Samara Felippo
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{{Portuguese name|Felippo|Santana}}
{{Short description|Brazilian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samara Felippo
| birth_name = Samara Felippo Santana
| image = Samara Felippo IMG 1741 (24275060459).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Felippo at the premiere of the film The Ten Commandments in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| death_date =
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| other_names =
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| height = 1.65m
| years_active = 1996–present
| partner = Leandro Barbosa (2005–2013)
| children = 2
| relatives = Agatha Moreira (cousin) [https://celebridades.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2014/06/04/eu-sempre-fui-a-gordinha-das-modelos-diz-agatha-moreira.htm]
| occupation = Actress
}}
Samara Felippo Santana (born 6 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress.
Early life
Samara had originally trained to become a gymnast but decided to study drama in order to overcome her inhibitions. At age 17, she decided against taking competitive exams to major in Computer Science upon being offered a place in the school for actors of the television network Rede Globo.{{cite web|url=http://perfil-de-famosas.com/samarafelippo/inicio.html|title=Biografia da atriz Samara Felippo|accessdate=October 3, 2011|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818172721/http://perfil-de-famosas.com/samarafelippo/inicio.html|archive-date=August 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI95590-9530,00-SAMARA+FELIPPO.html|title=Bio, Samara Felippo|author=Quem|work=Globo.com|date=September 28, 2009|accessdate=October 3, 2011|language=pt}}
Career
She was invited to join Caça Talentos, a children's morning telenovela (televised soap opera) with Angélica. In early 1997, she participated in the "Star for a Day" segment of the weekly Sunday TV program Domingão do Faustão. Her test was to re-enact a scene in the role of the Nívea Stelmann character in the soap opera A Indomada opposite Matheus Rocha. Her performance was so impressive that it enabled her to participate in other productions of the soap opera broadcast industry.
In her first soap opera, Anjo Mau, Samara plays the young Simone Garcia. Later, she appeared on Meu Bem Querer and Suave Veneno, among others. The highlight of her career came in Malhação, where she portrayed the rebellious Érica Schmidt, a character who discovers she has contracted HIV. In 2003, Felippo played the romantic Mariana, in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres; later that year she portrayed Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes on Chocolate com Pimenta. In 2004 she was cast on the soap opera Da Cor do Pecado, where she showed her comic skills opposite Karina Bacchi and Rosi Campos. In 2005, she played the coquettish Detinha on América. Exploring her comic side, the character of pedestrians trying to conquer the city and find a boyfriend at all costs.{{cite web|url=http://america.globo.com/Novela/America/Personagem/0,,PS86-4201,00.html|title=Personagem Detinha|work=Globo.com|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}
Samara studied cinema at a college in Rio de Janeiro. As to feature films, she performed in the film O Dono do Mar, produced in Maranhão in 2001 and released in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=488&Itemid=179|title=O Dono do Mar|accessdate=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331011247/http://www.academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=488&Itemid=179|archive-date=March 31, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/mat/2007/08/02/297078197.asp|title="O Dono do Mar" mistura fantasia e realidade|author=O Globo|work=Globo.com|date=August 2, 2007|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://cinema.terra.com.br/fotos/0,,OI49104-EI1176,00-Samara+Felippo+lanca+filme+no+Rio.html|title=Samara Felippo lança filme no Rio|date=August 2, 2007|work=Terra Networks|accessdate=October 3, 2011}} In another film, Concerto Campestre, which was filmed entirely in Pelotas (RS), she had the lead role.{{cite web|url=http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/concerto-campestre/|title=Concerto Campestre|author=Adorocinema|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}
Also very involved with the theater, Samara has performed in several plays during hiatuses from television work. She played in Êxtase (2007); A frente fria que a chuva traz (2006);{{cite web|url=http://caras.uol.com.br/perfil/samara-felippo|title=Perfil da atriz Samara Felippo|author=Caras|work=UOL|accessdate=October 3, 2011}} Comunhão de Bens (2000); O Guarani (1998).
