Giulia Gam
Encyclopedia
Giulia Gam is an Italian
-born Brazil
ian actress. Granddaughter of a Dane
, she became famous in Brazil
after performing the young Jocasta Silveira in the soap opera
Mandala and since then started a meteoric career in television, despite being one of the most seminal thespians of Brazil.
Giulia's biography registers a respectable stage career, from which she was chosen for her debut in Rede Globo
, Giulia played the character Jocasta, when young, in the telenovela Mandala (the adult Jocasta was portrayed by actress Vera Fischer
). Giulia came to the telenovela without any experience in television, other than some ads and videos made by friends from an independent film company. She carried out four years of exhaustive and obsessive work in theatre
. In the stage, Giulia debuted under direction of Antunes Filho, in the Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
, in São Paulo, in 1984.
With Antunes Filho's company she travelled in a long tour by Australia
, Europe, U.S.
and Israel
. After it dissolved, she travelled to Paris
, where she found Peter Brook
, who motivated her to go on with her stage career.
In January 1987, back to Brazil, Giulia joined the cast of the Jean Racine
play Phèdre
, invited by actress Fernanda Montenegro
. In October of the same year, she debuted in TV, with a huge success.
Italy
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-born Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actress. Granddaughter of a Dane
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, she became famous in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
after performing the young Jocasta Silveira in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Mandala and since then started a meteoric career in television, despite being one of the most seminal thespians of Brazil.
Giulia's biography registers a respectable stage career, from which she was chosen for her debut in Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
, Giulia played the character Jocasta, when young, in the telenovela Mandala (the adult Jocasta was portrayed by actress Vera Fischer
Vera Fischer
Vera Lúcia Fischer is a Brazilian actress of long-standing reputation and works in cinema and for the small screen, particularly for telenovelas. A former beauty pageant titleholder, she was crowned Miss Brazil in 1969.-Biography:...
). Giulia came to the telenovela without any experience in television, other than some ads and videos made by friends from an independent film company. She carried out four years of exhaustive and obsessive work in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. In the stage, Giulia debuted under direction of Antunes Filho, in the Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, in São Paulo, in 1984.
With Antunes Filho's company she travelled in a long tour by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Europe, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. After it dissolved, she travelled to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she found Peter Brook
Peter Brook
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director and innovator, who has been based in France since the early 1970s.-Life:...
, who motivated her to go on with her stage career.
In January 1987, back to Brazil, Giulia joined the cast of the Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition...
play Phèdre
Phèdre
Phèdre is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677.-Composition and premiere:...
, invited by actress Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress, mostly recognized for her leading role in Central Station, which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Brazilian actor to be nominated.She is commonly revered as one of Brazil's finest...
. In October of the same year, she debuted in TV, with a huge success.
TV Filmography
- 1987 - Mandala - Young Jocasta
- 1988 - O Primo Basílio - Luísa
- 1989 - Que Rei Sou Eu? - Aline
- 1991 - VampVampVamp may refer to:* VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic* Vamp , a Norwegian folk music band* Vamp, a character in the Metal Gear series of video games* Vamp , in Gobots toyline and cartoon...
- Lúcia T. - 1993 - Fera Ferida - Linda Inês
- 1998 - Dona Flor e Seus Dois MaridosDona Flor e Seus Dois MaridosDona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos is a Brazilian novel, written by Jorge Amado in 1966.Amado's tale is of a woman's unlikely path to happiness. It is a vast panorama of life in the town of Salvador, Bahia, with dozens of characters.The novel has been adapted into a 1976 film....
- Dona Flor - 2001 - A Padroeira - Antonieta
- 2003 - Mulheres ApaixonadasMulheres ApaixonadasMulheres Apaixonadas is a Brazilian soap opera which originally aired on Rede Globo from February 17, 2003 until October 11, 2003. A total of 203 episodes were created for the series.- Cast :*Christiane Torloni - Helena Ribeiro Alves...
- Heloísa - 2005 - Bang Bang - Vegas Locomotiv
- 2008 - A FavoritaA FavoritaA Favorita was a popular and award-winning telenovela, first broadcast in Brazil at Rede Globo from June 2, 2008 to January 17, 2009. During its broadcast, it ranked within the top of the most watched shows in Brazil....
- Diva Palhares (Rosana Costa)