Norma Blum
{{Short description|Brazilian actress (born 1939)}}
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| name = Norma Blum
| image = File:Carlos Galhardo recebe de Norma Blum o prêmio de “Papai-Cantor”, 1960.tif
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| caption = Norma Blum with Carlos Galhardo in 1960
| birth_name = Norma de Lacerda Blum
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| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| occupation = Television, film and theatre actress
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| notable_works = Muitas Vidas: Vida e Carreira de Norma Blum (autobiography)
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Norma Blum (born 1939) is a television, theatre and film actress and television presenter. She also works as a motivational therapist, having published several books.
Early life
Norma de Lacerda Blum was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 11 October 1939. She first worked in 1951, at the age of twelve, on the now defunct TV Tupi as script assistant to her father, who was responsible for translating texts to be transformed into television programmes. In 1954, she joined the permanent staff of TV Tupi actors, participating in several programmes, such as Teatro de Comédia, led by Maurício Sherman, Grande Teatro Tupi, directed by Sérgio Britto and Fernando Torres, and Teatrinho Troll, by Fábio Sabag. She was also in the cast of soap operas, such as A Canção de Bernadete (Bernadette's song), in the role of Our Lady of Lourdes. In addition to TV Tupi, Blum worked for TV Excelsior, TV Rio and TV Continental. In 1957, she participated in the New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum{{cite web |title=List of Delegates to the New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum, 1947 – 1972 |url=https://pdfslide.net/documents/w-youth-forum-1947-1972-of-delegatespdflist-of-delegates-to-the-new-york-herald.html |website=pdfslide.net |access-date=25 September 2021}} and took part in a television show on the public broadcaster, WNET, in which she revealed that she spoke eight languages.{{cite web |title=Norma Blum |url=http://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/norma-blum/ |website=Museu da TV, Rádio & Cinema |access-date=25 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=Norma Blum |url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/perfil/norma-blum/noticia/norma-blum.ghtml |website=Memória Globo |access-date=25 September 2021}}
''TV Globo''
In 1964 Blum was invited to join the new TV Globo network. In her first job, she participated in the program Romance na Tarde, where she presented films and conducted interviews with actors and singers. She also participated in shows featuring Dercy Gonçalves and soap operas, such as A Gata de Mink in 1968. Along with Hilton Gomes, she led the presentation of Brazil's Festival Internacional da Canção (International Song Festival) in 1968 and in 1969. In 1975 she returned to TV Globo and starred in the soap opera, Senhora, written by Gilberto Braga and directed by Herval Rossano. She was subsequently in the cast of many TV Globo soap operas such as Bravo!, in 1975; Elas por Elas, in 1982; Sinhá Moça (Little Missy), in 1986; and Lua Cheia de Amor (Moon full of love) in 1990. Her most famous soap opera roles were as Malvina, in Escrava Isaura (Slave girl Isaura), in 1976, and as Frau Herta in Ciranda de Pedra, in 1981.
Resumption of career
In 1992, Blum decided to retire for health reasons. However, she resumed her career in 2003 in Pícara Sonhadora (The Mischievous Dreamer), an SBT production. In 2004 she appeared in a remake of Escrava Isaura.{{cite web |title='É Um Giro De 27 Anos', Diz Norma Blum Sobre Escrava Isaura |url=https://www.virgula.com.br/famosos/e-um-giro-de-27-anos-diz-norma-blum-sobre-iescrava-isaurai/ |website=Virgula |access-date=25 September 2021}} In 2011, she joined the cast of the soap opera by Gilberto Braga, Insensato Coração (Irrational Heart), on TV Globo. In addition to her television work, Blum appeared in 17 plays, between 1959 and 2003 and 17 films between 1956 and 2017. In 2020 she was working on a film about four 80-year-old women who had been schoolmates, when filming was interrupted by COVID-19.