In 2006, she took part in the miniseries JK, playing the role of Maria Estela Kubitschek and she also played the villainesse Wandinha in O Profeta. In 2007, the actress dubbed the role of Colette in the animated film Ratatouille{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/mat/2007/07/01/296591913.asp|title='Ratatouille' marca a estréia de Thiago Fragoso e Samara Felippo como dubladores|author=O Globo|work=Globo.com|date=July 1, 2007|accessdate=October 3, 2011}} and participated in the TV Globo soap opera Sete Pecados." In 2008, she participated in the reality show Domingão do Faustão, Dança dos Famosos 5.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL339363-9798,00-SAMARA+FELIPPO+ESTA+ANSIOSA+PARA+ESTREAR+EM+DANCA+DOS+FAMOSOS.html|title=Samara Felippo está ansiosa para estrear em 'Dança dos Famosos'|work=EGO|author=Globo.com|date=March 1, 2008|accessdate=October 7, 2011}} And in the same year she performed in a few episodes of Casos e Acasos, again on TV Globo. She also performed in the theater play Intenções Perigosas.
In 2009, the actress withdrew for a while from soap operas. In 2010, she returned to television to perform in one of the episodes of S.O.S Emergência.{{cite web|url=http://redeglobo.globo.com/novidades/series/noticia/2010/07/samara-felippo-participa-de-sos-emergencia-neste-domingo-dia-18.html|title=Samara Felippo participa de S.O.S. Emergência|author=Redação Rede Globo|work=Globo.com|date=July 18, 2010|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}
In 2011, she performed in the play Hamlet{{cite web|url=http://contigo.abril.com.br/noticias/samara-felippo-estreia-peca-de-shakespeare-no-rio-de-janeiro|title=Samara Felippo estréia peça de Shakespeare|author=Contigo!|work=Editora Abril|date=February 5, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072353/http://contigo.abril.com.br/noticias/samara-felippo-estreia-peca-de-shakespeare-no-rio-de-janeiro|archivedate=July 11, 2011}} and in the play Mulheres Alteradas, replacing Adriane Galisteu.{{cite web|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/noticias-sobre-famosos/samara-felippo-substitui-adriane-galisteu-em-mulheres-alteradas/2011/07/12-112680.html|title=Samara Felippo estará na peça "Mulheres Alteradas"|author=ofuxico|work=Terra Networks|date=July 12, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2011}} In October of that year, she was cast in the miniseries on the life of Dercy Gonçalves which debuted in January 2012 on TV Globo.{{cite web|url=http://mdemulher.abril.com.br/blogs/ta-rolando/famosos/samara-felippo-vai-voltar-para-a-tv-diz-jornal/|title=Samara Felippo voltará para a TV em minissérie, diz jornal|work=M de Mulher|publisher=Editora Abril|date=October 10, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011143254/http://mdemulher.abril.com.br/blogs/ta-rolando/famosos/samara-felippo-vai-voltar-para-a-tv-diz-jornal/|archivedate=October 11, 2011}} In the miniseries she had the role of Maria Decimar, daughter of the comedian.{{cite web|url=http://redeglobo.globo.com/novidades/noticia/2011/12/dercy-de-verdade-samara-felippo-interpreta-decimar-filha-da-humorista.html|title=Dercy de Verdade: Samara Felippo interpreta Decimar, filha da humorista|publisher=Globo.com|date=December 19, 2011|accessdate=December 20, 2011}}
In July 2012, the actress signed with Rede Record.{{cite web|url=http://natelinha.uol.com.br/noticias/2012/07/03/atriz-samara-felippo-assina-contrato-com-a-record-114145.php|title=Atriz Samara Felippo assina contrato com a Record|work=NaTelinha|language=pt|publisher=Noticias NaTelinha|date=July 3, 2012|accessdate=July 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220140/http://natelinha.uol.com.br/noticias/2012/07/03/atriz-samara-felippo-assina-contrato-com-a-record-114145.php|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://caras.uol.com.br/noticia/samara-felippo-assina-com-record-e-fara-minisserie-biblica-sobre-jose#image0|title=Samara Felippo assina com a Record e fará a minissérie bíblica sobre José|work=Caras|publisher=UOL|date=July 3, 2012|accessdate=July 4, 2012}} In 2013, the actress was cast as Dinah in the Biblical miniseries José do Egito.