Maria João Abreu

Maria João Abreu

Born: April 14, 1964
Died: May 13, 2021
in Lisbon, Portugal
Maria João Abreu, was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. Her most notable works include Portuguese TV series Médico de Família, Aqui Não Há Quem Viva, Golpe de Sorte, and her strong presence in the typical Portuguese genre of "teatro de revista". She was famous for her uplifting roles, mostly associated with humour.

Movies for Maria João Abreu...

Title: História do Teatro de Revista em Portugal
Released: October 2, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: A Serra
Character: Sãozinha Grilo
Released: February 22, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Patrões Fora
Character: Palmira Silva
Released: December 12, 2020
Type: TV
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Submission
Title: Submission
Released: September 16, 2020
Type: Movie
Lúcia is raped by her husband and presses charges against him. She fights the Portuguese legal system along with the Prosecutor's Assistant, Maria João Correia, to forceher husband, the son of the State's Vice Attorney, intoCourt. The case takes place in closed session where Lúcia tries to find justice in a predominantly male world.
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Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell
Title: Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell
Released: March 5, 2020
Type: Movie
In a world polluted by atomic radiation, five survivors find shelter in an underground bunker. The sudden discovery of a rare and miraculous medicine will become a source of quarrel within the group.
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Title: South
Character: Alexandra Chambel
Released: September 28, 2019
Type: TV
The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.
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Title: Golpe de Sorte
Character: Maria do Céu Garcia
Released: May 27, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Paixão
Character: Isabel Galvão
Released: September 18, 2017
Type: TV
With Algarve and South Africa as main stages, Paixão tells the story of a love that was destroyed by a lie. This is the story of a man determined to fight for justice and to recover ten years of his life and an unshakable love that resists time and all threats.
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Mother Knows Best
Title: Mother Knows Best
Character: Ana Luísa
Released: December 8, 2016
Type: Movie
The family of Ana Luisa meets at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table they will share memories of the past, in which all have a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. Hearing the stories, Ana Luisa realizes the impact that his late mother had on their life choices and imagines what would have happened if she had followed other paths, taken other options and said what was unsaid. At the same time, an event of unknown origin causes a change in space and time, enabling people all over the world the access to parallel universes. Ana Luisa will thus have the opportunity to change the past...
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Letters from War
Title: Letters from War
Character: Dona Fernanda
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1971, António Lobo Antunes' life is brutally interrupted when he is drafted into the Portuguese Army to serve as a doctor in one of the worst zones of the Colonial War – the East of Angola. Away from everything dear he writes letters to his wife while he is immersed in an increasingly violent setting. While he moves between several military posts he falls in love for Africa and matures politically. At his side, an entire generation struggles and despairs for the return home. In the uncertainty of war events, only the letters can make him survive.
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Title: A Casa é Minha
Character: Estrela
Released: March 28, 2016
Type: TV
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Portugal à Gargalhada
Title: Portugal à Gargalhada
Released: January 17, 2016
Type: Movie
With the sophistication expected from the most refined Broadway musicals, this show revisits the ways and tradition of the most beloved genre of Portuguese theatre.
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Title: Donos Disto Tudo
Released: October 17, 2015
Type: TV
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Title: Mar Salgado
Character: Cremilde Santos
Released: September 15, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: Os Nossos Dias
Character: Leonor
Released: September 16, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: I Get That a Lot
Character: Alzira
Released: July 27, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: Mundo ao Contrário
Character: Susana
Released: April 14, 2013
Type: TV
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Florbela
Title: Florbela
Character: Mariana Inglesa
Released: March 8, 2012
Type: Movie
Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
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Vestida Para Casar
Title: Vestida Para Casar
Character: Lurdes
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: A Família Mata
Character: Mónica Mata
Released: March 7, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: O Último Tesouro
Character: Esposa do Condutor
Released: January 23, 2011
Type: TV
The discovery of a dagger from the XIX century, with the localization of a great treasure, involves Pedro, a university history professor in the greatest adventure of all time.
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Title: Regresso a Sizalinda
Released: July 17, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Espírito Indomável
Character: Glória Duarte
Released: May 30, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Cidade Despida
