Camila Pitanga

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1977-06-14

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camila Pitanga

Biography

Camila Manhães Sampaio (born June 14, 1977), professionally known as Camila Pitanga, is a renowned Brazilian actress known for her performances in film and television. The daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga, and the sister of actor Rocco Pitanga, Camila began her artistic career as a child at the age of six in the film Quilombo (1984). Throughout her career, she stood out in various television productions, including the telenovela Paraíso Tropical (2007), where she played the character Bebel, a role that earned her the APCA (São Paulo Association of Art Critics), Qualidade Brasil, and Contigo! awards for Best Actress. She also starred in Cama de Gato (2009), Lado a Lado (2012), and Velho Chico (2016). In cinema, Camila starred in films such as Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil (2001), Redentor (2004), and Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios (2011), for which she won the Prêmio Guarani for Best Actress. In September 2016, she was named the national ambassador for UN Women Brazil, committing to the defense of women's rights and the promotion of gender equality. In Beleza Fatal on Max, Camila Pitanga received a prominent role with great recognition, gaining significant attention for her performance, which became one of the telenovela's highlights.

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Acting History

2025
Scars of Beauty Special as Self
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo as Self
2025
FÔLEGO - Até Depois do Fim
2025
Malês as Sabina
2025
Samba Infinite as Sister
2025
Dona de Mim as Ellen
2025
Show 60 Anos as Bebel
2025
Scars of Beauty as Lola Argento
2022
Happy Hour with Mariana Ximenes as Self
2021
70 Anos Esta Noite
2019
Juntos a Magia Acontece as Vera
2019
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta as Self
2019
Aruanas as Olga
2017
Barravento Novo
2016
Pitanga as Self
2016
Velho Chico as Maria Tereza de Sá Ribeiro Vidigal
2015
Ambitious Women as Regina Rocha
2014
Educação.doc as Ela mesma
2014
Para Sempre Teu, Caio F.
2013
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury as Janaína (voice)
2012
Sessão de Terapia as Rita
2012
Side by Side as Isabel Nascimento
2011
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips as Lavinia
2011
Decora
2011
Insensato Coração as Carolina Miranda (Carol)
2009
Cat's Cradle as Rosenilde Pereira dos Santos (Rose)
2007
Noel: The Samba Poet as Ceci
2007
Basic Sanitation, the Movie as Silene
2007
Paraíso Tropical as Francisbel dos Santos Batista (Bebel)
2006
Mulheres do Brasil as Esmeralda
2005
Belíssima as Mônica Santana
2005
Tecendo o Saber as Ritinha
2005
Sal de Prata as Cassandra
2005
História de Amor
2004
Bendito Fruto as Choquita
2004
Redeemer as Soninha
2003
The Sign of Chaos as Furacão de Santos
2003
The Price of Peace as Anésia
2003
Stray Bullet as Marina
2003
Mulheres Apaixonadas as Drª. Luciana Ribeiro Alves
2002
Pastores da Noite as Marialva
2001
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented as Paraguaçu
2001
A Grande Família as Marina
2001
Porto dos Milagres as Esmeralda dos Santos
2000
Brava Gente as Elisa
2000
Brava Gente as Maria
2000
Brava Gente as Marialva
2000
A Invenção do Brasil as Catarina Paraguaçu
1998
Pecado Capital as Ritinha
1995
Super Colosso
1995
Young Hearts as Alexandra Bittencourt (Alex)
1995
A Próxima Vítima as Patrícia Noronha
1993
Fera Ferida as Teresinha Fronteira
1993
Sex Appeal as Vilma Nascimento
1992
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
1981
Som Brasil as Self - Host