[http://rederecord.r7.com/2013/01/16/gravida-samara-felippo-estreia-na-record-com-personagem-dramatica-em-jose-do-egito/ Grávida, Samara Felippo estreia na Record com personagem dramática em José do Egito] In the same year, she returned to the theater in Orgulhosa Demais, Frágil Demais, where she portrayed Marilyn Monroe.{{cite web|url=http://celebridades.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/12/20/toda-mulher-e-um-pouco-marilyn-monroe-diz-samara-felippo.htm|title="Toda mulher é um pouco Marilyn Monroe", diz Samara Felippo|publisher=UOL|work=UOL entretenimento|date=December 20, 2013|accessdate=February 2, 2014|author=Renato Damião}}
In January 2014, she signed a contract with Globo, and will be in the series O Caçador playing the role of stripper Paulinha Tsunami.{{cite web|url=http://entretenimento.br.msn.com/famosos/samara-felippo-volta-para-a-tv-globo-com-papel-em-nova-s%C3%A9rie|title=Samara Felippo volta para a TV Globo com papel em nova série|publisher=Entretenimento|work=MSN|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203144450/http://entretenimento.br.msn.com/famosos/samara-felippo-volta-para-a-tv-globo-com-papel-em-nova-s%C3%A9rie|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2015, Samara gave life to Jochebed in the first phase of the novel Os Dez Mandamentos.{{cite web|url=http://entretenimento.r7.com/os-dez-mandamentos/fichas/conheca-os-personagens-de-os-dez-mandamentos-20032015#!/fichas/38|title=Conheça os personagens de Os Dez Mandamentos|publisher=R7 Entretenimento|date=March 18, 2015|accessdate=March 20, 2015}} In 2017, Samara will return the screens in the novel Apocalipse, in which she will play a police officer.{{cite web|url=http://entretenimento.r7.com/blogs/keila-jimenez/2017/08/09/samara-felippo-tera-personagem-de-destaque-em-apocalipse/|title=Samara Felippo terá personagem de destaque em "Apocalipse"|date=August 9, 2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017|work=KTV|publisher=R7|author=Keila Jimenez}}
Personal life
She married basketball player Leandro Barbosa in 2008, and the couple's daughter was born on June 25, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://gazetaonline.globo.com/_conteudo/2009/06/104572-nasce+alicia+filha+de+samara+felippo+e+leandrinho.html|title=Nasce Alícia, filha de Samara Felippo e Leandrinho|date=June 26, 2009|accessdate=December 26, 2011|work=Gazeta Online|publisher=Globo.com}} In December 2010, the couple separated,{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL1633398-9798,00-SAMARA+FELIPPO+SE+SEPARA+DE+LEANDRINHO.html|title=Samara Felippo se separa de Leandrinho|work=EGO|publisher=Globo.com|date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=December 26, 2011}} but reconciled again six months later.{{cite web|url=http://celebridades.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2011/06/01/samara-felippo-e-leandrinho-reatam-relacao-e-vao-juntos-ao-fashion-rio.htm|title=Samara Felippo e Leandrinho reatam relação e vão juntos ao Fashion Rio|publisher=UOL|date=June 1, 2011|accessdate=December 26, 2011}} But, in September 2013, the actress announced their separation again.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/rock-in-rio/2013/noticia/2013/09/separei-sim-so-isso-que-falo-afirma-samara-felippo.html|title='Separei, sim. Só isso que falo', afirma Samara Felippo no Rock in Rio|work=Ego|publisher=Globo.com|date=September 15, 2013|author=Juliana Maselli|accessdate=October 1, 2013}} The actress has a column about the backstage life of NBA basketball in the portal Basketeria.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketeria.com.br/pt/dama-em-quadra/item/1189-partindo-do-princ%C3%ADpio-por-samara-felippo.html |title=Partindo do princípio, por Samara Felippo |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119104137/http://www.basketeria.com.br/pt/dama-em-quadra/item/1189-partindo-do-princ%C3%ADpio-por-samara-felippo.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
