Maria Zilda Bethlem
{{short description|Brazilian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name= Maria Zilda Bethlem
| other_names = Maria Zilda
| image = Mariazilda abr.jpg
| caption = Maria Zilda Bethlem in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|October 20, 1951}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1974–present
}}
Maria Zilda Bethlem (born October 20, 1951), also known as Maria Zilda, is a Brazilian actress. She is known for the role of Verônica in the Rede Globo telenovela Vereda Tropical.{{cite web | url=http://extra.globo.com/famosos/maria-zilda-ana-kalil-estao-casadas-desde-2008-muito-felizes-diz-companheira-10594865.html | title=Maria Zilda e Ana Kalil estão casadas desde 2008: 'muito felizes', diz companheira | date=October 29, 2013 | work=Extra | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=June 18, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}
She won the Best Actress Award at the 1993 Brasília Film Festival for her performance in Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato,{{cite web | url=http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=020193&format=detailed.pft | title=Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato | publisher=Cinemateca Brasileira | accessdate=January 25, 2022 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125042522/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=020193&format=detailed.pft | url-status=dead }} also winning the same award at the 2000 Gramado Film Festival for her role in Eu Não Conhecia Tururu.{{cite web | url=http://www.festivaldegramado.net/premiados | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701061820/http://www.festivaldegramado.net/premiados | archivedate=July 1, 2013 | title=Festival de Gramado – Premiados | publisher=Gramado Film Festival | accessdate=July 25, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}
Bethlem was married to television director Roberto Talma, with whom she had her younger son, filmmaker Raphael Vieira. She was directed by Raphael Vieira in the 2017 American feature film Untouched.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/untouched/cast-and-crew |title= Untouched: Full Cast & Crew | website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2025-06-05 }} She is also the mother of politician Rodrigo Bethlem from a previous marriage. Rodrigo is the father of her granddaughter Vitória. In October 2013, she publicly revealed her marriage, that had occurred in 2008, with the architect Ana Kalil.[http://lulacerda.ig.com.br/invertida-com-maria-zilda-bethlem/ Coluna Lu Lacerda] Ig{{cite web|url=http://gshow.globo.com/tv/noticia/2015/11/veja-o-elenco-da-nova-novela-das-6-eta-mundo-bom.html|title=Veja o elenco da nova novela das 6, 'Êta Mundo Bom!' |author=Gshow|date=27 November 2015|publisher=TV - Gshow|access-date=14 December 2015}} In May 2017, she announced that she was separated, during an interview for TV Fama.[https://tvuol.uol.com.br/video/solteira-maria-zilda-fala-sobre-termino-de-casamento-com-arquiteta-04024D1C3272C0916326 Maria Zilda fala sobre termino de casamento com arquiteta]
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 1974
|Maria de Fátima de Oliveira (Maria Fumaça) |
| 1975
|Ester |
| 1977
|Nina |Mirna Camargo Aguiar (Mimi) |
| 1978
|Sulamita |
| rowspan="2" |1979
|Plantão de Polícia |Mara Duarte dos Santos (Eps: "O Crime do Vidigal") |
| A Intrusa
|Juliana |
| rowspan="2" |1980
|Gilda Sarpo |
| Coração Alado
|Glória Pinheiro Batista |
| 1981
|Jogo da Vida |Rosana Ramos Cruz |
| 1983
|Vânia Trabuco de Moraes |
| rowspan="3" |1984
| rowspan="2" |Meu Destino É Pecar |Margarida Santa Rita Avelar |
| Evangelina Santa Rita (Regina / Guida) |
| Vereda Tropical
|Verônica de Oliva Salgado |
| rowspan="3" |1986
|Laura Vilhena |
| Cida, a Gata Roqueira
|Anastácia Tremaine |
| Hipertensão
|Carina de Freitas Leite |
| 1988
|Ângela Maria |
| 1989
|Mariza Borges Magalhães |
| 1990
|Vários Personagens |
| 1991
|Vamp |Telma Leite |
| rowspan="2" |1992
|Lúcia Helena Neves (Eps: "Coração na Mão") |
| De Corpo e Alma
|Beatriz Lopes Jordão (Bia) |
| 1993
|Walkíria Brenner |
| rowspan="2" |1995
|Irene Castro Melher |
| rowspan="2" |Você Decide
|Judith Pereira (Eps: "Veneno Ambiente") |
| rowspan="2" |1996
|Gláucia Bueno (Eps: "Molambo de Gente") |
| Vira Lata
|Cassandra Moreira |
| rowspan="2" |1997
|Norma de Sousa (Eps: "Norma") |
| Por Amor
|Flávia Nogueira Dantas |
| rowspan="2" |1998
|Dolores Montovani (Eps: "Dolores Pra Lá, Dolores Pra Cá") |
| Malhação
|Catarina da Silva Manhães |
| rowspan="2" |1999
| rowspan="5" |Você Decide |Érica Motta (Eps: "Transas de Família - Parte I") |
| Érica Motta (Eps: "Transas de Família - Parte II") |
| rowspan="3" |2000
|Érica Motta (Eps: "Transas de Família - Parte III") |
| Érica Motta (Eps: "Transas de Família - Parte IV") |
| Érica Motta (Eps: "Transas de Família - Parte V") |
| 2003
|Ruth Castro (Rutinha) |
| 2005
|Zelândia Fortunato |
| 2006
|Alma Abranches |
| 2007
|Cíntia Alves |
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="2" |Faça Sua História |Dora Maria Prado (Eps: "A Estrela da TV") |
| Letícia Barros (Eps: "O Último Casal Feliz") |
| 2009
|Leandra Silveira Lontra (Léa) |
| 2010
|Gildete Malta (Madame Gigi) |
| 2011
|Olga Ferreira Medeiros |
| 2016
|Emma Thierry Lafayette |
| 2017
|Untouched |Alex |
| 2018
|Madre |
| rowspan="2"|2019 |
| Pico da Neblina
|Suzette |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Maria Zilda Bethlem}}
- {{IMDb name|0079193}}
{{Gramado Film Festival Award for Best Actress}}
{{Brasilia Film Festival Awards for Best Actress}}
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Category:20th-century Brazilian actresses
Category:21st-century Brazilian actresses
Category:Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Brazilian film actresses
Category:Brazilian stage actresses
Category:Brazilian television actresses
Category:Brazilian LGBTQ actresses
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