Draft:Beatriz Lyra
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{{Short description|Brazilian actress}}
{{Draft topics|biography|media|south-america}}
{{AfC topic|blp}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Beatriz Lyra
| birth_name = Beatriz Alcina de Lyra Andrade
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|5|2}}
| birth_place = Canhotinho, Pernambuco, {{BRA}}
| occupation = Actress (television, film, theatre)
| years_active = 1952–2016
| notable_works = Ester in Escrava Isaura
Virgínia in {{Interlanguage link|Novo Amor (1986 Brazilian TV series)|lt=Novo Amor|pt|Novo Amor}}
| other_names = Beatriz Lyra
}}
Beatriz Alcina de Lyra Andrade (May 2, 1933), is a Brazilian actress.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Beatriz Lyra |url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoas/33398-beatriz-lyra |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130042404/https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa456282/beatriz-lyra |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural}}{{Cite web |title=Beatriz Lyra |url=https://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/beatriz-lyra/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420092207/https://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/beatriz-lyra/ |archive-date=April 20, 2025 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=MBRTV - Museu Brasileiro de Rádio e Televisão |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite journal |date=September 17, 1976 |title=A receita de Bethencourt |url=https://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/digital/leitor.do?numero=5976&keyword=%22Beatriz+Lyra%22&anchor=4321900&origem=busca&originURL=&maxTouch=0&pd=ea019954f6b48b2b18af65ee40269e3b |journal=Folha de S. Paulo |volume=56 |issue=17366 |pages=27}}{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2020 |title='Laços de Família': Saiba quem são os 'talismãs' de Manoel Carlos |url=https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/noticia/lacos-de-familia-saiba-quem-sao-os-talismas-de-manoel-carlos.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024214816/https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/noticia/lacos-de-familia-saiba-quem-sao-os-talismas-de-manoel-carlos.ghtml |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=gshow |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=George |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Coluna: George Robert's Talks: Destaque para a atriz Beatriz Lyra |url=https://www.braziliantimes.com/comunidade-brasileira/2023/05/02/coluna-george-roberts-talks-destaque-para-a-atriz-beatriz-lyra.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503174828/https://www.braziliantimes.com/comunidade-brasileira/2023/05/02/coluna-george-roberts-talks-destaque-para-a-atriz-beatriz-lyra.html |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Brazilian Times}}
Biography
= Early years =
Beatriz Lyra was born in Canhotinho, a town in the interior of Pernambuco.{{Cite web |title=História de Canhotinho - PE |url=https://www.canhotinho.pe.leg.br/camara#gsc.tab=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509143740/https://www.canhotinho.pe.leg.br/camara#gsc.tab=0 |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Câmara Municipal de Canhotinho}} She moved to the city of Rio de Janeiro to work. She began her career at the Teatro Experimental da Ópera de Pascoal, directed by actor {{Interlanguage link|Pascoal Carlos Magno|pt|Pascoal Carlos Magno}}, in Rio's Santa Teresa district.{{Cite web |title=Paschoal Carlos Magno: o revolucionário do teatro brasileiro |url=https://teatrouniversitario.ufc.br/pt/paschoal-carlos-magno-o-revolucionario-do-teatro-brasileiro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927130151/https://teatrouniversitario.ufc.br/pt/paschoal-carlos-magno-o-revolucionario-do-teatro-brasileiro/ |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Tupa – Teatro Universitário Paschoal Carlos Magno |publisher=Federal University of Ceará |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Teatro do Estudante do Brasil (TEB) |url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/grupos/80433-teatro-do-estudante-do-brasil-teb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509150150/https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/grupos/80433-teatro-do-estudante-do-brasil-teb |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural}}
= Career =
She debuted in 1969 in the soap opera {{Interlanguage link|A Ponte dos Suspiros|pt|A Ponte dos Suspiros}} by Dias Gomes on TV Globo.{{Cite web |date= 29 October 2021|title=Personagens |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/a-ponte-dos-suspiros/noticia/galeria-de-personagens.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329185229/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/a-ponte-dos-suspiros/noticia/galeria-de-personagens.ghtml |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}} Two years later, in 1971, she made her film debut in {{Interlanguage link|Lua de Mel e Amendoim|pt|Lua de Mel e Amendoim}}, directed by {{Interlanguage link|Fernando de Barros|pt|Fernando de Barros}} and {{Interlanguage link|Pedro Carlos Rovai|pt|Pedro Carlos Rovai}}.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-205157/creditos/ |title=Todo o elenco do filme Lua de Mel e Amendoim |last= |language=pt-BR |access-date=May 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514204313/https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-205157/creditos/ |archive-date=May 14, 2025 |via=AdoroCinema}} Since then, Beatriz has acted in several soap operas, most notably in Escrava Isaura, playing the sick and lonely Ester, the slave's owner.{{Cite web |date= 29 October 2021|title=Escrava Isaura |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/escrava-isaura/noticia/escrava-isaura.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510201510/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/escrava-isaura/noticia/escrava-isaura.ghtml |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |last=Costa |first=Fábio |date=April 29, 2024 |title=Escrava Isaura: Sucesso mundial da teledramaturgia brasileira volta em maio no Viva 70 fast |url=https://observatoriodatv.com.br/colunas/fabio-costa/escrava-isaura-entra-em-cartaz-no-viva-70-fast-em-maio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106142116/https://observatoriodatv.com.br/colunas/fabio-costa/escrava-isaura-entra-em-cartaz-no-viva-70-fast-em-maio |archive-date=November 6, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Observatório da TV |language=pt-BR}}
