Geórgia Quental

Geórgia Quental
Born(1939-04-23)23 April 1939
Died19 November 2022(2022-11-19) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Actress and model

Geórgia Quental (23 April 1939 – 19 November 2022) was a Brazilian actress and model.

Early life

Geórgia Quental was born in Porto Alegre, but her family moved to Rio de Janeiro when she was a baby.[1]

Career

Quental first worked as a model and in advertisements.[1] She won the title of Miss Rio Grande do Norte in 1962.[2]

She made her television debut in 1959, appearing on Brazilian singer Cauby Peixoto's program on TV Continental.[1]

Quental appeared in many prestigious Brazilian telenovelas, including TV Globo's Sangue e Areia (1967–1968), A Grande Família (1972), and Jogo da Vida (1981).[1]

She acted in twelve films, including Copacabana Palace (1962), Boca de Ouro (1963) alongside Jece Valadão, and Com as Calças na Mão with Carlo Mossy (1976).[2]

Her final television appearance was in the 1991 telenovela Araponga.[2]

Personal life and death

Geórgia Quental died on 19 November 2022, at the age of 83.[1]

Partial filmography

  • Copacabana Palace (1962)
  • Boca de Ouro (1963)
  • Un Ramo para Luíza (1954)
  • Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967)
  • Com as Calças na Mão (1976)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gonçalo, O. São (20 November 2022). "Atriz Geórgia Quental morre aos 83 anos no RJ". O São Gonçalo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "GEÓRGIA QUENTAL". Museu da TV, Rádio & Cinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2022.