| Susana Giménez | |
| Birth Name: | María Susana Giménez Aubert |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation: | Host, businesswoman, actress, model, vedette |
| Years Active: | 1968–present |
| Signature: | Susana firma.svg |
María Susana Giménez Aubert (born 29 January 1944), known as Susana Giménez (pronounced as /es/), is an Argentine TV host,[1] actress, model and businesswoman. In 2012, she was considered the biggest celebrity in Argentine television by the media firm that publishes her eponymous magazine.[2] [3]
She was the host of Susana Giménez, a highly rated television variety show in Argentina, similar in format to those of Raffaella Carrà (in Italy and Spain) and Oprah Winfrey (in United States). In 1997, she was awarded with the Golden Martín Fierro Award, and in 2002 won the INTE award for TV hostess of the Year.[4] Since 2020, she lives in Uruguay.[5]
Giménez was the daughter of María Luisa Sanders,[6] of Irish descent, and Augusto Giménez Aubert, of Spanish descent. She had a hard childhood, tainted by her parents' separation. She studied in Quilmes, and graduated from La Anunciata Collegiate[7] as a primary school teacher, a profession she never practised. Before becoming famous, for a couple of years Giménez worked as an executive secretary for a large factory.
At 19 years old, she became a model, and made her name in a TV commercial for Cadum, a brand of French soap. Most of her subsequent film career was in adult-oriented comedies, acting opposite Alberto Olmedo, Jorge Porcel, and fellow vedette Moria Casán. Giménez has acted in over 30 films, including the cult film La Mary,[8] and 10 plays. In 2008, Giménez launched her own magazine called Susana,[9] published by La Nación.[10] She is featured in the cover of every issue. She had her own fashion doll,[11] and has endorsed two fragrances.[12]
In 1962, aged 18, she married businessman Mario Sarabayrouse.[13] A year later she gave birth to her only daughter, Mercedes Sarabayrouse Giménez.
In 1974 she starred in La Mary, a film directed by Daniel Tinayre, where she met boxer Carlos Monzón, with whom she started a relationship that lasted two years. For 9 years she was in a relationship with actor Ricardo Darín, who was thirteen years younger. They ended up on good terms, remaining great friends.[14] Susana would invite the actor as the first guest every year on her show.
In 1988 she married Huberto Roviralta, a polo player, whom she divorced in 1998.[15] She had to pay ten million dollars to Roviralta as a divorce settlement.[16]
From her daughter Mercedes, Giménez has two grandchildren, Lucía and Manuel. In private her family and friends call her "Su", a practice that has been adopted by her fans.
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El gran robo | 1968 | |||
| Story of a Poor Young Man | 1968 | Extra | ||
| En mi casa mando yo | 1968 | Jodie Swearingen | ||
| Tiro de gracia | 1969 | Laucha | ||
| Fuiste mía un verano | 1969 | Aquella Mujer | ||
| Sótano Beat | 1969 | Television (Canal 13) | ||
| Los mochileros | 1970 | Alejandra | ||
| El mundo es de los jóvenes | 1970 | |||
| Matrimonios y algo más | 1970–1972 | Various | Television series (Canal 13) Martín Fierro Award for Best New Actress (1970) | |
| La buscona | 1971 | |||
| Así es Buenos Aires | 1971 | |||
| Los neuróticos | 1971 | |||
| Todos los pecados del mundo | 1972 | |||
| Vení conmigo | 1972 | |||
| He nacido en la ribera | 1972 | Susana | ||
| La piel del amor | 1973 | |||
| La Mary | 1974 | Mary | She met Carlos Monzón | |
| Mi novia el... | 1975 | Dominique / María Isabel | ||
| The Last Round | 1976 | Maristella | shot in Italy, director Stelvio Massi | |
| Tú me enloqueces | 1976 | |||
| Los Hombres sólo piensan en eso | 1976 | Susana | ||
| Un toque diferente | 1977 | |||
| Basta de mujeres | 1977 | |||
| El Macho | 1977 | Soledad | shot in Italy, director Marcello Andrei | |
| Yo también tengo fiaca | 1978 | Marta | ||
| Donde duermen dos... duermen tres | 1979 | Martha | ||
| El rey de los exhortos | 1979 | Susana Lezama | ||
| Alberto y Susana | 1980 | Susana | Television sketch comedy show (Canal 13) | |
| A los cirujanos se les va la mano | 1980 | |||
| Las mujeres son cosa de guapos | 1981 | |||
| Un terceto peculiar | 1981 | Susana Sanguinetti | ||
| Hola Susana | 1987 | Herself | Television talk show (ATC) | |
| Me sobra un marido | 1987 | Corina | ||
| Hola Susana | 1988–1990 | Herself | Television talk show (Canal 9) | |
| Hola Susana, te estamos llamando | 1991–1997 | Herself | Television talk show (Telefe) Martín Fierro Award for Best entertainment show (1995) Gold Martín Fierro Award (1995) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (1996) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (1997) | |
| Susana Gimenéz | 1998–present | Herself | Television talk show (Telefe) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (1998) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (2000) Paoli Award for Best integral show (2000) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (2001) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (2002) Martín Fierro Award for Best entertainment show (2005) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (2006) Martín Fierro Award for Trajectory (2007) Martín Fierro Award for Best entertainment show (2008) Martín Fierro Award for Best entertainment show (2009) Platinum Martín Fierro Award (2010) Martín Fierro Award for Best entertainment show (2011) Martín Fierro Award for Best female host (2012) Martín Fierro Award for Trajectory (2012) | |
| Esa maldita costilla | 1999 | Azucena | ||
| Tetro | 2009 | Herself | Cameo appearance | |
| Delirium | 2014 | Herself, as President of Argentina[17] | ||
| El host | 2018 | Herself | ||
| Porno y Helado | 2022 | Roxana | 2 episodes | |
| LOL: Last One Laughing Argentina | 2023 | Herself |