Léa Garcia
{{Short description|Brazilian actress (1933–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Léa Garcia
| image = Léa Garcia.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Garcia as the villain Rosa in the telenovela Escrava Isaura (1976)
| birth_name = Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|08|15|1933|03|11|df=y}}
| death_place = Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul
| nationality =
| other_names =
| known_for =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1950–2023
}}
Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar (11 March 1933 – 15 August 2023) was a Brazilian actress. She was known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the 1959 Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin.{{cite news |title=Bravo Caps French Film Salute With Two Classics |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-877124.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005515/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-877124.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=20 February 1994 |accessdate=4 June 2008 }}
Garcia died of heart complications on 15 August 2023, at the age of 90.[https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/televisao/noticia/2023/08/15/morre-a-atriz-lea-garcia-aos-90-anos.ghtml Morre a atriz Léa Garcia, aos 90 anos] {{in lang|pt}}[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/movies/lea-garcia-dead.html Léa Garcia, Who Raised Black Actors’ Profile in Brazil, Dies at 90]
Television roles
- 2020 Arcanjo Renegado - Dona Laura{{cite web |last1=Bravo |first1=Zean |date=24 January 2020 |title=Marcelo Mello Jr. e José Junior reverenciam Léa Garcia nos bastidores da série 'Arcanjo renegado' |url=https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/telinha/marcelo-mello-jr-jose-junior-reverenciam-lea-garcia-nos-bastidores-da-serie-arcanjo-renegado-24208467.html |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=extra.globo.com |language=pt}}
- 2007 Luz do Sol - Edite (Babá)
- 2006 Cidadão Brasileiro - Dadá
- 2001 O Clone - Lola
- Você Decide
- o 1999 Juízo Final
- o 1996 O Professor
- o 1996 Retrato em Preto e Branco
- 1999 Suave Veneno - Selma
- 1997 Anjo Mau - Cida
- 1996 Xica da Silva - Bastiana
- 1996 O Campeão
- 1995 Tocaia Grande
- 1994 A Viagem - Natália
- 1993 Agosto - Sebastiana
- 1990 Araponga - Mundica
- 1990 Desejo - Mariana
- 1989 Pacto de Sangue - Rute
- 1988 Abolição
- 1987 Helena - Chica
- 1986 Dona Beija - Flaviana
- 1983 Bandidos da Falange - Gladys
- 1980 Marina - Leila
- 1978 Maria, Maria - Rita
- 1976 Escrava Isaura - Rosa
- 1975 A Moreninha - Duda
- 1974 Fogo sobre Terra - Lana
- 1974 Feliz na Ilusão (Caso Especial)
- 1973 Os Ossos do Barão
- 1972 Selva de Pedra - Elza
- 1972 Meu Primeiro Baile (Caso Especial)
- 1971 O Homem Que Deve Morrer - Luana
- 1971 Minha Doce Namorada
- 1969 Acorrentados - Irmã Serafina
Film roles
- 2006 Memórias da Chibata - 35mm - Avó de Juca
- 2006 Nzinga
- 2006 Mulheres do Brasil - Eunice
- 2006 The Greatest Love of All - Zezé
- 2006 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831918/fullcredits Memorias da Chibata] - Zeelândia
- 2005 Vinícius
- 2005 As Filhas do Vento (Daughters of the Wind) - Jú{{cite news |title=Film review: An Estrangement Crosses Generations, Shadowed by Race|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFDE1039F930A15755C0A9629C8B63 |work=The New York Times |date=23 June 2004 |accessdate=4 June 2008 | first=A. O. | last=Scott}}
- 2002 Viva Sapato!
- 1999 Orfeu - Mãe de Maicol
- 1998 Cruz e Sousa - O Poeta do Desterro - Carolina
- 1984 Quilombo
- 1978 A Deusa Negra
- 1978 A Noiva da Cidade
- 1977 Ladrões de Cinema
- 1976 Feminino Plural
- 1974 O Forte
- 1969 Em Compasso de Espera - Zefa
- 1964 Santo Módico
- 1963 Ganga Zumba - Cipriana
- 1960 Os Bandeirantes - Herminia
- 1959 Black Orpheus - Serafina
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|305331}}
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{{Gramado Film Festival Award for Best Actress}}
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Category:Brazilian film actresses
Category:Brazilian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)