Monah Delacy

Acting

Biography

Monah Delacy, stage name of Lacy Corrêa dos Santos Torloni (Belo Horizonte, March 22, 1929) is a Brazilian actress. She began her artistic career in theater, in 1950, in the plays O Demorado Adeus, Treze à Mesa and A Moratória. She made her film debut in 1960, in the film Esse Rio que Eu Amo, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen. In the 1960s, she also began dedicating herself to painting, even holding an individual exhibition, with 19 oils, in 1980. From her marriage to actor Geraldo Matheus Torloni, she had two children, Marcio Torloni, who did not pursue an artistic career, and actress Christiane Torloni. She is the grandmother of actor Leonardo Torloni Carvalho. She teaches acting at Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras.