{{Short description|Brazilian actress (1948–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Neila Tavares | image = Neila Tavares nonfree.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth-date|18 September 1948}} | birth_place = Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | death_date = {{Death-date and age|4 June 2022|18 September 1948}} | death_place = Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | occupation = Actress | spouse = | children = }}
'''Neila Tavares''' (18 September 1948 – 4 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress, television presenter and journalist.
==Life and career== Born in Niterói, Tavares began her career on stage in 1968 at the Teatro Opinião, and later went to work intensively in films and on television, appearing on some important 1970s telenovelas such as ''Anjo Mau'' and ''Gabriela''.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="Terra" /><ref name="glob">{{Cite news |date=5 June 2022 |title=Morre a atriz Neila Tavares, aos 73 anos, no RJ |language=pt-br |work=O Globo |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/06/04/morre-a-atriz-neila-tavares-no-rj.ghtml |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> She retired from acting in 2013.<ref name="Terra" />
She also worked as a presenter for Rede Manchete and TVE Brasil, and as a journalist for a number of publications, notably collaborating with ''Folha de S.Paulo''.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="glob">{{Cite news |date=5 June 2022 |title=Morre a atriz Neila Tavares, aos 73 anos, no RJ |language=pt-br |work=O Globo |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/06/04/morre-a-atriz-neila-tavares-no-rj.ghtml |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
Tavares died after a battle with pulmonary emphysema, on 4 June 2022, at the age of 73.<ref name="bio">{{cite news |title=Morre Neila Tavares, atriz de 'Anjo Mau' e 'Gabriela', aos 73 anos |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/diversao-e-arte/2022/06/5013100-morre-neila-tavares-atriz-de-anjo-mau-e-gabriela-aos-73-anos.html |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=Correio Braziliense |date=5 June 2022 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name="Terra">{{Cite news |last=Freitas |first=Patrick |date=5 June 2022 |title=Morre a atriz Neila Tavares aos 73 anos no Rio|language=pt-BR |work=Terra |url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/gente/morre-a-atriz-neila-tavares-aos-73-anos-no-rio,a37a550c071225aeabdb811a0189adf3yzrqnqef.html |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1969|| ''A Penúltima Donzela'' || || |- |1969|| ''Memória de Helena'' || || |- |1970|| ''Um Uísque Antes, Um Cigarro Depois'' || Maria || (segment "......") |- |1970|| ''Marcelo Zona Sul'' || Psychologist || |- |1970|| ''Bonga, O Vagabundo'' || Maria Clara || |- |1972|| ''Ali Babá e os Quarenta Ladrões'' || Rosinha || |- |1973|| ''Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo!'' || || |- |1973|| ''Amante Muito Louca'' || Angélica || Voice, Uncredited |- |1974|| ''A Estrela Sobe'' || Judith || |- |1975|| ''As Deliciosas Traições do Amor'' || || (segments "Dois é Bom... Quatro é Melhor" and "O Olhar") |- |1976|| ''Bandalheira Infernal'' || || |- |1976|| ''As Desquitadas em Lua-de-Mel'' || || |- |1977|| ''Um Marido Contagiante'' || || |- |1978|| ''Os Sensuais - Crônica de Uma Família Pequeno-Burguesa'' || || |- |1978|| ''O Namorador'' || || |- |1978|| ''Assim Era a Pornochanchada'' || || |- |1979|| ''Os Noivos'' || || |- |1979|| ''O Coronel e o Lobisomem'' || || |- |1979|| ''As Borboletas Também Amam'' || Matilde / Esposa de Raimundo-Raimundo's Wife || |- |2014|| ''Cada Vez Mais Longe'' || Isaura || |- |2015|| ''A Família Dionti'' || || (final film role) |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm0851644}} * [https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa597258/neila-tavares Neila Tavares] at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
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