Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 08, 1951
Place of Birth
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Credits
46 titles
Jussara Freire
Biography
Jussara Rocha Freire (São Paulo, February 8, 1951) is a Brazilian actress and presenter, famous for her work in television, cinema and theater, she is the winner of several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Brazil Quality Award, and a Press Trophy. She began her career in the 70s, gaining prominence in soap operas such as Os Inocentes (1974), Éramos Seis (1977) and O Direito de Nascer (1978), consolidating herself as one of the great names in Brazilian television drama, until establishing herself as a prestigious actress thanks to her performance in the soap opera Pantanal (1990), for which she achieved critical and public recognition and was awarded best actress at the Troféu Imprensa and the APCA Award. Other notable works include the soap operas Amazônia (1991), Coração de Estudante (2002), Cabocla (2004) and Belíssima (2005). She won praise from critics and the public, especially for her dramatic roles and also as an antagonist, especially for her performances as Carmem and Donana in the soap operas Vidas Opostas (2006) and Pecado Mortal (2013), respectively. For her performance in Vidas Opostas (2006), she was awarded the APCA Award for best actress for the second time. She was also nominated again in this award category for her performance in Pecado Mortal (2013).
Known For
Filmography
Crazy About You
Irmã Mércia
Desperate Lies
Norma
A Life to Die For
Tuninha
Sweet Diva
Nilda Matheus
Apocalipse
Tamar Koheg
The Slave Mother
Urraca de Góis Almeida, Baronesa de Barangalha
Plano Alto
Dora
Pecado Mortal
Donana Vêneto
Máscaras
Elvira Duval
Uma Rosa com Amor
Pepa Fontenelle
Chamas da Vida
Arlete Monteiro Azevedo de Castro
Opposite Lives
Carmem Laranjeira
Belíssima
Flávia Tosca Rodrigues
Cabocla
Siá Bina de Oliveira
Romeu e Julieta
Mãe de Julieta
Esperança
Amália
Student's Heart
Lígia Gouveia
Os Maias
Amélia
Marcas da Paixão
Wilma
Estrela de Fogo
Graciosa de Souza
Os Ossos do Barão
Bianca Ghirotto
Sangue do Meu Sangue
Madame Salomé
Éramos Seis
Clotilde
Guerra Sem Fim
Delegada Rosa Choque (Rosa Vieira da Costa)
O Marajá
Felícia
Amazônia
Bárbara Mangabeira
Pantanal
Filomena Aparecida (Filó)
Jerônimo
Suzana
Braço de Ferro
Odete
O Médium
A Filha do Silêncio
Marquesa de Rio Verde
Os Imigrantes
Dora Castilhos
Adultério Por Amor
Flora
O Direito de Nascer
Manon
Éramos Seis
Olga
Ainda Agarro Esse Machão
O Sexo Mora ao Lado
O Sheik de Ipanema
Michele
A Barba Azul
Gláucia
Sedução - A Mulher Fatal
Prostituta
Os Inocentes
Gigi
O Supermanso
Meu Adorável Mendigo
Rita
As Divinas… e Maravilhosas
Vidas Marcadas
Olivia
Venha Ver o Sol na Estrada
Celina