Beatriz went on to do other memorable roles for the broadcaster, including the noble Anita in {{Interlanguage link|Marina (1980 Brazilian soap opera)|pt|Marina (1980) |lt=Marina}}{{Cite web |date= 29 October 2021|title=Personagens |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/marina-1980/noticia/personagens.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416191724/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/marina-1980/noticia/personagens.ghtml |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}}, the widow Letícia in Baila Comigo{{Cite web |date= 29 October 2021|title=Personagens |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/baila-comigo/noticia/personagens.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215055725/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/baila-comigo/noticia/personagens.ghtml |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}}, the humorous Irene Rock in Sol de Verão{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Sol de Verão chega ao Globoplay pelo projeto fragmentos e Irene Ravache relembra a trama |url=https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/mundo-de-novela/noticia/sol-de-verao-chega-ao-globoplay-pelo-projeto-fragmentos-e-irene-ravache-relembra-a-trama.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219120732/https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/mundo-de-novela/noticia/sol-de-verao-chega-ao-globoplay-pelo-projeto-fragmentos-e-irene-ravache-relembra-a-trama.ghtml |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=gshow |language=pt-br}}, the villainous socialite Helena in Amor com Amor Se Paga{{Cite web |date= 29 October 2021|title=Personagens |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/amor-com-amor-se-paga/noticia/personagens.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416192926/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/amor-com-amor-se-paga/noticia/personagens.ghtml |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}} and the sweet Almerinda in O Dono do Mundo.{{Cite web |last=Xavier |first=Nilson |title=O Dono do Mundo |url=https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/o-dono-do-mundo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105155807/https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/o-dono-do-mundo/ |archive-date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Teledramaturgia |language=pt-BR}}
The actress has appeared in almost all the soap operas written by Manoel Carlos, her long-time friend, and is a key figure in their partnership, including roles in: Baila Comigo, Sol de Verão, {{Interlanguage link|Novo Amor (1986 Brazilian TV series)|lt=Novo Amor|pt|Novo Amor }}{{Cite web |title=Novo Amor |url=https://manchete.org/novo-amor/sobre/novo-amor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006110016/https://manchete.org/novo-amor/sobre/novo-amor |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Rede Manchete |language=pt-BR}} on Rede Manchete, Felicidade{{Cite web |last=Xavier |first=Nilson |title=Felicidade |url=https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/felicidade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123174115/https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/felicidade/ |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Teledramaturgia |language=pt-BR}}, História de Amor{{Cite journal |date=July 29, 1995 |title=História de Amor - Terça-Feira |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pesq=%22Silvana%20Furtado%22&pasta=ano%20199&hf=memoria.bn.gov.br&pagfis=163314 |journal=Jornal do Brasil}}, Por Amor{{Cite web |last=Carvalho |first=Marcela |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Tá viva? Intérprete da Silvana em 'História de Amor' está longe da TV |url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/ta-viva-interprete-da-silvana-em-historia-de-amor-esta-longe-da-tv,aa746d53804e7c52fb990e85f440840dnazxpnaw.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/zYBq8 |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Terra |language=pt-BR}} and Laços de Família{{Cite web |date= 5 May 2022|title=Personagens |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/lacos-de-familia/noticia/personagens.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512054818/https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/entretenimento/novelas/lacos-de-familia/noticia/personagens.ghtml |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Memória Globo |language=pt-br}}, as well as a role in Mulheres Apaixonadas. The author has already revealed in interviews that some actors work as a kind of 'lucky charm' in his telenovelas in order to achieve success. For a soap opera to have a large audience, Manoel Carlos usually casts three actors, citing Beatriz, {{Interlanguage link|Marly Bueno|pt|Marly Bueno}} and {{Interlanguage link|Umberto Magnani|pt|Umberto Magnani}}.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2016 |title=Manoel Carlos, Carlos Vereza e amigos de longa data lamentam morte de Umberto Magnani |url=https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/manoel-carlos-carlos-vereza-amigos-de-longa-data-lamentam-morte-de-umberto-magnani-19177203.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209052315/https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/manoel-carlos-carlos-vereza-amigos-de-longa-data-lamentam-morte-de-umberto-magnani-19177203.html |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Extra Online |language=pt-BR}}
Her last fixed role in a soap opera was in 2000 in Laços de Família, playing Cleide, the friend of the sophisticated Alma (played by the actress Marieta Severo). Since then, she has only played small parts: Marta's friend in Mulheres Apaixonadas, Haydé in Senhora do Destino{{Cite web |last=Xavier |first=Nilson |title=Senhora do Destino |url=https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/senhora-do-destino/comment-page-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515131748/https://observatoriodatv.com.br/teledramaturgia/senhora-do-destino/comment-page-1/ |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Teledramaturgia |language=pt-BR}}, the mother in O Profeta{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Raquel |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Aposentada, Beatriz Lyra participa de "Haja Coração" |url=https://www.otvfoco.com.br/aposentada-beatriz-lyra-participa-de-haja-coracao/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422230236/https://www.otvfoco.com.br/aposentada-beatriz-lyra-participa-de-haja-coracao/ |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=TV Foco |language=pt-BR}} and the nurse in Haja Coração.
