{{Short description|Brazilian actress and singer (born 1941)}} {{expand Portuguese|date=June 2024|topic=bio}} {{Infobox person | name = Neusa Borges | image = Neusa Borges.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Neusa Maria da Silva Borges | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|3|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | nationality = | alma mater = | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1969–present | occupation = Actress | spouse = Miguel Antônio | children = | othername = | homepage = }}

'''Neusa Maria da Silva Borges''' (born 8 March 1941) is a Brazilian actress. Known for her roles in television, she has won an APCA for Best Supporting Actress<ref>{{Cite web|last=Xavier|first=Nilson|url=http://teledramaturgia.com.br/premios/apca-2/|title=APCA|access-date=21 December 2023|website=Teledramaturgia|language=pt-BR}}</ref> for her role in De Corpo e Alma, as well as an award by ''Contigo!'' for best supporting actress in ''A Indomada''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geledes.org.br/cinema-brasileiro-prefere-atrizes-brancas/|title=Cinema brasileiro prefere atrizes brancas|date=14 August 2014|access-date=21 December 2023|website=Geledés|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Biography== Born in Florianópolis and raised in Piquete, São Paulo, Borges began her career in São Paulo as a crooner in an orchestra.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/perfil/neusa-borges/noticia/neusa-borges.ghtml|title=Neusa Borges|publisher=Memória Globo|date=20 June 2023|access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref> She worked with such maestros as Clóvis Lima and Salgado Filho, always in a singing and dancing role.

Her transition to roles in television came with appearing in the Rede Record telenovela ''Venha ver o sol na estrada'' with Márcia de Windsor.<ref name="bio" /> At the beginning of her career, she acted in Beto Rockfeller on the now-defunct Rede Tupi, then went on to act in minor roles until she joined Rede Globo, where she landed major roles in telenovelas such as Escrava Isaura, Dona Xepa, Dancin' Days, and A Indomada. She has been a constant presence in Gloria Perez productions, namely Carmem, De Corpo e Alma, O Clone, Caminho das Índias, Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, América, and Salve Jorge.<ref name="bio" /> During her career, she has won dozens of prizes. In 2009, she participated in the music video for the Maria Gadú song ''Dona Cila''. In 2020, she starred as Bernadete in the series ''Auto Posto''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Aos 78, Neusa Borges estreia na TV paga como frentista em seriado|url=https://tvefamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/ooops/2020/01/18/nova-serie-de-humor-traz-veterana-neusa-borges-78-como-frentista.htm|publisher=tvefamosos.uol.com.br|access-date=21 December 2023|language=pt-br}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2003, during a performance by the Unidos da Tijuca samba school, Borges fell from one of the parade floats and suffered a pelvic fracture. The float she had been on had several issues since the beginning of the performance, including a broken wheel. After the accident, she was lifted by firefighters and taken to Souza Aguiar hospital in downtown Rio de Janeiro. She underwent emergency surgery and had to have 22 bolts in her pelvis and a titanium plate on her knee. She sued the samba school and was compensated with 700,000 reais for her injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espaco-vital.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/2838779/indenizacao-para-atriz-da-globo-que-caiu-de-carro-alegorico|title=Indenização para atriz da Globo que caiu de carro alegórico|access-date=21 December 2023|website=Jusbrasil|language=pt-br}}</ref>

