Acting
Community Rating
7.5
TMDB estimate
Born
February 8, 1951 (age 75)
Born in
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Jussara Rocha Freire (São Paulo, February 8, 1951) is a Brazilian actress and presenter, famous for her work in television, cinema and theater, she is the winner of several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Brazil Quality Award, and a Press Trophy. She began her career in the 70s, gaining prominence in soap operas such as Os Inocentes (1974), Éramos Seis (1977) and O Direito de Nascer (1978), consolidating herself as one of the great names in Brazilian television drama, until establishing herself as a prestigious actress thanks to her performance in the soap opera Pantanal (1990), for which she achieved critical and public recognition and was awarded best actress at the Troféu Imprensa and the APCA Award. Other notable works include the soap operas Amazônia (1991), Coração de Estudante (2002), Cabocla (2004) and Belíssima (2005). She won praise from critics and the public, especially for her dramatic roles and also as an antagonist, especially for her performances as Carmem and Donana in the soap operas Vidas Opostas (2006) and Pecado Mortal (2013), respectively. For her performance in Vidas Opostas (2006), she was awarded the APCA Award for best actress for the second time. She was also nominated again in this award category for her performance in Pecado Mortal (2013).

Crazy About You
as Irmã Mércia
2024

Desperate Lies
as Norma
2024

A Life to Die For
as Tuninha
2021

Sweet Diva
as Nilda Matheus
2019

Apocalipse
as Tamar Koheg
2017

The Slave Mother
as Urraca de Góis Almeida, Baronesa de Barangalha
2016

Plano Alto
as Dora
2014

Pecado Mortal
as Donana Vêneto
2013

Máscaras
as Elvira Duval
2012

Uma Rosa com Amor
as Pepa Fontenelle
2010

Chamas da Vida
as Arlete Monteiro Azevedo de Castro
2008

Opposite Lives
as Carmem Laranjeira
2006

Belíssima
as Flávia Tosca Rodrigues
2005

Cabocla
as Siá Bina de Oliveira
2004

Romeu e Julieta
as Mãe de Julieta
2003

Esperança
as Amália
2002

Coração de Estudante
as Lígia Gouveia
2002

Os Maias
as Amélia
2001

Marcas da Paixão
as Wilma
2000

Estrela de Fogo
as Graciosa de Souza
1998