Dercy Gonçalves
Dercy Gonçalves | |
|---|---|
 Gonçalves in 2004 | |
| Born | Dolores Gonçalves Costa 23 June 1907 |
| Died | 19 July 2008 (aged 101) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Years active | 1922–2008 |
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Children | 1 |
Dolores Gonçalves Costa (23 June 1907 – 19 July 2008), known by her stage name Dercy Gonçalves, was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. In her 86-year-long career, she worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming famous by her humorous use of vulgar language. In 1991, at the age of 83, she caused controversy by exposing her breasts while parading with a Samba school in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.
Dercy Gonçalves currently holds the record for the longest career as an actress with Guinness World Records (86 years).[1]
Biography[]
Dercy Gonçalves was biographed in 1994 by Maria Adelaide Amaral. The book was titled Dercy de Cabo a Rabo (a popular expression in Portuguese that means "from the beginning to the end", and in this particular case, "The complete Dercy").[2] Amaral also adapted her book into the 2012 miniseries Dercy de Verdade ("The true Dercy"). Dercy Gonçalves was portrayed by Luiza Périssé (teen), Heloísa Périssé (young) and Fafy Siqueira (older).[3]
She died on 19 July 2008 from pneumonia at the age of 101. She was buried in her birth town Santa Maria Madalena in Rio de Janeiro. Her mausoleum, designed by herself in 1991, has the shape of a glass pyramid. The conception is similar to Louvre Pyramid.[4]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Samba in Berlin | ||
| 1944 | Romance Proibido | Dercy | |
| 1944 | Abacaxi azul | ||
| 1946 | Caídos do Céu | Rita Naftalina | |
| 1948 | Folias Cariocas | ||
| 1955 | Feitiço do Amazonas | ||
| 1956 | Depois Eu Conto | Ofélia Canabrava | |
| 1957 | Uma Certa Lucrécia | Lucrécia | |
| 1957 | Absolutamente Certo | Bela | |
| 1957 | A Baronesa Transviada | Gonçalina / The Baroness | |
| 1958 | Cala a Boca, Etelvina | Etelvina | |
| 1958 | A Grande Vedete | Janete | |
| 1959 | Entrei de Gaiato | Ananásia da Emancipação / Singer in musical number | |
| 1960 | Dona Violante Miranda | Violante Miranda | |
| 1960 | Só Naquela Base | ||
| 1960 | Minervina Vem Aí | Minervina | |
| 1960 | Com Minha Sogra em Paquetá | ||
| 1960 | A Viúva Valentina | Valentina | |
| 1963 | Sonhando com Milhões | Agripina | |
| 1970 | Se Meu Dólar Falasse | Bisisica | |
| 1980 | Bububu no Bobobó | ||
| 1983 | O Menino Arco-Íris | ||
| 1993 | Oceano Atlantis | ||
| 2008 | Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala | Vovó no Opala | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ "Longest career as an actress". Guinness World Records.
- ^ "Dercy de cabo a rabo em livro e na tevê (in Portuguese)". Tribuna do Norte. 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Heloisa Perissé e Fafy Siqueira falam sobre a minissérie "Dercy de Verdade" (in Portuguese)". Quem magazine. 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Burial of Dercy Gonçalves (in Portuguese)". Abril.com. 22 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
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