Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves (born August 23, 1942), better known by her stage name Susana Vieira, is a Brazilian actress.

Biography and career

Susana's father, Marius Gonçalves, was a military man and was a military attaché at the Brazilian embassy in

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. Her mother, Maria da Conceição Vieira Gonçalves, worked at the Buenos Aires consulate, which was followed by the marriage and the birth of their children. Susana, baptized as Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves, was born in São Paulo Maternity, in the city of

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. The artistic name of Susana is in fact her sister's Christian name, the Argentine actress Susana Gonçalves. In addition to Susana Gonçalves, Susana Vieira has three other brothers: Sérgio Ricardo Vieira Gonçalves, Sérvulo Augusto Vieira Gonçalves and Sandra Vieira Gonçalves. Susana's grandparents were Portuguese. She graduated in

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, she joined the corps de ballet Grande Teatro Tupi in 1961. Eventually, she debuted as actress in ''A Noite Eterna'', a 1962

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. Since then, Susana has worked in several

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telenovelas. She debuted as a singer with the album ''Brasil Encena'', published by Albatroz Music on December 19, 2010. However, she stated that she doesn't intend to start a career as singer. In April 2024, Vieira released her autobiography, ''Senhora do Meu Destino'', a title inspired by one of Vieira's most successful soap operas, '' Senhora do Destino'', which was televised by ''

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'' between 2004 and 2005.

Filmography

Television

Film

Personal life

Susana was married, from 1961 to 1972, to director Régis Cardoso, with whom she had a son called Rodrigo. She married Carson Gardeazabal in 1986, a relationship which ended in 2003. In September 2006, she married Marcelo Silva. However, she divorced him in November 2008 after discovering he had a

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. In 2009, she got engaged to the magician Sandro Pedroso but they broke up in early 2014. By her own words, in Brazil there's no one as powerful as her and God.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Susana 1942 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian film actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian Roman Catholics Brazilian autobiographers