Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Zeni Pereira
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 19
TMDB ID: 1749438
IMDb ID: nm0673236
Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1924
Died: March 21, 2002
Age: 77
Place of birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2015
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q189556
Also known as
Зени Перейра • Zenith Pereira
Biography
Zenith Pereira de Castro (Salvador, December 9, 1924 – Rio de Janeiro, March 21, 2002) was a Brazilian actress. She stood out as Tia Nastácia in the Rio version of the first Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo, Januária in Escrava Isaura, Maria José in Vale Tudo and Donana in Carinhoso, becoming one of the first and most relevant black references on television.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Zeni Pereira.
6.0
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
2015 Movie
5.8
Running Out of Luck
as Matriarch
1987 Movie
5.7
Blame It on Rio
as Mother of the Bride
1984 Movie
5.3
Bahia
1976 Movie
O Comprador de Fazendas
1975 Movie
5.6
The Trapalhão in Treasure Island
as Jurema
1975 Movie
5.0
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
as Geralda
1973 Movie
10.0
O Picapau Amarelo
as Tia Anastácia
1973 Movie
6.0
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca's Mother
1972 Movie
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
1972 Movie
Som, Amor e Curtição
1972 Movie
Rua Descalça
1971 Movie
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
1970 Movie
Jovens Pra Frente
1968 Movie
Crime de Amor
as Dona Marocas
1965 Movie
2.6
Samba
as Trinidad
1965 Movie
The Dead at the Phone
1963 Movie
Teus Olhos Castanhos
1961 Movie
7.0
Black Orpheus
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zeni Pereira.
7.9
Pátria Minha
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos • 203 eps
1994 Series
8.1
Anos Rebeldes
as Dalila • 20 eps
1992 Series
7.7
Rainha da Sucata
as Mercedes • 3 eps
1990 Series
8.4
Vale Tudo
as Maria José • 204 eps
1988 Series
8.9
Dona Beija
as Maria • 89 eps
1986 Series
9.2
Corpo a Corpo
as Odete Jardim • 179 eps
1984 Series
6.0
Mad Love
as Zefa • 167 eps
1983 Series
Plantão de Polícia
as Mãe Dora • 65 eps
1979 Series
8.0
Dona Xepa
as Corina • 132 eps
1977 Series
7.8
The Trapalhões
464 eps
1977 Series
5.9
Escrava Isaura
as Januária • 100 eps
1976 Series
6.0
Escalada
as Braulina • 199 eps
1975 Series
9.0
Carinhoso
as Donana • 9 eps
1973 Series
A Patota
as Basília • 106 eps
1972 Series
7.0
Bicho do Mato
as Dora • 167 eps
1972 Series
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição) • 1 eps
1971 Series
10.0
Irmãos Coragem
as Virgínia • 328 eps
1970 Series
5.0
Verão Vermelho
1 eps
1969 Series
8.0
Véu de Noiva
1 eps
1969 Series