Thelma Salim Reston (6 July 1937 – 20 December 2012) was a Brazilian film, theater, and television actress.[1] [2]
Thelma Reston was born in Piracanjuba, Goiás.[1] She began a theater career in the 1960s and work in television in the 1970s.[1]
Reston's earlier filmography includes the 1967 film Entranced Earth and the 1984 film Quilombo. She also took part in the 1992 telenovela Pedra sobre Pedra.
Her most recent television credits included A Lua Me Disse in 2005, Negócio da China in 2009, and Escrito nas Estrelas in 2010.[1] Reston's last role was on the TV Globo telenovela, Aquele Beijo.[1]
Reston died in São Lucas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro on 20 December 2012, at the age 75.[1] She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.[1] Her funeral was held at São João Batista cemetery in Botafogo.[1]