Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.
Biography
Raia was born in Campinas and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and Sophia Raia. Today is committed to her boyfriend, the artist Jarbas Homem de Mello and had her third child at 56 years old, called Luca. Her first Rede Globo telenovela was Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes. Ever since, she has starred in many other Globo telenovelas.
Television roles
Television
1985 - Roque Santeiro as Ninon/Maria do Carmo
1987 - O Outro as Edwiges
1987 - Sassaricando as Tancinha (Constância Gutiérrez de Pádua) 1987/92 - TV Pirata as Tonhão and Penelope 1990 - Rainha da Sucata as Adriana Figueroa "Adriana Ross" 1991 - Vamp as Celeste 1992 - Deus nos Acuda as Maria Escandalosa (Maria Rodrigues Garcia) 1993/99 - Você Decide 1995 - Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados as Engraçadinha 1995 - A Próxima Vítima as Última Vítima 1995 - A Comédia da Vida Privada as Paola 1996 - Não Fuja da Raia 1998 - Torre de Babel as Ângela Vidal 1999 - Sai de Baixo as Petúnia Baaleiro 1999 - Mulher 1999 - Terra Nostra as Hortência 2000 - Brava Gente as Karla 2001/03 - Os Normais as Michelle and Marcela Magrela 2001 - As Filhas da Mãe as Ramona / Ramón Cavalcante 2002 - O Beijo do Vampiro as Mina de Montmartre 2003 - Sítio do Picapau Amarelo as Medéia 2005 - Mad Maria as Tereza 2005 - Belíssima as Safira Solomos Güney 2006 - Minha Nada Mole Vida as Brenda Karla 2007 - Sete Pecados as Ágatha Trindade 2008 - A Favorita as Donatela Fontini 2010 - A Grande Família as Vânia Lira (special participation) 2010 - Ti Ti Ti as Jaqueline Maldonado 2012 - Salve Jorge as Lívia Marini 2014 - Alto Astral as Samantha Santana "Samantha, the Paranormal" 2016 - Haja Coração as Herself (special participation) 2016 - A Lei do Amor as Salete Meloni 2019 - Verão 90 as Lidiane "Lidi Pantera"
Awards and nominations
APCA Awards
Art Quality Brazil Awards
Best of the Year – Globe Awards
Bibi Ferreira Awards
Contigo! Awards
Extra Television Awards
Press Trophy
Quem Awards
References
External links
1966 births
Living people
People from Campinas
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian Buddhists
Actresses from São Paulo (state) Converts to Sōka Gakkai Members of Sōka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhists