Léa Garcia

Personal Info

Birthday

March 11, 1933

Day of Death

2023-08-15

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Léa Garcia

Biography

Léa Garcia (born March 11, 1933) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin. Source: Article "Léa Garcia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

The Clone

Araponga

Selva de Pedra

Sunshine

Escrava Isaura

Assim na Terra Como no Céu

Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão

Anjo Mau

Filmography

2024
Bela LX-404
as Bela LX 404
2023
Tributo: Léa Garcia
as Self
2022
Pacified
as Dona Preta
A Cut Above
as Mãe Andinha
O Pai da Rita
as Tia Neguita
2021
Ibeji Ibeji
as Nanã
2020
A Day with Jerusa
as Jerusa
2019
Golden Mouth
as Preta
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
as Dona Angela
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
A família de Olga
as Olga
2017
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
as Herself
2016
Pedacinho do Céu
as Maria da Graça
Pitanga
as Self
2015
Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu
as Self
2014
O Dia de Jerusa
as Jerusa
2013
Trinta
as Nha Zita
Acalanto
as Dona Luzia
2012
Billi Pig
as Tia Ludmila
2011
Southwest
as Dona Iraci
2009
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2008
Abdias do Nascimento - Memória Negra
as Self
2006
The Greatest Love of All
as Zezé
Memórias da Chibata
as Avó de Juca
Mulheres do Brasil
as Eunice
2005
Vinicius de Moraes
as Self (archive footage)
Daughters of the Wind
as Jú
2003
Viva Sapato!
as Mãe de santo
2000
Denying Brazil
as Herself
1999
Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet
as Mãe de Cruz e Sousa
Orfeu
as Mãe de Maicol
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1978
A Noiva da Cidade
as Manuela
1977
Sweet Thieves
as Carlota Escrava
1973
Compasso de Espera
as Zefa
1963
Ganga Zumba
as Cipriana
1960
The Pioneers
as Hermínia
1959
Black Orpheus
as Serafina