Marieta Severo

Severo was born on November 2, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro to Luís Antonio Severo da Costa (a Brazilian army officer) and Lígia Paixão. She studied in Tablado Theater in 1965, and later that year, premiered on her first play Feitiço de Salém.
Severo starred in her first telenovela in 1966. It was the Rede Globo production of O Sheik de Agadir (The Sheik of Agadir) in which she played the supporting character of Madelon. In 1978 she played the lead character in the film Chuvas de Verão. She continued to appear in some television programs and films, but major leading roles did not came until the 1986 films Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta, A Espera, O Homem da Capa Preta. In 1987, she played Leila Diniz' mother in the biopic of the same name. In 1989, public acclaim came with the telenovela Que Rei Sou Eu?, with Marco Nanini. In 1995, critical acclaim came with the film Carlota Joaqui…