Regina Casé

Regina Casé.

Regina Maria Barreto Casé (born February 25, 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an actress, comedian, television host, and director.

In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Peixoto e Daniel Dantas, founded a theater company called Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone ("Asdrúbal brought the trombone") in Rio de Janeiro. The group was influential in the cultural scene of Rio in the late 1970s. The group's debut production was an adaptation of The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol. For her performance in that production, Casé won the Governor's Prize for breakout actress. Another important production was Trate-me Leão in 1977, which won the Molière Prize.

Casé also began appearing in films in the 1970s, including Chuvas de Verão ("Summer Rains") (1978) directed by Cacá Diegues. Her film career included some of the classics of Brazilian cinema in the 1980s, including Eu Te Amo ("I Love You") (1981) by Arnaldo Jabor, Os Sete Gatinhos ("The Seven Kittens") (1980) by Neville de Almeida, O Segredo da Múmia ("The Mummy's Secret") (1982) by Ivan Cardoso, and A Marvada Carne (1985) by André Klotzel. Other film work in the 1980s included Cinema Falado ("Spoken Cinema") (1986) by Caetano Veloso; O Grande Mentecapto ("The Big Lunatic") (1989) by Oswaldo Caldeira; and Eu, Tu, Eles ("Me, You, Them") (2001), by Andrucha Waddington. She also appeared in the American film, Moon Over Parador ("Luar sobre Parador") (1988) by Paul Mazursky.

in 1983, Casé made her television debut on the Globo network telenovela Guerra dos Sexos ("War of the Sexes") by Sílvio de Abreu. In that same year she was also appearing in the children's program Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo ("Yellow Woodpecker Farm"), at that time directed by her father, Geraldo Casé. In 1984, she joined the cast of Vereda Tropical ("Tropical sidewalk") by Carlos Lombardi, and appeared in the children's program Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II.

She gained notoriety in the group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone and in the sitcom TV Pirata. In the 1990s she presented the TV shows Programa Legal, Brasil Legal and Muvuca on Rede Globo. Nowadays she's on Futura channel and in Central da Periferia on Rede Globo, firstly a sketch at Fantástico.

Films

• 2015 The Second Mother
• 2014 Made in China
• 2014 Rio, I Love You
• 2001 Onde andará Petrucio Felker?
• 2000 Me You Them - Darlene
• 1995 Lá e Cá - Girl
• 1989 O Grande Mentecapto
• 1988 Moon over Parador - Clara
• 1988 Fogo e Paixão
• 1986 O Cinema Falado - woman who talks about Fidel Castro
• 1985 A Marvada Carne - Devil Woman
• 1985 Areias Escaldantes
• 1985 Brás Cubas
• 1983 Onda Nova
• 1982 O Segredo da Múmia - Regina
• 1981 Corações a Mil
• 1981 I Love You
• 1980 Os Sete Gatinhos - Arlete
• 1978 A Summer Rain
• 1978 Tudo Bem - Vera Lúcia

Soap-operas

• 2001 As Filhas da Mãe - Rosalva Rocha
• 1986 Cambalacho - Tina Pepper (Albertina Pimenta)
• 1984 Vereda Tropical - Clotilde Barbosa
• 1984 Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II - Marinela's stepmother
• 1983 Guerra dos Sexos - Carlotinha Bimbatti

Series

• 2007 Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes - Maria Ninfa
• 2006 Central da Periferia
• 2006 Um pé de quê?
• 1997 Muvuca
• 1995 Brasil Legal
• 1992 Programa Legal
• 1994 Programa de Auditório
• 1988 TV Pirata - Dinalda, Cabocla Jupira
• 1982 Chico Anysio Show

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1986	São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Areias Escaldantes	Won
	São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards	Television: Best Comedy	TV Pirata	Won
2000	Havana Film Festival	Best Actress	Me You Them	Won
	Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
2001	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
	Lima Latin American Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
	Cinema Brazil Grand Prize	Best Actress		Won
2015	Sundance Film Festival	World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting	The Second Mother	Won
	Fenix Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	Seattle International Film Festival	Best Actress		Nominated
	São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards	Best Actress		Won

External links

• Regina Casé at the Internet Movie Database