Adelaide João
Adelaide João (27 July 1921 – 3 February 2021), born Maria da Glória Pereira da Silva, was a Portuguese actress.
Adelaide João
- Birth Name
- Maria da Glória Pereira da Silva
- Name
- Adelaide João
- Born
- 27 July 1921
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Died
- 3 February 2021
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Maria da Glória Pereira da Silva.
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
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• Birth Name — Maria da Glória Pereira da Silva • Name — Adelaide João • Born — 27 July 1921 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Died — 3 February 2021 • Place of death — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1960–2021
Career
Career
In a career that spanned 60 years she appeared in more than 135 films and television shows starting 1960. She starred in The End of the World, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. She won the Career Awards at the Sophia Awards in 2018. At the time of her death she was living in Casa do Artista, and was reportedly infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic in Portugal.
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• The End of the World (1992)
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