Character: Mãe de Alexandra
Released: April 23, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Alta Definição
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: TV
In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.
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Title: Sentimentos
Character: Julieta Dias
Released: June 22, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Pai à Força
Character: Carlota
Released: February 6, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Feitiço de Amor
Character: Sofia Reis
Released: June 22, 2008
Type: TV
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Call Girl
Title: Call Girl
Character: Amália
Released: December 27, 2007
Type: Movie
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...
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Title: Conta-me Como Foi
Character: Clara
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: TV
Conta-me como foi (transl. Tell me how it was) is a Portuguese television drama series which has been broadcast on RTP1 of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal from 2007 to 2011 and since 2019. It recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Lopes (Portuguese: Os Lopes), during the last years of the Estado Novo. In February 2019, RTP announced that the series, after eight years shelved, would be renewed, with the storyline moving firmly into the 1980s. The first episode of the sixth season was broadcast on 7 December 2019 with the Lopes entering 1984.
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A Revista é Liiiinda!
Title: A Revista é Liiiinda!
Released: June 11, 2006
Type: Movie
A multidisciplinary display of culture, with an abundant dose of comedy as well as sharp social and political critique.
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Title: Camilo Em Sarilhos
Character: Milú
Released: January 21, 2005
Type: TV
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Outside
Title: Outside
Character: Catarina
Released: April 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Laura works as a newscaster and José Maria as a stockbroker, and while they live in the same housing complex, their lives never cross directly. Nevertheless, he watches her from a distance, seeing all her movements without her knowledge. But their lives finally meet when he is invited onto her news program. From there, a romance begins which coincides with the desire of two beings who finally find a reason to seek love once again.
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A Falha
Title: A Falha
Released: October 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.
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Title: Bons Vizinhos
Character: Guida Santos
Released: June 15, 2002
Type: TV
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Antonio, a boy in Lisbon
Title: Antonio, a boy in Lisbon
Character: Girl with Bag
Released: January 18, 2002
Type: Movie
A boy in Lisbon, in this Lisbon in permanent renovation.
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Title: A Senhora das Águas
Character: Maria dos Prazeres
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: TV
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Title: Sabado à Noite
Character: Various characters
Released: January 20, 2001
Type: TV
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Amo-te Teresa
Title: Amo-te Teresa
Character: Paula
Released: January 11, 2000
Type: Movie
Amo-te Teresa tells the forbidden love story of Teresa and Miguel, aged 35 and 15, respectively. Teresa is a doctor and, after a frustrated love life, she decides to abandon Lisbon and returns to her native land. Immediately, a strong attraction forms between Teresa and Miguel, a friend of her oldest son.
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Title: Médico de Família
Character: Lucinda
Released: January 27, 1998
Type: TV
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Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
Title: Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
Character: Self
Released: January 27, 1998
Type: Movie
A look at the life and career of Vasco Santana, one of the most beloved actors of the Portuguese cinema.
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Title: Não Há Duas Sem Três
Character: Branquinha
Released: October 7, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Polícias
Character: Mulher de Joaquim
Released: October 3, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: Vidas de Sal
Character: Celeste
Released: September 30, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: As Lições do Tonecas
Character: Cleópatra
Released: September 4, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: Os Malucos do Riso
Character: Vários Papéis
Released: September 1, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: Queridas e Maduras
Released: July 8, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: A Mulher do Sr. Ministro
Character: Empregada
Released: December 6, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Trapos e Companhia
Released: October 31, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Desculpem Qualquer Coisinha
Character: Funcionária/Odete/Sra. Coelho
Released: September 23, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Isto É o Agildo
Character: Vários Papéis
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Cos(z)ido à Portuguesa
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: TV
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Title: O Cacilheiro do Amor
Character: Madame
Released: August 16, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Um Mistério Misterioso
Character: Fifi
Released: April 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: O Posto
Character: Maria dos Anjos
Released: February 4, 1990
Type: TV