Eva Wilma

Eva Wilma
Eva Wilma in 2019
Born
Eva Wilma Riefle

(1933-12-14)14 December 1933
São Paulo, Brazil
Died15 May 2021(2021-05-15) (aged 87)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1952–2021
Spouses
(m. 1955; sep. 1976)
Carlos Zara
(m. 1979; died 2002)
Children2

Eva Wilma Buckup (née Riefle; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian television series Alô, Doçura!.[1]

Biography

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Eva Wilma was born in São Paulo. Her father, Otto Riefle Jr, was a German metallurgist from the Black Forest region of Pforzheim near Stuttgart in southern Germany. He went to Brazil, more precisely to the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1929, at the age of 19, to work in a metallurgy firm. Eva Wilma's mother, Luísa Carp, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was the daughter of Ukrainian Jews from Kyiv who immigrated to Argentina. Eva's parents met in the city of São Paulo when Eva's father was transferred to the city, and her mother, after living in Buenos Aires, moved to Brazil.[2] In 1956 she was awarded with Prêmio Saci.

She was married for 23 years to actor John Herbert,[1] with whom she had two children, Vivian and John Jr. She later married actor Carlos Zara.

Death

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Eva Wilma died at the age of 87 in São Paulo, 15 May 2021, at the Albert Einstein Hospital, of ovarian cancer.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 A Flea on the Scales
1953 O Homem Dos Papagaios
1953 O Craque Elisa
1954 A Sogra
1955 Chico Viola Não Morreu
1958 O Cantor e o Milionário Laura
1960 Cidade Ameaçada Terezinha
1962 The Fifth Power Laura Leal
1963 A Ilha
1963 Murder in Rio Leila
1965 São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima Luciana
1967 Juego peligroso Lucía (segment "Divertimento")
1969 Topaz Rosita Gomez Uncredited
1970 A Arte de Amar Bem Inês (segment "A Inconfidência de Ser Esposa")
1973-1974 Secrets of Sand Ruth / Raquel TV series
1975 Cada um Dá o que Tem (segment "Cartão de Crédito")
1980 Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro Mãe de Asa Branca
1981 Ciranda de Pedra Laura Prado TV series
1983 O Menino Arco-Íris
1987 Feliz Ano Velho Lúcia
1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Hilda Pontes TV series
1995 História de Amor Zuleika Viana Sampaio TV series
1997 A Indomada Maria Altiva Pedreira de Mendonça e Albuquerque 203 episodes
2002 Esperança Rosa TV series
2004-2005 Começar de Novo Lucrécia 159 episodes
2006 Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira
2007 The Sign of the City Adélia
2007-2008 Desejo Proibido Cândida 120 episodes
2010 A Guerra dos Vizinhos Adélia
2011-2012 Fina Estampa Maria Íris Siqueira De Maciel TV series
2015 Verdades Secretas Fábia 48 episodes
2018 O Tempo Não Para Petra Vaisánen 22 episodes, (final appearance)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ator John Hebert morre aos 81 anos". Correio do Estado. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ iG. "Religiões: conheça os famosos adeptos do judaísmo" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Eva Wilma morre aos 87 anos em SP". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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