Neila Tavares (18 September 1948 – 4 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress, television presenter and journalist.

Life and career

Born in

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, Tavares began her career on stage in 1968 at the Teatro Opinião, and later went to work intensively in films and on television, appearing on some important 1970s

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s such as '' Anjo Mau'' and ''

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''. She retired from acting in 2013. She also worked as a presenter for

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 ...

and

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, and as a journalist for a number of publications, notably collaborating with '' Folha de S.Paulo''. Tavares died after a battle with

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, on 4 June 2022, at the age of 73.

Filmography

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Neila Tavares
at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural 1948 births 2022 deaths Actresses from Niterói Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian television presenters Deaths from emphysema {{Brazil-actor-stub