Dercy Gonçalves

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Dercy Gonçalves
Gonçalves in 2004
Born
Dolores Gonçalves Costa

(1907-06-23)23 June 1907
Died19 July 2008(2008-07-19) (aged 101)
Years active1922–2008
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Children1

Dolores Gonçalves Costa (23 June 1907 – 19 July 2008), known by her stage name Dercy Gonçalves, was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. In her 86-year-long career, she worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming famous by her humorous use of vulgar language. In 1991, at the age of 85, she caused controversy by exposing her breasts while parading with a Samba school in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.

Gonçalves is recognized by Guinness World Records as having the longest acting career ever having acted from 1922 to 2008.[1]

Biography[edit]

Dercy Gonçalves and Ribeiro Fortes, 1966

Dercy Gonçalves was biographed in 1994 by Maria Adelaide Amaral. The book was titled Dercy de Cabo a Rabo (a popular expression in Portuguese that means "from the beginning to the end", and in this particular case, "The complete Dercy").[2] Amaral also adapted her book into the 2012 miniseries Dercy de Verdade ("The true Dercy"). Dercy Gonçalves was portrayed by Luiza Périssé (teen), Heloísa Périssé (young) and Fafy Siqueira (older).[3]

She died at 16:45 BRT on 19 July 2008 from pneumonia at the age of 103. She was buried in her birth town Santa Maria Madalena in Rio de Janeiro. Her mausoleum, designed by herself in 1991, has the shape of a glass pyramid. The conception is similar to Louvre Pyramid.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1943 Samba in Berlin
1944 Romance Proibido Dercy
1944 Abacaxi azul
1946 Caídos do Céu Rita Naftalina
1948 Folias Cariocas
1955 Feitiço do Amazonas
1956 Depois Eu Conto Ofélia Canabrava
1957 Uma Certa Lucrécia Lucrécia
1957 Absolutamente Certo Bela
1957 A Baronesa Transviada Gonçalina / The Baroness
1958 Cala a Boca, Etelvina Etelvina
1958 A Grande Vedete Janete
1959 Entrei de Gaiato Ananásia da Emancipação / Singer in musical number
1960 Dona Violante Miranda Violante Miranda
1960 Só Naquela Base
1960 Minervina Vem Aí Minervina
1960 Com Minha Sogra em Paquetá
1960 A Viúva Valentina Valentina
1963 Sonhando com Milhões Agripina
1970 Se Meu Dólar Falasse Bisisica
1980 Bububu no Bobobó
1980 Cavalo Amarelo Dulcinéa
1980 Dulcinéa Vai à Guerra Dulcinéa
1983 O Menino Arco-Íris
1989 Que Rei Sou Eu? Baronesa Eknésia
1992 Deus nos Acuda Celestina
1993 Oceano Atlantis
1996 Sai de Baixo Leopoldina
2008 Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala Vovó no Opala (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Longest career as an actress". Guinness World Records.
  2. ^ "Dercy de cabo a rabo em livro e na tevê (in Portuguese)". Tribuna do Norte. 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Heloisa Perissé e Fafy Siqueira falam sobre a minissérie "Dercy de Verdade" (in Portuguese)". Quem magazine. 16 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Burial of Dercy Gonçalves (in Portuguese)". Abril.com. 22 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2008.

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