Personal Info
Birth date
1953-10-20 (71 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil
Also known as
-Eliane Giardini
Biography
Eliane Teresinha Giardini (Sorocaba, October 20, 1952) is a Brazilian actress and director. A versatile artist with great critical recognition, she began her career on the stage at USP and, later, became popular on television for her intense characters. Giardini is the winner of several awards, including an APCA, three Quality Brazil Awards and a State Governor, in addition to having received nominations for a Grande Otelo and two Guarani Awards.
Filmography
Trail of Lies
6.1
Overview:
Paloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans to become sole heir to the family’s fortune. Bruno is an honest man who, during the same night, loses his wife and son in childbirth and miraculously finds Paloma’s child in a dumpster. Destiny will unite their lives in a plot of secrets, revelations, and disputes, with the unpredictable consequences of lives based on a dangerous and surprising network of lies.The Clone
8
Overview:
Human cloning. The Islamic world. Two young people, two different cultures, two different beliefs. An impossible love story that not even time could erase. During a trip to Morocco, Lucas has a forbidden romance with Jade. He returns to Brazil after the death of his twin brother Diogo. A close family friend, scientist Albieri uses this situation to produce the first human clone using cells taken from Lucas. Twenty years later, Jade, Lucas and his clone form an odd love triangle.Crazy About You
6.875
Overview:
The story begins with the ambiguous relationship between friends Viola and Luma, who seem predestined to literally enter each other's lives. Born on the same day, in very different situations, they meet years later, united by coincidences that go beyond their birthday. From humble origins, Viola moves with her boyfriend Mavi to Angra dos Reis, where Luma lives a luxurious life and dates Rudá, who ends up meeting Viola by chance. Thus begins the duo's journey, which goes from a passion for recipes to an obsession with the same man, from the immediate connection to the point of starting to live their friend’s reality, 10 years later. A journey divided between complicity and rivalry, which includes them in a love quadrangle and is impacted by a series of circumstances, twists and surprises, such as the secret surrounding a murder.Êta Mundo Bom!
6.688
Overview:
The Good Side of Life tells the story of a naïve young man from the countryside who was abandoned as a newborn against the will of his mother, and who goes to the big city to look for her. There he will also have the chance to meet the love of his life once again. Candinho's optimism and good humor are his allies against life's difficulties, including the plots of two scoundrels that cross his path.India: A Love Story
7.4
Overview:
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.Happiness
7.5
Overview:
Helena falls in love with Álvaro, but they have to fight Débora's obsession with him to stay together.América
6.652
Overview:
Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.Cobras & Lagartos
7.6
Overview:
Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.A Casa das Sete Mulheres
8.7
Overview:
When the men go to war, the women also battle. This tale takes place in the XIX century, during a terrible civil war. Italy’s revolutionary leader Garibaldi must choose between two loves: a sweet aristocratic lady or a brave woman who leaves her husband to accompany him into battle. This super-production recounts the saga of women who do not go to war but must bear pain, solitude and new passions while their husbands and fathers fight the battles.Hilda Furacão
8.3
Overview:
After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda the Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.Brava Gente
7
Overview:
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.Orphans of a Nation
5.8
Overview:
Laila is a Syrian victim of a bombing who agrees to marry a powerful sheikh in exchange for money to save her little brother's life. However, plans change due to the tragic death of the child. Laila and her family flee to start a new life in distant lands. Abandoned and enraged, the sheikh sends Jamil, his right-hand man, in search of the bride, but could not imagine he would fail to obey his command and fall madly in love with her. This forbidden love will be tested when the sheikh's daughter decides to take revenge after her father's mysterious death. From Emmy winners Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, ‘Orphans of a Nation’ tells a beautiful love story in the current context of refugees from around the world.Os Maias
7.115
Overview:
Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own office. Later he meets a gorgeous woman, Maria Eduarda. The two fall in love and have dozens of nights together. Eventually Carlos finds out later that Maria lied to him about her past and he starts fearing the worst. In the end, Carlos finds out that Maria is his sister. He informs her that they are siblings and that they cannot live like this anymore. Carlos, to forget his tragedies, goes for a trip around the world.Renascer
7.813
Overview:
Jose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could notice this. But nobody knew him. He was a storyteller, and he was always the main character in the stories he told. He managed not only to create stories about himself, he managed to create a legend. The story of this powerful cacao farmer; Maria Santa, the beloved wife who died; and their four children is the main theme of 'Renascer'.Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados
