Maria Della Costa

Maria Della Costa
Born Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa
(1926-01-01)1 January 1926
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died 24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 89)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Actress, Theater

Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa (1 January 1926 – 24 January 2015) was a Brazilian theater, movie and TV actress and producer.[1][2]

life

She was born in Flores da Cunha, a small town of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, into a family of Italian immigrants from the region of Veneto. She was immortalized in paintings by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Flavio de Carvalho, Guanabarino and Djanira, and in a statue by Victor Brecheret. She started her career at 14 years of age, as a fashion model (she is considered the first professional model in Brazil).

She was married to Sandro Polloni, a theater producer, also of Italian origin. Together they founded Teatro Maria Della Costa in São Paulo in a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa.[2]

After retiring from show business, she owned and managed a small hotel (Coxixo Hotel) in the historical and tourist town of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro. She died of a pulmonary edema on January 24, 2015.[1][2]

Filmography

Television

Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 "Brazilian actress Della Costa dead at 89". Global Post. Agence France-Presse. 25 Jan 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Corpo de Maria Della Costa é velado no Theatro Municipal do Rio". O Globo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 25 Jan 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.


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