On May 25, 2013, Samara gave birth to her second daughter.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2013/05/samara-felippo-da-luz-lara-com-2675kg-e-44cm.htm|title=Samara Felippo dá à luz Lara com 2,675kg e 44cm|work=Ego|publisher=Globo.com|date=May 25, 2013|accessdate=May 25, 2013|author=Carolina Gitahy|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130527070147/http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2013/05/samara-felippo-da-luz-lara-com-2675kg-e-44cm.htm|archivedate=May 27, 2013}}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Caça Talentos | Gabriela | Episode: "Argus Bobo" |
| 1997 | Anjo Mau | Simone Garcia Fachini | |
| rowspan="2"| 1998 | Malhação | Sabrina | Episodes: "June 13–17" |
| Meu Bem Querer | Baby Amoedo | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1999 | Suave Veneno | Gilvânia | |
| Malhação | Érica Schmidt | Seasons 6–7 | |
| 2001 | O Clone | Diogo's girlfriend | Episode "December 10th" |
| 2001–2002 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Snow White | Episode: "Viagem ao País das Fábulas" |
| rowspan="2" | 2003 | A Casa das Sete Mulheres | Mariana | |
| Chocolate com Pimenta | Celina Costa Andrade Fernandes | ||
| 2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Greta Bazaróv | Episodes: "July 8–August 27" |
| 2005 | América | Detinha (Maria Odete) | |
| rowspan="3" | 2006 | JK | Maria Estela Kubitschek | |
| Minha Nada Mole Vida | Cynthia Valéria | Episode: "Ninguém É de Ninguém" Episode: "Procura-se Uma Namorada" | |
| O Profeta | Wandinha (Wanda Carvalho) | ||
| 2007 | Sete Pecados | Simone | |
| rowspan="4" | 2008 | Dança dos Famosos | Participant | Season 5 |
| rowspan="3"| Casos e Acasos | Sofia | Episode: "A Escolha, A Operação e A Outra" | |
| Ana | Episode: "Quem Passou a Noite Comigo?"{{cite web|url=https://m.natelinha.uol.com.br/amp/noticias/2008/07/29/casos-e-acasos-quem-e-amanda-quem-mandou-o-bombom-quem-passou-a-noite-comigo-15862.php|title=Casos e Acasos: Quem é Amanda? Quem mandou o bombom? Quem passou a noite comigo?|author=Redação NT|date=July 29, 2008|work=Na Telinha|publisher=UOL|accessdate=February 7, 2018|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064400/https://m.natelinha.uol.com.br/amp/noticias/2008/07/29/casos-e-acasos-quem-e-amanda-quem-mandou-o-bombom-quem-passou-a-noite-comigo-15862.php|archive-date=February 8, 2018|url-status=dead}} | ||
| Bianca | Episode: "Ele é Ela, Ela é Ele e Ela ou Eu" | ||
| 2010 | S.O.S Emergência | Silmara | Episode: "Um Paciente Indigesto" |
| 2012 | Dercy de Verdade | Maria Decimar Martins Senra | |
| 2013 | José do Egito | Dinah | |
| 2014 | O Caçador | Paulinha Tsunami | Episode: "April 25" |
| 2015 | Os Dez Mandamentos | Jochebed (young) | Episodes: "March 24–30" |
| 2017 | Apocalipse | Natália Menezes | |
| 2019
|Thaís Bevilacqua |Episodes: "October 3–December 6" | |||
| 2023
|Vera Caldas |Episodes: "July 25–31" |
= Films =
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Concerto Campestre | Clara Victória |
| 2006 | O Dono do Mar | Maria Quertibe |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Colette (Brazilian voice dubbing) |
| 2016 | The Ten Commandments: The Movie | Jochebed (young) |
| 2021
|Documentário Mulher: Expectativa x Realidade | ||
| 2024
|Fazendo Meu Filme |
Theater
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | O Guarani | Ceci |
| 2000 | Comunhão de Bens | Nice |
| 2006 | A Frente Fria que a Chuva Traz | Fabi |
| 2007 | Êxtase | Cacau |
| 2008 | Intenções Perigosas | Catarina |
| rowspan="2"| 2011 | Hamlet | Ophelia |
| Mulheres Alteradas | Lisa | |
| 2013 | Orgulhosa Demais, Frágil Demais | Marilyn Monroe |
| 2019
|Mulheres Que Nascem Com os Filhos |Various |
References
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External links
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Category:Brazilian television actresses
Category:Brazilian telenovela actresses
Category:Brazilian film actresses