Work as a therapist
Blum has worked in the area of self-transformation for several decades, giving motivational talks and participating in workshops. Her first publication on the topic was a self-help guide using Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques. This was followed by two pocketbooks designed to be used on a daily basis, and three stories for children.{{cite web |title=Xandy Novaski entrevista a atriz Norma Blum |url=https://revistadovilla.com.br/2020/06/28/xandy-novaski-entrevista-a-atriz-norma-blum/ |website=Revista do Villa |access-date=25 September 2021}}
Autobiography
In 2010, Blum published an autobiography, entitled Muitas Vidas: Vida e Carreira de Norma Blum (Many lives: Life and Career of Norma Blum).{{cite book |last1=Blum |first1=Norma |title=Muitas vidas : vida e carreira de Norma Blum |date=2010 |publisher=Imprensa Oficial |location=São Paulo |isbn=9788570609090}}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes !Broadcaster |
| 1955
|Nossa Cidade |Emily | rowspan="5" |TV Rio |
| 1955-60
|Bailes de Carnaval | rowspan="2" |Presenter{{cite book |last1=Blum |first1=Norma |title=Muitas vidas : vida e carreira de Norma Blum |date=2010 |publisher=Imprensa Oficial |isbn=9788570609090 |location=São Paulo}} | |
| 1956-59
|Noite de Gala | |
| rowspan="2" |1957
|A Canção de Bernadette |
| A Pequena Sereia
|Little Mermaid |
| rowspan="4" |1958
|Grande Teatro Tupi |1958–1962 | rowspan="19" |Rede Tupi |
| Turandot
|Su-hir |
| A Bruxinha que Era Boa
|Good Little Witch |
| O Preço do Erro
| |
| 1959
|O Príncipe Pássaro |Olga girl |
| rowspan="2" |1960
|O Colar das Vontades |Queen |
| O Barba Azul
|Helena |
| rowspan="2" |1961
|O Pintor e a Florista |Florist |
| O Dono da Bola
|Eva | |
| rowspan="5" |1962
|Os Três Cisnes |Princess Sirene |
| O Príncipe e o Mendigo
|Princess |
| O Sino da Capela
|Girl |
| Dona Felicidade
|Felicidade |
| A Esposa de Marco Pólo
|Marco Pólo's wife |
| rowspan="3" |1963
|A Bela e a Fera |Belle |
| O Lago dos Cisnes
|Princess Odete |
| A Escrava da Judeia
|Princess Neferere |
| 1964
|O Acusador | |
| rowspan="2" |1965
|Romance na Tarde |Presenter |
| Ilusões Perdidas
|Dora |
| 1966
|Os Irmãos Corsos |Isabella | |
| 1967
|O Homem Proibido |Pamela Abbott | | rowspan="17" |TV Globo |
| 1967–68
|Dercy de Verdade |Various characters | |
| rowspan="2" |1968
|Festival Internacional da Canção |Presenter | |
| A Gata de Vison
|Helen Brown | |
| rowspan="2" |1969
|A Última Valsa |Clara de Olemberg | |
| Festival Internacional da Canção
|Presenter | |
| rowspan="3" |1975
|Pluft, o Fantasminha |Maribel | |
| Senhora
|Aurélia Camargo | |
| Bravo!
