Aracy Balabanian Explained

Aracy Balabanian
Birth Date:22 February 1940
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years Active:1963–2023
Occupation:Actress

Aracy Balabanian (22 February 1940 – 7 August 2023) was a Brazilian actress.[1]

Biography

Aracy Balabanian was born in Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Her parents were Armenians Raphael and Esther Balabanyans. They emigrated from Ottoman Empire to Brazil, fleeing from the genocide promoted in that country by the Ottoman Turks.

At the age of fifteen, she moved to São Paulo with her parents and helped raise her seven younger brothers. She passed the entrance exam for Social Sciences and for the Escola de Arte Dramática, coming to abandon the studies of Sociology, another entrance exam that she had taken and had been accepted, to devote herself to the theater. She said that she lived in a time when it was considered ugly for a woman to do theater since women were formerly educated to be housewives and obey their husbands.

Balabanian died in Rio de Janeiro on 7 August 2023, at the age of 83.[2]

Filmography

Television series

Telenovelas

Cinema

Theatre

Awards and nominations

APCA Awards

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1995Best Performance by an Actress in TelevisionA Próxima Vítima

Best of the Year – Globe Awards

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1995Best Actress in a TelenovelaA Próxima Vítima
2018Mário Lago Trophy

Contigo! Awards

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2003Best Comedy Actress – TelevisionSabor da Paixão

Press Trophy

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1967Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TelenovelaO Amor Tem Cara de Mulher
1968Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TelenovelaMeu Filho Minha Vida
1969Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TelenovelaAntônio Maria
1990Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TelenovelaRainha da Sucata
1996Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TelenovelaA Próxima Vítima

Quem Awards

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2010Best Supporting Actress – TelevisionPassione

Notes and References

  1. http://ego.globo.com/televisao/noticia/2013/06/nao-e-mais-pra-voltar-diz-aracy-balabanian-sobre-sai-de-baixo.html 'Não é para voltar mais', diz Aracy Balabanian sobre 'Sai de Baixo'
  2. Web site: 2023-08-07 . Aracy Balabanian morre no Rio aos 83 anos . 2023-08-07 . G1 . pt-br.