Irene Beatriz de Mattos Brietzke (December 7, 1944 – September 14, 2021) was a Brazilian actress and theatre director.

Life and career

Brietzke debuted as an actress in 1966 in the children's play "Quatro pessoas passam enquanto as lentilhas cozinham" by Stuart Walker, directed by Ivo Bender. The following year, she began to study theater at the Center of Dramatic Art of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. In the course, she participated in montages with texts by Lorca ("Dona Rosita, a solteira", 1967), Brecht and Weill ("A ópera dos três vinténs", 1969) and Ésquilo ("Agamemnon", 1971). As a job of diplomacy, she directed "A cantora careca", by

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; ; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre#Avant-garde, French avant-garde th ...

. In 1971, she graduated in letters and theater direction from the

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (, UFRGS) is a Brazilian Public university, public National university, federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated universities ...

. Two years later, she completed her graduate studies in theater at the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1864, it has an enrollment of approximately 5,700 undergraduate students and 7,200 graduate students. It is classified among "R1: D ...

in the United States. Back in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...

, in 1976 she became professor of theater direction and interpretation in the Department of Dramatic Art of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Filmography

* 2015: '' Seashore'' (movie).... Marisa * 2014: ''

Doce de mãe ''Doce de Mãe'' () is a Brazilian television film release as a year-end special with 01 episode (season 1, 2012), and a limited series with 14 episodes (season 2, 2014) produced by Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre and broadcast by Rede Globo on D ...

'' (series) .... Carlinda * 2011: "Três vezes por semana (

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

) .... Sílvia * 2011: " Homens de Bem" (telefilm) .... Miranda * 2011: "Até a vista" (

) .... Bruja * 2010: '' Antes Que o Mundo Acabe'' (

feature film A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film (Film, motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole present ...

) .... Glória * 2008-09: "Fantasias de uma dona de casa" (TV series, 8 episodes) .... Ivone * 2007: ''

Saneamento Básico ''Saneamento Básico'' ( Portuguese for "basic sanitation") is a 2007 Brazilian comedy film written and directed by Jorge Furtado. It stars Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia, Lázaro Ramos, Tonico Pereira and Pau ...

'' (feature film).... pedagogue * 2003: ''

The Man Who Copied ''The Man Who Copied'' (; ) is a 2003 Brazilian crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Jorge Furtado, set in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. ''The Man Who Copied'' takes the form of a "how-to" guide for social mobility. Despite ...

'' (feature film) ....supermarket customer * 2003: "Miriam" (short film) .... Miriam * 2002: "Houve uma vez dois verões" .... Inácio's mother (voice) * 1997: "Ângelo anda sumido" (short film) .... third floor woman * 1997: "A comédia da vida privada" (Episode: Anchietanos) .... English Teacher * 1990: "Heimweh/Nostalgia" (feature film) ....

As theatre director

* 2002: "Almas gêmeas", of Martha Medeiros * 2000: "Rio Grande do Sul em música e dança" * 2000: "Trem-bala", of Martha Medeiros * 1998: "Noite Brecht", from Brecht and Weill songs * 1996: "Biba, Dudu, Molenga e Chorona" (childlike) * 1995: "O menino maluquinho, of

Ziraldo Ziraldo Alves Pinto (October 24, 1932 – April 6, 2024), known mononymously as Ziraldo, was a Brazilian author, cartoonist, painter, comics creator, and journalist. Ziraldo began his career as a cartoonist in the 1950s, working for several Bra ...

(childlike) * 1994: "Um homem é um homem", of Brecht * 1986: "Parentes entre parênteses", of Flávio de Souza * 1987: "

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-Act (drama), act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays. ''Peer Gynt'' chronicles the journey of its title character fr ...

", of

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

* 1988: "Mahagonny, of Brecht and Weill * 1985: "A aurora da minha vida", of Naum Alves de Souza * 1984: "O casamento do pequeno burguês" * 1983: "No natal a gente vem te buscar", of Naum Alves de Souza * 1982: "O Rei da Vela, of

Oswald de Andrade José Oswald de Souza Andrade (January 11, 1890 – October 22, 1954) was a Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic. He was born in, spent most of his life in, and died in São Paulo. Andrade was one of the founders of Brazilian modernism ...

* 1981: "Happy end", of Brecht, Weill and

Elisabeth Hauptmann Elisabeth Hauptmann (20 June 1897, Peckelsheim, Westphalia, German Empire – 20 April 1973, East Berlin) was a German writer who worked with fellow German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht. She got to know Brecht in 1922, the same year sh ...

* 1980: "Salão grená", from Brecht and Weill songs * 1979: "Praça de Retalhos", of Carlos Meceni (infantil) * 1979: "Frankie, frankie, Frankenstein", based on Mary Shelley * 1978: "O casamento do pequeno burguês", of Brecht * 1971: "A cantora careca", of Ionesco

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* 1944 births 2021 deaths Actresses from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian theatre directors Brazilian women theatre directors People from Porto Alegre Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni University of Denver alumni {{Brazil-actor-stub