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Acting
January 2, 1950
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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.

Dona Clélia
2024

Dona Esther
2023

Eva
2021

Tia Pérola
2020

Celina Junqueira
2015

Rosimere
2014

Eulália Praxedes
2012

Amália dos Anjo
2011

Tertuliana (Tertu)
2010

Florinda Áquila
2008

as Dona Clélia

as Dona Esther

as Eva

as Tia Pérola

as Celina Junqueira

as Rosimere

as Eulália Praxedes

as Amália dos Anjo

as Tertuliana (Tertu)

as Florinda Áquila

as Moacira Júnior

as Hermínia Vilela

as Alice Prata

as Teresa Giácomo

as Mãe de Romeu

as Olímpia Ribeiro

as Adrenalina Tupinambá

as Maria do Socorro Telles de Aranha

as Sãozinha (Conceição Drummond)

as Marta

as Marisa Carvalho Diaz

as Leila Schmidt

as Karmita Bevilaqua

as Mariana de Souza
as Giovana

as Joana Mendonça (dona Mendonça)

as Estela


as Eloá Pellegrini

as Laura

as Angelina Gattai

as Maria de Araújo

as Dora
as Maria Rita

as Rosa

as Beatriz


as Camila Karany (Catucha)

as Regina

as Carola

as Ela mesma (entregando a taça para a seleção carioca de basquete paralímpico)

as Marina

as Sônia

as Vilma Lisboa (Vilminha)

as Inês

as Dora

as Marisa

as Lu (flashback)

as Neli

as Ruth

as Jô

as Céleste Pereira
as Anita

as Stella

as Lu
as Mariana

as Nina
as Almerinda