Dira Paes
Biography
Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (Abaetetuba, June 30, 1969), better known as Dira Paes, is a Brazilian actress and presenter. Known for her versatility, she has won several awards, including a notable twelve Grande Otelo nominations, winning as best actress in 2013, three Guarani Awards, two APCA Awards, two Brazil Quality Awards, an Extra Award, as well as three Kikitos from the Gramado and five Candangos from the Brasília Festival.
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Acting History
2026
Special Agents as Onça
2025Três Graças as Lígia Maria das Graças
2025Ary
2025Dona Onete - Meu Coração Neste Pedacinho Aqui as Self
2025Pablo & Luisão as Conceição
2025Show 60 Anos as Solineuza
2025Native Speeches 25'
2025Manas as Aretha
2024A Cabana
2024Pasárgada as Irene
2024Mada e Bia as Narrator
2024Tributo: Laura Cardoso as Self
2023Ó Paí, Ó 2 as Psilene
2022Encantado's as Solineuza
2022Pipoca da Ivete
2022Especial LED - Luz na Educação as Reporter
2022Relatos do Front: A Outra Face do Cartão Postal as Narrator
2022Pureza as Pureza
2022Pantanal as Filó (Filomena Aparecida)
2021The Masked Singer Brasil as Self - Guest Judge
2021Venice as Rita
2020We Are Five as Alice
2020Candango: Memoirs from a Festival as Self
2020O Filme da Minha Vida as Alvarina
2019Que História é Essa, Porchat? as Self
2019Divine Love as Joana
2019Verão 90 as Janaína Guerreiro
2018The Age of Water as Self
2017Encantados as Cotinha
2017Clara Estrela as Narradora
2017Lino as Janine (voice)
2017Whirlpool as Toninha
2016Mulheres no Poder as María Pilar
2016Velho Chico as Beatriz
2015Orphans of Eldorado as Florita
2015Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme as Celeste
2015Ambitious Women as Self
2014O Segredo dos Diamantes as Mãe de Ângelo
2014The Party as Rosa Nolasco
2014Doomed as Celeste Cavalcanti
2013Os Amigos as Maju
2012Brave Woman as Lucimar Ribeiro
2012Along the Way as Rosa
2012Hey, Did You Score? as Leila
2012Rat Fever as Amiga de Zizo
2012Até a Vista as Aneci
2012As Brasileiras as Cleonice Cunha
2011Southwest as Conceição
2011Looks & Essence as Celeste Souza Fonseca
2011We're Together as Leonora
2011Ribeirinhos do Asfalto as Rosa
2010Matinta as Valquíria
2010Ti Ti Ti as Marta Moura
2009Chico e Amigos
2009The Dead Girl's Feast as Diana
2009India: A Love Story as Norma Almeida "Norminha"
2008Esse Homem vai Morrer - Um Faroeste Caboclo
2007O Afeto Que Se Encerra Em Nosso Peito Juvenil
2007Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This as Psilene
2007The Big Family: The Movie as Marina
2006Bog of Beasts as Bela
2006Mulheres do Brasil as Júlia
2005Two Sons of Francisco as Helena Siqueira de Camargo
2005Incuráveis
2005Celeste e Estrela as Celeste Espírito Santo
2004My Uncle Killed a Guy as Cléia
2004A Diarista as Solineuza
2003Noite de São João
2002Pastores da Noite as Raimunda
2002Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio
2002Mango Yellow as Kika
2001Louise's Wedding as Luzia
2000Brava Gente as Raimunda
2000Chronically Unfeasible
2000Vida e Obra de Ramiro Miguez
1999The Power of Desire as Palmira
1999Chiquinha Gonzaga as Vitalina
1999Castro Alves - Retrato Falado do Poeta
1997Anahy de las Misiones as Luna
1996Corisco & Dadá as Dadá
1995Irmãos Coragem as Potira
1990Araponga as Nininha
1990Corpo em Delito
1987Land as Maria
1987The Dolphin as Corina
1985The Emerald Forest as Kachiri
—Sedução as Maria Rita Martins
—Pablo & Luisão