Gladys Portugues is an American actress and former professional female bodybuilder

Female bodybuilding

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. She attended the High School of Art and Design

High School of Art and Design

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 in New York City

New York City

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 and is the wife of Belgian-American actor Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...

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Portugues has been involved in the health and fitness field for more than 20 years. As a bodybuilder, her most significant achievement was two top-ten placings in the Ms. Olympia

Ms. Olympia

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Personal life

She married martial artist/actor Jean Claude Van Damme in 1987. They divorced in 1992 and remarried in 1999. They have two children: Kristopher

Kristopher Van Varenberg

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 (born 1987) and Bianca (born 1990).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985 1985 in film -Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...	Pumping Iron II: The Women Pumping Iron II: The Women Pumping Iron II: The Women is a documentary film about female bodybuilding, focusing on several women as they prepare for and compete in the 1983 Caesars World Cup....	Herself	Cinecom International Films
1986 1986 in film -Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....	The Morning After	Bodybuilder	20th Century Fox
1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive	Waitress	Larco Productions Inc.

TV

Year	Title	Episodes	Role
2011	Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors is a 2011 British reality show featuring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and was being shown on ITV4 in the United Kingdom..-Plot:...	1 season (8 episodes)	Herself

Books

• Hard Bodies Express, Portugues, Dell; Reissue 1988, ISBN 0-440-53426-7
• Hard Bodies, Portugues and Verdal, Dell; Reissue edition 1986, ISBN 0-440-53424-0

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