5.25
Overview:
18 years old Engraçadinha starts a secret love affair with her cousin Sílvio, who's engaged to her best friend Letícia, who is secretly in love with Cutie Pie. Twenty years later, Cutie Pie is a deeply religious married woman who's afraid her teenage daughters might end up making the same mistakes she did in the past.Incidente em Antares
6.5
Overview:
In the fictional town of Antares, a general strike prevents seven corpses from being buried in the local cemetery. The corpses then come back to life to demand the authorities the right to be buried.A Indomada
6.5
Overview:
A Indomada is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Globo February 17 to October 11, 1997. Authored by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linares, with the collaboration of Maria Elisa Berredo, Mark Silver and Nadotti Nelson and directed by Marcos Paulo Roberto Naar and Luiz Henrique Reis, had the general direction and core Marcos Paulo. Featured actors Adriana Esteves, José Mayer, Eva Wilma and Ary Fontoura leading roles in the plot.Brazil Avenue
8.113
Overview:
Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s destiny and lead her to seek revenge.Os Normais
7.9
Overview:
Rui and Vani, are a couple facing normal discussions, problems and situations such as infidelity and convivency problems, but they solve it with great humor.Land of Desire
6.372
Overview:
When her husband is killed in a land grabbing attempt, Aline takes charge of cultivating his land and protecting his family. Facing the powerful Antonio La Selva, responsible for the death of her husband and the largest landowner in the region, Aline is determined to keep possession of her land and invest in its production. However, she didn't expect that she would fall in love with Daniel, son of her rival, who is at odds with his rebellious half-brother, Caio, who, in turn, also falls in love with the girl. In the interior of Brazil, Aline will have to fight two battles: the dispute for her lands and for her heart.Explode Coração
6.3
Overview:
Explode Coração is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced by Rede Globo and aired between November 6, 1995 and May 4, 1996, with a total of 155 chapters. Written entirely by Glória Perez and directed by Ary Coslov, Gracie and Carlos Araújo Júnior, production had general direction and core Dennis Carvalho, and was the 51st "of eight novel" the state broadcaster. Ricardo Macchi, Edson Celulari and Teresa Seiblitz play the leading roles in a plot centered on the love triangle formed by the protagonists and addressing the culture of the gypsies in Brazil.Irmãos Coragem
6
Overview:
Dias Gomes and Marcílio Moraes' version of the soap opera of the same name by Janete Clair shown in 1970, Irmãos Coragem features as central characters João, Jerônimo and Duda, three brothers who threaten the dominance of the powerful farmer Pedro Barros, the highest authority in the fictional Coroado, in the interior of Minas Gerais, where the story is set.Acting
2024Crazy About You (173 Episodes) as Berta
2023Land of Desire (221 Episodes) as Agatha Santini La Selva
2022Encantado's (14 Episodes) as Dalva
2021Golpe de Ouro as Narrator
2019Unremember as Lucia
2019Orphans of a Nation (154 Episodes) as Rânia Anssarah Nasser
2017The Other Side of Paradise (173 Episodes) as Nádia Vasconcelos
2017A Fera na Selva as Maria
2017Gostosas, Lindas e Sexies as Carmem
2017Lady Night (1 Episode) as Self
2017Dois Irmãos (10 Episodes) as Zana
2016Alone Man as Tia Leila
2016Êta Mundo Bom! (190 Episodes) as Anastácia Souza Sampaio
2015Chatô, The King of Brazil as Consuelo
2013Trail of Lies (221 Episodes) as Enfª. Ordália Aparecida dos Santos Araújo
2012Brazil Avenue (179 Episodes) as Muricy Araújo
2011Lara com Z (14 Episodes) as Sandra
2010Tempos Modernos (161 Episodes) as Hélia Pimenta
2009India: A Love Story (203 Episodes) as Indira Ananda
2007Eterna Magia (148 Episodes) as Pérola O'Brian Sullivan
2006Cobras & Lagartos (179 Episodes) as Eva Padilha / Esmeralda
2005América (203 Episodes) as Neuta Fontes "Viúva Neuta"
2004Olga as Eugénie Benário
2004Um Só Coração (53 Episodes) as Tarsila do Amaral
2003A Casa das Sete Mulheres (51 Episodes) as Dona Caetana Garcia Gonçalves da Silva
2001The Clone (221 Episodes) as Nazira Rachid
2001Os Normais (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001A Hidden Life as Constança
2001Os Maias (42 Episodes) as Condessa de Gouvarinho
2000Brava Gente (1 Episode) as Leonor
1999Andando nas Nuvens (197 Episodes) as Janete Mota Vargas
1999O Belo e as Feras (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998Hilda Furacão (32 Episodes) as Berta
1997O Amor Está No Ar as Lora Berg
1997A Indomada (203 Episodes) as Santa Maria "Santinha"
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
1995Explode Coração (155 Episodes) as Lola Sbano
1995Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados (18 Episodes) as Maria Aparecida
1995Irmãos Coragem (154 Episodes) as Estela Barros Lemos
1994Incidente em Antares (12 Episodes) as Eleutéria Branco
1993Renascer (216 Episodes) as Iolanda Martinez (Dona Patroa)
1991Happiness (203 Episodes) as Isaura
1990Desejo (17 Episodes) as Lucinda
1990Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda! as Marta
1987Helena (162 Episodes) as Joana
1986Jogo Duro as Unknown
1985Uma Esperança no Ar (168 Episodes) as Débora
1984Meus Filhos, Minha Vida (235 Episodes) as Isabel
1982Campeão (131 Episodes) as Cris
1982Ninho da Serpente (125 Episodes) as Lídia
1971The Wages of Death as Unknown
Writing
2017A Fera na Selva ... Writer
Directing
2017A Fera na Selva ... Director