatre" in honor of the actress who starred in the first play produced in the house - '' The Road to Mecca''. In July 2010, she withdrew from '' Passione'', having broken her femur. She came back to production on August 12. Due to complications that had the implant prosthesis in her femur, the actress stayed away from the telenovela recordings for at least 15 days.

Death

On April 15, 2013, she died in Sírio-Libanês Hospital where she was hospitalized since March.

Filmography

Film

* ''Veneno'' (1952) - Gina (voice) * ''Na Senda do Crime'' (1954) - Jurema * ''A Madona de Cedro'' (1968) - Lola Boba * ''Beto Rockfeller'' (1970) * ''Parada 88 - O Limite de Alerta'' (1978) - Preacher * ''Dora Doralina'' (1982) * ''Jogo Duro'' (1985) * ''Célia & Rosita'' (2000, Short) * ''Bodas de Papel'' (2008) - Dona Cecília

Television

* ''O amor tem cara de mulher'' (1966, TV Tupi) - Vanessa * ''Éramos Seis'' (1967, TV Tupi) - Dona Lola * '' A Muralha'' (1968, TV Excelsior) - bandeirante (participation) * ''Os Diabólicos'' (1968, TV Excelsior) - Paula * ''A menina do veleiro azul'' (1969, TV Excelsior) * ''Vidas em conflito'' (1969, TV Excelsior) - Ana * ''Mais Forte que o Ódio'' (1970, TV Excelsior) - Clô * ''Mulheres de Areia'' (1973, TV Tupi) - Clarita Assunção * ''Os Inocentes'' (1974, TV Tupi) - Juliana * ''Ovelha Negra'' (1975, TV Tupi) - Laura * ''O Julgamento'' (1976, TV Tupi) - Mercedes * ''Um dia, o amor'' (1976, TV Tupi) - Maria Eunice * ''Aritana'' (1978, TV Tupi) - Elza * ''Gaivotas'' (1979, TV Tupi) - Lídia * ''Um homem muito especial'' (1980, Rede Bandeirantes) - Marta * ''Floradas na Serra'' (1981, TV Cultura) - Dona Matilde * ''O fiel e a pedra'' (1981, TV Cultura) * ''O vento do mar aberto'' (1981, TV Cultura) - Clara * ''Campeão'' (1982, Rede Bandeirantes) - Helena * ''Ninho da Serpente'' (1982, Rede Bandeirantes) - Guilhermina Taques Penteado * ''Meus Filhos, Minha Vida'' (1984, SBT) - Adelaide * ''Uma Esperança no Ar'' (1985, SBT) * ''

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'' (1990) - Isabelle de Bresson * '' Vamp'' (1991) - D. Virginia * '' Olho no Olho'' (1993) - D. Julieta * ''Sex Appeal'' (1993) - Cecília * ''Os Ossos do Barão'' (1997, SBT) - Melica Parente de Redon Pompeo e Taques * '' Torre de Babel'' (1998) - Diolinda Falcão * ''As Filhas da Mãe'' (2001) - Dona Gorgo Gutierrez * ''

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'' (2004) - herself (special participation) * ''Cidadão Brasileiro'' (2006, Rede Record) - Dona Joana Salles Jordão * ''

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'' (2007) - Dona Chiquinha (Francisca Finnegan) * '' Passione'' (2010)

Theater

* ''O Anjo de Pedra'' by

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(1950) * ''Pega-Fogo'' by Jules Renard (1950) * ''

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(1951) * ''Ralé'' by Máximo Gorki (1951) * ''

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(1954) * '' Mary Stuart'' by

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(1956) * ''A Rainha e os Rebeldes'' by

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(1957) * ''O Santo e a Porca'' by

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(1958) * ''O Pagador de Promessas'' by

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(1960) * ''A Semente'' by

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(1961) * ''A Escada'' by Jorge Andrade (1961) * ''

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(1962) * ''Os Ossos do Barão'' by Jorge Andrade (1963) * ''Vereda da Salvação'' by Jorge Andrade (1964) * ''Toda Nudez Será Castigada'' by Nelson Rodrigues (1965) (Molière Award as Best actress) * ''As Fúrias'' by

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(1966) * ''O Fardão'' by Bráulio Pedroso (1967) * ''

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(1970) * '' A Capital Federal'' by

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(1978) * ''A Nonna'' (1980) * ''

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(1982) * ''A Cerimônia do Adeus'' by Mauro Rasi (1989) * ''O Baile de Máscaras'' by Mauro Rasi (1991) (Molière Award as Best actress) * ''As Filhas de Lúcifer'' by William Luce (1993) (Mambembe Award as Best actress) * ''

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(1995) * ''

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(2002) * ''Cinema Eden'' by

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(2005) * ''

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(2006) * '' The Road to Mecca'' by

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(2008) * ''Elas Não Gostam de Apanhar'' (2012)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaconis, Cleyde 1923 births 2013 deaths People from Pirassununga Brazilian actresses