Roberta Rodrigues
Acting
Biography
Roberta de Souza Rodrigues (Rio de Janeiro, October 20, 1982) is a Brazilian actress and singer. She began her career in the 2000s in theater works of the group Nós do Morro until she became known worldwide for playing the character Berenice, in the film City of God.
Born: October 20, 1982
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
Meu Nome É Maalum
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
As Brasileiras
After the breakthrough success of 'The Cariocas', the spin-off 'The Brazilians - The Women' embraces all the diversity of Brazil and its women. Powerful, fragile, funny, protective, beautiful, talented, insightful, and especially unique; they all have a certain charm. No matter what their birthplace, age, lifestyle or preference, these remarkable women have one thing in common: they are Brazilian. Brilliantly witty and entertaining, every independent episode provides an exclusive look at the life experiences of the women who inspire everyone.
A Divisão
Nise: The Heart of Madness
After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.
Dani-se
Tecendo o Saber
Paraíso Tropical
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor
Manuela is journalist in her thirties who faces love and professional crises. In an unexpected incident, she gets to know Elena, who takes her to a support group for women who love too much or are excessively jealous: the League of those who are Obsessive-Compulsive for Affection (L.O.C.A., Brazilian slang for "crazy"). The therapist seems to be an extremely mature and structured psychologist. Manuela sees this group as a chance to write an incredible article about the current female roles and wishes.
As Cariocas
"The Cariocas", a series in ten stand-alone episodes, tells the story of ten modern-day women against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro and its stunning urban landscapes. Our protagonists are uninhibited, adulterous, vindictive, suicidal, envious, brides, betrayed, deluded. Women with distinct beauty and quaint peculiarities, each one has a particular way of life.
Filmography
as Neide
as Berenice
as Sara Jane
as Vera
as Aretusa
as Maria Ester
as Betina
as Lupita de Jesus
as Karen Medeiros
as Doralice do Nascimento
as Sara Jane
as Ivone
as Soraia
as Ninfa
as Neide
as Isabel (segment "O Vampiro do Rio")
as Herself
as Sônia
as Maria Vanúbia da Conceição
as Dirce
as Bruna
as Heloísa
as Suely
as Fabíola dos Santos
as Suelen
as Renata
as Renata
as Lucineide da Silva (Neidinha)
as Lola
as Eloísa
as Paixão
as Telma
as Professora Lúcia
as Valdete
as Silvana
as Natasha
as Zenóbia
as Zilda
as Sheila Pereira (Poderosa)
as Berenice - Bernice