| Patricia Pillar | |
| Birth Name: | Patricia Gadelha Pillar |
| Birth Date: | 1964 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brasília, Federal District, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1981–present |
| Spouse: | |
| Partner: | Carlos Henrique Schroder (2016–2019) |
| Parents: | Nuno Pillar (father) Lucy Gadelha (mother) |
| Relatives: | Sandra Gadelha (cousin) Líber Gadelha (cousin) Preta Gil (cousin) Luiza Possi (cousin) |
Patricia Gadelha Pillar (born 11 January 1964) is a Brazilian actress, producer, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter.
Pillar was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal to Nuno Pillar and Lucy Gadelha. She was born only three months before the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état and due to her father's occupation as a Navy officer, she lived in various places of Brazil, such as Vitória, Espírito Santo and Santos, São Paulo prior to settling in Rio de Janeiro at 14. Pillar always wanted to be an actress, so she started working while in high school in order to pay for her acting lessons.
At 16, she became a photographic model. She studied journalism but gave it up to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She joined the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone alongside Regina Casé, before getting her first film role in Para Viver um Grande Amor, alongside singer Djavan. That role granted her a part in the famous 1985 Rede Globo telenovela Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes. Since then, she has starred in twelve other Globo telenovelas. She has also starred in eleven feature films, including the 1995 Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, alongside Glória Pires.In 2005, Pillar debuted as a director. Her first film was a documentary about the Brazilian singer Waldick Soriano and it was titled Waldick - Sempre No Meu Coração (which means, in Portuguese, Waldick - Always In My Heart).[1]
Patrícia Pillar was married to the politician Ciro Gomes from the Brazilian Socialist Party. They started dating when Gomes was still legally married to Patrícia Saboya, then senator from Ceará, causing controversy in the media. In 2002, Pillar played an important role in Gomes' presidential campaign, although she was recovering from breast cancer. Prior to that, she was married to MPB singer-songwriter Zé Renato from 1985-95.
She is a cousin of some of the most famous singers on the Brazilian music scene: Preta Gil, Moreno Veloso, Luiza Possi, Davi Moraes and Marina Lima.[2]
| 1983 | Para Viver um Grande Amor | Marina | |
| 1988 | Festa | Snooker Player | |
| 1992 | A Maldição do Sanpaku | Cris | |
| 1994 | Menino Maluquinho - O Filme | Mother | |
| 1995 | O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco | Amula | |
| O Quatrilho | Teresa | ||
| 1997 | O Noviço Rebelde | Maria do Céu | |
| 1998 | Love and Co | Ludovina | |
| 2004 | O Casamento de Iara | Iara | Short Subject |
| 2005 | March of the Penguins | Mother Penguin | Dubbing |
| 2006 | If I Were You | Dr. Cris | |
| Zuzu Angel | Zuzu Angel | ||
| 2007 | Pequenas Histórias | Iara | |
| 2012 | Margaret Mee and the Moonflower | Storyteller | Documentary |
| 2015 | Clotilde | ||
| 2017 | Unicórnio | Maria's Mother |
| 1985 | FM TV | Rede Manchete | Presenter (Herself) | |
| Roque Santeiro | Rede Globo | Linda Bastos Moreyra França | ||
| 1986 | Sinhá Moça | Ana do Véu | ||
| Vídeo Show | Presenter (Herself) | |||
| 1987 | Brega e Chique | Ana Cláudia Alvaray | ||
| Armação Ilimitada | Santinha de Oliveira | |||
| 1988 | Vida Nova | Bianca | ||
| 1990 | Rainha da Sucata | Alaíde | Supporting Role | |
| 1991 | Salomé | Salomé | Lead Role | |
| 1992 | It's Your Call | Ana Maria | ||
| Camila | ||||
| As Noivas de Copacabana | Cinara Alves | Supporting Role | ||
| 1993 | Renascer | Eliana | Supporting Role | |
| 1994 | Pátria Minha | Ester Fonseca | Special appearance | |
| Caso Especial | Esmeraldina | |||
| 1996 | King of Cattle | Luana | Lead Role | |
| 1998 | Mulher | Dr. Cris | Lead Role | |
| 2001 | Um Anjo Caiu do Céu | Duda | Supporting Role | |
| 2003 | Carga Pesada | Rosa | ||
