Ingra de Souza Liberato (born September 21, 1966) is a Brazilian
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. From 2016 she began to sing as Ingra Lyberato.
Career
Ingra de Souza Liberato was born in
Salvador, Bahia
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, the daughter of filmmakers. She had her debut in cinema at the age of 7, playing the role of a mermaid in the short film ''Ementário'' (1973), directed by her father Chico Liberato and scripted by her mother Alba Liberato.
She worked in telenovelas and was highly successful in the former
Rede Manchete
Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ...
, as ''
Pantanal
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'', and ''A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão'', then moved to
Rede Globo
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.
In 2002, she moved to
Porto Alegre
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. She was married for five years to director
Jayme Monjardim and for eleven years to musician
Duca Leindecker, of the band ''Cidadão Quem'' and ''
Pouca Vogal'', with whom she has a son, Guilherme (2003).
In 2007, she received the
Kikito award in the category best actress for her performance in the film ''Valsa para Bruno Stein''
Festival de Gramado
The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...
.
In 2016, she began to create and script documentary series and write her first book, ''O Medo do Sucesso'', edited by L&PM, where she relates the successes and mistakes of her artistic career.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Actresses from Salvador, Bahia
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian stage actresses