|Elvira |Special appearance |
| rowspan="2" |1976
|Vejo a Lua no Céu |Suzana | |
| Escrava Isaura
|Malvina Fontoura | |
| 1980
|Marina |Sônia |
| 1981
|Ciranda de Pedra |Frau Herta | |
| rowspan="4" |1982
| rowspan="2" |Caso Verdade |Nadir |Episode: "O Menino do Olho Azul" |
| |Episode: "Um Peixe Fora D'água" |
| Elas por Elas
|Marieta Ferreira | |
| Caso Verdade
|Ivone |Episode: "A Caçadora de Vampiros" |
| 1983
|Maçã do Amor | |
| rowspan="3" |1984
| rowspan="5" |Caso Verdade |Helena |Episode: "Renúncia" | rowspan="7" |TV Globo |
| |Episode: "Blumenau, Tudo Azul" |
| Janete
|Episode: "Não Roubarás" |
| rowspan="2" |1985
| |Episode: "Os Gêmeos" |
| Célia
|Episode: "Vivendo e Aprendendo" |
| 1986
|Nina Teixeira | |
| 1987
|Carmem | |
| rowspan="2" |1989
|O Cometa |Teresa Ribeiro | |
| Cortina de Vidro
|Clarisse | |SBT |
| 1990
|Lua Cheia de Amor |Maria Cecília | | rowspan="3" |TV Globo |
| rowspan="2" |1992
|Valquíria Galvão | |
| Você Decide
|Lisa |Episode: "Na Marca do Pênalti" |
| 2001
|Leonor Lucchini | |SBT |
| 2003
|Hercília Prudente da Costa | |
| 2004
|Gertrudes Almeida | |
| 2005
|Corina Bittencourt |Season 1 |
| 2006
|Alta Estação |Ms Sofia |Special appearance |
| 2007
|Dionísia Pimenta |Season 14–15 | rowspan="5" |TV Globo |
| rowspan="2" |2009
|Tudo Novo de Novo |Ms Luci |Episode: "Evasões" |
| Cama de Gato
|Irmã Andréia | |
| 2011
|Olga Brandão | |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Glédis |Episode: "A Culpada de BH" |
| Carrossel
|Ruth Soares |Special appearance |SBT |
| rowspan="2" |2013
|Mama Francesca Baldo | | rowspan="4" |TV Globo |
| Malhação Casa Cheia
|Nun |Season 21 |
| rowspan="2" |2015
| rowspan="2" |Além do Tempo |Sister Lúcia |First phase |
| Matilde
|Second phase |
| 2018
|Ida |Episódio: "Os Canastrões" |
= Films =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 1956
|Sai de Baixo |The Young Lady |
| 1959
|Minervina Vem Aí |Nini |
| 1960
|Cala a boca, Etelvina |The Young Lady |
| rowspan="2" |1961
|O Dono da Bola |Eva |
| Mulheres e Milhões |
| rowspan="2" |1962
|Assassinato em Copacabana |Lalá |
| Carnival of Crime
|Secretary |
| 1965
|O Beijo |Dália |
| rowspan="2" |1968
|As Sete Faces de Um Cafajeste |Lilian |
| Vidas Estranhas
|Marina |
| 1976
|O casamento |Glorinha |
| 1982
|Amor de Perversão |
| 1984
|Jeitosa, um Assunto Muito Particular |
| rowspan="2" |1987
|Sonhos de menina-moça |
| Vera
|Isolda |
| 2014
|Operação Orquídea |Adélia Junqueira |
| 2017
|Entre Amores |Malva |
| 2023
|As Aparecidas |
| 2024
|Evidências do Amor |Ms Aurélia |
Stage
- 1959 – Nossa cidade, by Thornton Wilder
- 1962 – Você pode ser pai, by Alexandre Bisson and Vast Ricouard
- 1962 – Oscar, by Claude Magnier
- 1962/1963 – A terceira pessoa, by Andrew Rosenthal
- 1964 – A quinta cabeça, by Marcel Aymé
- 1964 – Weekend, by Noël Coward
- 1965 – Electra, by Sophocles
- 1966 – As inocentes do Leblon, by Barillet and Gredy
- 1976/1978– Cinderela do petróleo, by João Bethencourt
- 1981/1982 – A bomba de Elizabeth, by Álvaro Valle
- 1982/1983 – Adorável Júlia, by Somerset Maugham
- 1988 – Os amores de Casanova
- 1989 – Tutti buona gente
- 1989/1992 – Além da vida, by Chico Xavier
- 1996/1998 – Francisco e Clara
- 2000/2001 – E a Vida Continua, by Chico Xavier
- 2003 – O despertar dos anjos, by Gabriel Veiga Castellani
- 2005 – Show Coração Seresteiro
- 2019 – Quatro Atrizes e um Personagem
- 2023 – O que vamos fazer com o Walter?
References
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Category:20th-century Brazilian actresses
Category:21st-century Brazilian actresses
Category:Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Brazilian television actresses
Category:Brazilian film actresses