Elke Maravilha

Personal Info

Birthday

February 22, 1945

Day of Death

2016-08-16

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Leutkirch im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, German

Elke Maravilha

Biography

Elke Grünupp, known by her stage name Elke Maravilha (Leutkirch im Allgäu, February 22, 1945 – Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2016), was a German-Brazilian model, judge, presenter and actress. She began to act as a model and mannequin at the age of 24, working with famous stylists of the time and was considered an innovator on the catwalks. Initially discreet, over time she made room for her extravagance.

Known For

The Return Of The Rockefeller

Prisoner of Rio

Pixote

Memórias de um Gigolô

Zuzu Angel

Xica

Mato Sem Cachorro

Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina

Filmography

2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
Chacrinha: Eu Vim para Confundir e Não para Explicar
as Self
2016
Moon in Sagittarius
as Ulla
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina
as Dona Lelé
2015
Olhar de Nise
as Elke Maravilha
A Lenda do Gato Preto
as Angelina - Passado
2013
Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme
as Mirtes
Mato Sem Cachorro
as Dona Nora
2011
Daquele Instante em Diante
as Self (archive footage)
Fca Carla
as Lúcia
2010
Extreme Happiness
as Grandma
2009
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
as Self
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
2007
Pixote In Memoriam
as Self
Elke
as Ela mesma
2006
Zuzu Angel
as Lieselotte
1999
Xuxa Requebra
as Iara Macedo (Macedão)
1989
Minas Texas
as Generosa da Luz
1988
Heirs of the House of Usher
as Lady Madeleine
Prisoner of Rio
as Frank
1987
Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs
as Shipowner's wife
1980
Pixote
as Débora
1978
A Noiva da Cidade
as Daniela
Elke Maravilha Contra o Homem Atômico
as Elke
1977
The Force of Xango
as Iaba
1976
Xica
as Hortência
1974
Gente Que Transa
as Esmeralda
1972
When Carnaval Comes
as Elke Evremides