Eliana

Biography

Ely Macedo de Souza, (Itaocara, September 21, 1926 – Rio de Janeiro, July 18, 1990), better known by her stage name Eliana Macedo or just Eliana, was a Brazilian actress and singer. Considered one of the great stars of national cinema, she was the winner of the Saci Award in 1954 – the biggest cinematographic award at the time – for her work on A Outra Face do Homem and the main artist of Atlântida Cinematográfica, the largest producer of Brazilian films at the time. In 1964, after 26 films, she abandoned her film career at the height of her stardom when musical comedies began to lose ground to the realistic dramas of Cinema Novo, claiming that she would leave the genre before it was exhausted.

Most Known For

Feijão Maravilha

as Soraya

Maria 38

as Maria

Carioca Symphony

as Susana

Rio Fantasia

as Lia

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self

Vamos com Calma

Carnaval Atlântida

as Regina

Mulheres de Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Carnaval no Fogo

as Marina

A Doutora é Muito Viva

Aviso aos Navegantes

as Cleia

Assim Era a Atlântida

Três Colegas de Batina

as Celinha

Here Comes the Baron

I Loved a Bookie

as Laura

Guerra ao Samba

Joy of Living

as Elisabeth

The Shadow of Another

as Elsa / Helena

O Barbeiro Que Se Vira

Nem Sansão Nem Dalila

as Dalila