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
!Ano !Título !Personagem !Notas | |
| 1969
|{{Interlanguage link|A Ponte dos Suspiros|pt|A Ponte dos Suspiros}} |Beatriz D´ Ávila |Special participation | |
| 1975
|{{Interlanguage link|A Moreninha (1975 TV series)|pt|A Moreninha (telenovela de 1975) |lt=A Moreninha}} |Luiza | | |
| 1976
|Ester Almeida | | |
| 1977
|{{Interlanguage link|À Sombra dos Laranjais|pt|À Sombra dos Laranjais |lt=À Sombra dos Laranjais}} |Marta Caldas | | |
| 1978
|{{Interlanguage link|Ciranda Cirandinha|pt|Ciranda Cirandinha |lt=Ciranda Cirandinha}} |Marta | | |
| 1980
|{{Interlanguage link|Marina (1980 Brazilian soap opera)|pt|Marina (1980) |lt=Marina}} |Anita | | |
| rowspan="2" |1981
|Letícia Maia Rodrigues | | |
| Brilhante
|Carmem | | |
| rowspan="2" |1982
|Márcia's friend |Special participation | |
| Sol de Verão
|Irene Kock | | |
| rowspan="2" |1983
|Gertrudes | | |
| {{Interlanguage link|Caso Especial|pt|Caso Especial |lt=Caso Especial}}
|Anita | |
| 1984
|Helena | | |
| 1985
|{{Interlanguage link|Ti Ti Ti (1985 TV series)|pt|Ti Ti Ti|lt=Ti Ti Ti}} |Samantha | |
| 1986
|{{Interlanguage link|Novo Amor (1986 Brazilian TV series)|pt|Novo Amor |lt=Novo Amor}} |Virgínia Monteiro | | |
| 1987
|Estela | | |
| 1988
|Dra. Silvia | | |
| rowspan="3" |1990
|Social worker | rowspan="3" |Special participation | |
| Rainha da Sucata
|Olga | |
| {{Interlanguage link|Araponga (1991 TV series)|pt|Araponga (telenovela) |lt=Araponga}} | |
| rowspan="2" |1991
|Idalina | | |
| O Dono do Mundo
|Almerinda | | |
| 1992
| rowspan="2" |Você Decide | {{n/a}}
|Episode: Águas Passadas |
| 1994 | {{n/a}}
|Episode: Flor de Outono |
| 1995
|Silvana Furtado | | |
| 1996
|Diana |Episode: "Véu de Noiva" | |
| 1997
|Mafalda Andrade | | |
| rowspan="2" |1999
|Dirce |Episode: "Ninguém é Perfeito" | |
| {{Interlanguage link|Mulher (teleseries)|pt|Mulher (telessérie) |lt=Mulher}}
|Neide |Episode: "O Acidente" | |
| 2000
|Cleide | | |
| 2003
|Marta's friend | rowspan="4" |Special participation | |
| 2004
|Nurse | |
| 2007
|Mother Superior | |
| 2016
|Dionice |
= Cinema =
| class="wikitable"
!Ano !Título !Personagem | |
| 1971
|{{Interlanguage link|Lua de Mel e Amendoim|pt|Lua de Mel e Amendoim}} |Serginho's mother | |
| 1977
|Este Rio Muito Louco | {{n/a}} |
| 1978
|{{Interlanguage link|J.J.J., O Amigo do Super-Homem|pt|J.J.J., O Amigo do Super-Homem}} |Owner of the emerald |
= Theatre =
Personal life
Single and childless, she lives in an apartment in the Catete neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro with a niece.{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2025 |title=Por onde anda Beatriz Lyra? Atriz de História de Amor está com 92 anos |url=https://natelinha.uol.com.br/famosos/2025/05/09/por-onde-anda-beatriz-lyra-atriz-de-historia-de-amor-esta-com-92-anos-225872.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509180158/https://natelinha.uol.com.br/famosos/2025/05/09/por-onde-anda-beatriz-lyra-atriz-de-historia-de-amor-esta-com-92-anos-225872.php |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=NaTelinha |language=pt-br}}