| 2004 | Cabocla | Ciana | ||
| Histórias de Cama & Mesa | Paula | |||
| 2005 | Os Amadores | Lena | ||
| A Diarista | Marta | Special Participation | ||
| Damas e Cavalheiros | Woman | |||
| 2006 | Sinhá Moça | Cândida Ferreira | ||
| 2007-2013 | Som Brasil | Presenter (Herself) | 5th Stage | |
| 2008 | The Favorite | Flora Pereira da Silva | Main Antagonist | |
| 2010 | Passione | Juliana | Special appearance | |
| 2011 | Divã | Suzana | ||
| 2012 | The Brazilians | Ludmila | ||
| Side by Side | Constância | Main Antagonist | ||
| 2014 | Doomed | Isabel Fraga Favais | Co-lead Role | |
| The Party | Ângela Mahler | Antagonist | ||
| 2016 | Ligações Perigosas | Isabel D'Avila De Alencar | Main Antagonist | |
| 2018 | Onde Nascem os Fortes | Cássia Ferreira da Silva | Lead Role | |
| 2020 | Salve-se Quem Puder | Herself | Special appearance |
| 2003 | Saudade da Saudade | Eveline Hecker's music video[3] | |
| 2004 | Ponte Aérea | Eveline Hecker's CD idealization | |
| 2007 | Waldick, Sempre no Meu Coração | Documentary | |
| Waldick Soriano's CD and DVD | |||
| 2011 | Construção | Co-Production[4] | |
| 2013 | Vergonha | Marcia Castro's music video[5] |
| 1981 | Os Banhos | Belvedonski | [6] |
| 1982 | Jogos de Guerra | Several | |
| 1983 | Tem Pra Gente, Se Invente | Fátima | |
| Glória | |||
| 1984 | Morangos e Lunetas | Tainá | |
| 1985 | Amizade de Rua | Bianca | |
| 1986 | Estúdio Nagazaki | Yushimasa Nagashima | |
| Diana | |||
| Afrânio | |||
| Quando Eu Olho Pros Teus Olhos Vejo Logo Meteoros | Singer | ||
| 1988 | O Máximo | King Midas | |
| Glória | |||
| 1989 | Lobo de Ray Ban | Júlia Ferraz | |
| 1991 | Prima Roshana em Freud Levou Pau em Ginecologia | Roshana | |
| 2004 | Proof | Catherine |
| 1992 | Prêmio Candango | Best Actress | A Maldição do Sanpaku | [7] | |
| Festival de Cinema de Natal | |||||
| 1994 | Prêmio APCA | ||||
| 1996 | Prêmio APCA | Best Supporting Actress | Menino Maluquinho - O Filme | ||
| Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | King of Cattle | |||
| 1997 | Press Trophy | ||||
| 1998 | Prêmio Festival de Brasília | Love and Co | |||
| 2004 | Extra Television Awards | Cabocla | |||
| 2005 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | ||||
| 2006 | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Best Cinema Actress | Zuzu Angel | ||
| 2007 | Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional | Best Actress | |||
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | |||||
| 2008 | Festival de Paulínia | Best Documentary | Waldick, Sempre no Meu Coração | ||
| Prêmio FestNatal | Best Film (Popular Jury) | ||||
| Prêmio FestNatal | Best Actress | The Favorite | |||
| Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | |||||
| Extra Television Awards | |||||
| Prêmio Quem de Televisão | |||||
| Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Celebrity of the Year | ||||
| Prêmio Editora Três | Personality of the Year | ||||
| Prêmio APCA | Best Actress | ||||
| Prêmio TV Press | |||||
| Prêmio IG Gente | |||||
| Prêmio Tudo de Bom | |||||
| Troféu Domingão Melhores do Ano | |||||
| 2009 | Press Trophy | ||||
| Troféu Internet | |||||
| Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Telenovela Actress | ||||
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite Actress | ||||
| 2010 | Cine Ceará | Tribute | Her Career | ||
| 2011 | Troféu Marlin Azul | ||||
| 2013 | Festival Internacional de Cinema Feminino | ||||
| Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Series or Miniseries Actress | The Brazilians | |||
| Extra Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Side by Side | |||
| 2014 | Ordem do Mérito Cultural | Tribute | Her Contribution to Culture | ||
| Prêmio Cariocas do Ano - Veja Rio | Best Actress | Doomed and O Rebu | |||
| Prêmio APCA | |||||
| Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Television Actress | O Rebu | |||
| 2015 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | |||
| 2016 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actress | Ligações Perigosas | ||
| 2018 | Troféu Domingão Melhores do Ano | Best Series or Miniseries Actress | Onde Nascem os Fortes | ||
| Prêmio APCA | Best Actress |