Lupe Gigliotti

{{short description|Brazilian actress (1926–2010)}}

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| birth_place = Ceará, Brazil

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| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Lupe Gigliotti (1 July 1926 – 19 December 2010) was a Brazilian television, stage, and film actress.{{cite news |title=Morre a atriz Lupe Gigliotti, irmã de Chico Anysio |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/848271-morre-a-atriz-lupe-gigliotti-irma-de-chico-anysio.shtml|work=Folha |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2011-01-02}}{{cite news|title=Atriz Lupe Gigliotti, irmã de Chico Anysio, morre no Rio|url=http://www.correiodoestado.com.br/noticias/atriz-lupe-gigliotti-irma-de-chico-anysio-morre-no-rio_91424/|work=Correio do Estado|date=2010-12-20|access-date=2011-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928023036/http://www.correiodoestado.com.br/noticias/atriz-lupe-gigliotti-irma-de-chico-anysio-morre-no-rio_91424/|archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead}}

Gigliotti was born Maria Paula Viana Lupicina in Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil, on 1 July 1926. She was the sister of Brazilian actor and comedian Chico Anysio and the aunt of actor Marcos Palmeira. She began acting professionally during the 1960s, appearing in 11 films during her career.

Gigliotti became famous for her role as Dona Escolástica on the comedic television show, Escolinha do Professor Raimundo. She played Signora Botega in the 1984 American film Blame It on Rio.{{cite news|title=Blame It on Rio|url=http://www.filmsandtv.com/movies/lupegigliotti.php|work=FilmsAndTV|access-date=2011-12-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123001140/http://www.filmsandtv.com/movies/lupegigliotti.php|archive-date=2013-01-23}}

Gigliotti's last television appearance was on the Globo telenovela, Cama de Gato, as Áurea in early 2010.

Lupe Gigliotti died at her home in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, on 19 December 2010, at the age of 84. She had been suffering from lung cancer.