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Personal Info

Birth date

1950-01-02 (75 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Also known as

Débora Susan Duke
Дебора Дуарте
デボラ・ドゥアルテ
黛博拉·杜阿尔特
데보라 두아르테
डेबोरा दुआर्ते

Débora Duarte

Biography

Débora Susan Sanches Duke was born on January 2, 1950, in São Paulo. Daughter of actress Marisa Sanches and a musician, her mother married Lima Duarte when her daughter was only one year old. Lima adopted her as a foster father and she adopted her father's stage name.

She made her debut when she was five years old, around 1955, when she was cast by Vida Alves to act in a series on Tupi. Her talent for the performing arts was evident since childhood. In the following decade, she acted in several soap operas and teletheaters, including appearances on Tupi, Excelsior and Bandeirantes. Her first major role came in 1968, as Lu in Beto Rockfeller. This role earned her a Troféu Imprensa and a Troféu Roquette Pinto for best actress.

She made her debut on Globo in 1972, starring in the soap operas Bicho do Mato and A Patota. In 1975, she stood out when she played Vilminha in Pecado Capital. In 1977, she made a brief comeback on Tupi, playing Carola in O Profeta. In the following years, she appeared in productions such as Coração Alado (1980), Jogo da Vida (1981), Anarquistas, Graças a Deus, Sonho Meu (1993), Pátria Minha (1994), Explode Coração (1995) and Terra Nostra (1999).

From the 2000s onwards, she acted in Porto dos Milagres (2001), Como uma Onda (2004), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Cordel Encantado (2011), Side by Side (2012) and Ambitious Woman (2015). She also played the villain Teresa in SBT's Canavial de Paixões in 2003. She was also part of the cast of the Netflix series Lady Voyeur. She won the APCA Trophy for Best Actress in 1984 for her work in Corpo a Corpo, Anarquistas, Graças a Deus and Padre Cícero. She has two actress daughters: Daniela Duarte, born in 1975, from her marriage to Gracindo Jr.; and Paloma Duarte, born in 1977, from her relationship with singer Antônio Marcos.

Filmography

Acting

TBAFatalidade as Unknown

2024The Enchanted Cave (270 Episodes) as Dona Clélia

2023Lady Voyeur (10 Episodes) as Dona Esther

2021In Your Place (3 Episodes) as Eva

2020Perdido (13 Episodes) as Tia Pérola

2015Ambitious Women (143 Episodes) as Celina Junqueira

2014Sexo e as Negas (13 Episodes) as Rosimere

2012Side by Side (154 Episodes) as Eulália Praxedes

2011Cordel Encantado (143 Episodes) as Amália dos Anjo

2010Tempos Modernos (161 Episodes) as Tertuliana (Tertu)

2008Três Irmãs (179 Episodes) as Florinda Áquila

2007Toma Lá, Dá Cá (1 Episode) as Moacira Júnior

2007Paraíso Tropical (179 Episodes) as Hermínia Vilela

2004Como uma Onda (179 Episodes) as Alice Prata

2003Canavial de Paixões (116 Episodes) as Teresa Giácomo

2003Romeu e Julieta as Mãe de Romeu

2000Brava Gente (1 Episode) as Adrenalina Tupinambá

1999Terra Nostra (221 Episodes) as Maria do Socorro

1998Hilda Furacão (32 Episodes) as Sãozinha (Conceição Drummond)

1997A Justiceira (1 Episode) as Marta

1995Explode Coração (155 Episodes) as Marisa Carvalho Diaz

1995Young Hearts (277 Episodes) as Leila Schmidt

1994Pátria Minha (203 Episodes) as Karmita Bevilaqua

1993Golden Dream (197 Episodes) as Mariana de Souza

1989Cortina de Vidro (168 Episodes) as Giovana

1988Bebê a Bordo (209 Episodes) as Joana Mendonça (dona Mendonça)

1987The Girl Next Door as Unknown

1984Corpo a Corpo (179 Episodes) as Eloá Pellegrini

1984Partido Alto (174 Episodes) as Laura

1984Anarquistas, Graças a Deus (9 Episodes) as Angelina Gattai

1984Padre Cícero (20 Episodes) as Maria de Araújo

1983Domingo em Família as Dora

1983Parabéns pra Você (13 Episodes) as Maria Rita

1982Elas por Elas (1 Episode) as Rosa

1981Jogo da Vida (167 Episodes) as Beatriz

1981Amizade Colorida (1 Episode) as Unknown

1980Coração Alado (185 Episodes) as Camila Karany (Catucha)

1979Cara a Cara (222 Episodes) as Regina

1977O Profeta (162 Episodes) as Carola

1977The Bunglers (1 Episode) as Ela mesma (entregando a taça para a seleção carioca de basquete paralímpico)

1976Pontal da Solidão as Unknown

1976Anjo Mau (1 Episode) as Sônia

1975Pecado Capital (167 Episodes) as Vilma Lisboa (Vilminha)

1975Escalada (199 Episodes) as Inês

1974O Espigão (150 Episodes) as Dora

1973Carinhoso (9 Episodes) as Marisa

1973The Return Of The Rockefeller (198 Episodes) as Lu (flashback)

1972A Patota (106 Episodes) as Neli

1972Bicho do Mato (167 Episodes) as Ruth

1971Editora Mayo, Bom Dia (102 Episodes) as

1970Céleste as Céleste Pereira

1970Toninho on the Rocks (85 Episodes) as Anita

1970As Bruxas (106 Episodes) as Stella

1968Albert, the Rockefeller (281 Episodes) as Lu

1968O Décimo Mandamento (105 Episodes) as Mariana

1967O Grande Segredo (145 Episodes) as Nina