Débora Duarte

Débora Susan Sanches Duke known as Débora Duarte born January 2 1950 is a Brazilian actress 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 fathers 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 SBTs 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