Borges is known for being an extremely sincere and truthful person.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} She owned a thrift store in Salvador, where she lives, but ultimately sold the business in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tvefamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2021/01/03/neusa-borges-vende-brecho-por-nao-poder-arcar-com-aluguel-na-pandemia.htm |title=Neusa Borges vende brechó por não poder arcar com aluguel na pandemia |access-date=21 December 2023|website=tvefamosos.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Show ! Role ! Notes |- |1972 |''Vitória Bonelli'' | Neusa<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vitória Bonelli|url=http://teledramaturgia.com.br/vitoria-bonelli/|publisher=Teledramaturgia|language=pt-BR}}</ref> | |- | 1973 | ''Venha Ver o Sol na Estrada'' | Cibele | |- | 1976 || ''Escrava Isaura'' || Rita || |- | 1977 || ''Dona Xepa'' || Rosemary || |- | 1978 || ''Dancin' Days'' || Madalena de Jesus (''Madá'') || |- | 1979 || ''Plantão de Polícia''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161009102319/http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/seriados/plantao-de-policia/ficha-tecnica.htm Plantão de Polícia]</ref> || Jussara || Episode: "O Estrangulador da Praça Tiradentes" |- | 1980 || ''O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima'' || Eugênia || |- | 1986 || ''Selva de Pedra'' || Creusa<ref name=":0" /> || |- | rowspan=2|1990 || ''Rainha da Sucata'' || Carcereira Inês || Episode: "2–13 de agosto" |- | ''Mãe de Santo'' ||Dona Conceição<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teledramaturgia.com.br/mae-de-santo/|title=Mãe de Santo|publisher=teledramaturgia.com|access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>|| |- |rowspan=2|1992 ||''Pedra sobre Pedra'' ||Pombagira || Special participation |- | ''De Corpo e Alma'' || Tereza dos Anjos (''Terê'') || |- | 1993 || ''Você Decide'' || |Episode: "Anjos Marginais" |- | 1994 || ''Quatro por Quatro'' || Teresa | |- | 1996 || ''O Rei do Gado'' || Marta | Special participation |- | 1997 || ''A Indomada'' || Florência de Sousa | |- | 1998 || ''Você Decide'' || Marlene || Episode: "Trabalho Escravo" |- | 1999 | rowspan=2| ''Você Decide'' | Dona Lalinha |Episode: "Na Passarela do Samba" |- | 2000 || Mãe Preta |Episode: "A Mãe Preta" |- | 2001 || ''O Clone'' || Dalva Fróes | |- | 2005 || ''América'' || Divinéia Feitosa (''Diva'') | |- |rowspan=2| 2007 || ''A Diarista'' || Jupiara dos Santos |Episode: "Mãe Só Tem Duas" |- | ''Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes'' || Josefa (''Zefinha'') | |- |rowspan=3| 2008 || rowspan="2" | ''Casos e Acasos'' || Empregada |Episode: "O Triângulo, a Tia Raquel e o Pedido" |- | Carmen | Episode: "A Escolha, a Operação e a Outra" |- | ''Alice'' | Gildete | Episode: "Wonderland" |- | 2009 || ''Caminho das Índias'' || Iracema de Souza (''Cema'') | |- | rowspan=2| 2011 || ''Araguaia'' || Ivete Valadares | |- | ''A Vida da Gente'' || Maria Gomes | |- | 2012 || ''Salve Jorge'' || Divinéia Feliciano da Silva (''Diva'') | |- | 2014 || ''Boogie Oogie'' || Madame Naná |Episode: "20–27 de dezembro" |- | 2016|| ''Escrava Mãe'' || Mãe Quitéria<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Elenco completo da novela "Escrava Mãe"|url =http://famososnaweb.com/elenco-da-novela-escrava-mae-record/|website =Famosos na Web |access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref> |Episode: "31 de maio-3 de junho" |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Xilindró'' | Marilack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/atriz-se-assusta-com-convite-para-serie-ja-tem-tanto-tempo-que-me-enterraram--20512|title=Atriz se assusta com convite para série: 'Já tem tanto tempo que me enterraram'|access-date=22 December 2023|publisher=Notícias da TV|last=Perline|first=Gabriel|date=17 May 2018 }}</ref> |Episode: "O Juíz" |- |''Valor da Vida'' | Roseli Ferreira Rocha<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 June 2018|title=Neusa Borges fará participação especial em novela portuguesa!|url=http://micheltelles.atarde.com.br/neusa-borges-fara-participacao-especial-em-novela-portuguesa/|website=Blog dos famosos|language=pt-BR|access-date=22 December 2023|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703162656/http://micheltelles.atarde.com.br/neusa-borges-fara-participacao-especial-em-novela-portuguesa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- |2019 |''Sob Pressão'' |Lindacir Pinheiro da Silva <ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/celebridades/neusa-borges-supera-dois-avcs-e-volta-trabalhar-na-globo-apos-quatro-anos--22868|title=Neusa Borges supera dois AVCs e volta a trabalhar na Globo após quatro anos|date=22 October 2018|access-date=22 December 2023|publisher=Notícias da TV|last=Perline|first=Gabriel}}</ref> |Episode: "30 de maio" |- |2020 |''Auto Posto'' | Bernadete<ref name=neusaborgesUOL>{{cite web|url=https://tvefamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2020/01/18/neusa-borges-fala-de-fase-na-carreira-teria-outro-avc-se-ficasse-em-casa.htm|title=Neusa Borges fala de fase na carreira: "Teria outro AVC se ficasse em casa"... |date=22 October 2018|access-date=21 December 2023|publisher=UOL}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | |- |2022 |''Encantado's'' |Tia Ambrósia Ponza | |- |2023 |''Histórias (Im)Possíveis'' |Benedita (''Benê'')<ref>{{cite web|last=Bravo|first=Zean|url=https://extra.globo.com/blogs/telinha/post/2023/11/neusa-borges-e-leandro-firmino-estao-no-especial-falas-negras-que-vai-ao-ar-no-dia-da-consciencia-negra.ghtml|title=Neusa Borges e Leandro Firmino estão no especial 'Falas negras', que vai ao ar no Dia da Consciência Negra|date=11 October 2023|access-date=22 December 2023|website=Extra}}</ref> |Episode: "Levante" |}

===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1970 |''A Moreninha'' | |Voice only |- |1975 || ''Bacalhau'' || Carmem | |- |1988 |''Romance da Empregada'' |Manicure | |- | 2001 || ''A Hidden Life'' || Jovina | |- |2004 |''The Hero'' |Flora | |- |2013 |''Aos Ventos que Virão'' |Velha Joaquina<ref name="neusaborgesUOL" /> | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 |''Mussum, o Filmis'' |Malvina Bernardes Gomes |<ref>{{cite web|title=Mussum, o filmis|url =https://globofilmes.globo.com/filme/mussum-o-filmis/|website =Globo Filmes|date =26 October 2022|access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref> |- |''As Aparecidas'' |Amiga de Otília |<ref name="neusaborgesUOL" /> |- |2024 |''A Festa de Léo'' |Dona Nazica (''Bisa'') | |}

===Video clips=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Artist |- | 2009 || ''Dona Cila'' || Maria Gadú |}

===Theatre=== Source:<ref>{{Cite web|publisher= Instituto Itaú Cultural|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa450547/neuza-borges|title=Espetáculos teatrais de Neuza Borges|access-date=22 December 2023|website=Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural}}</ref> * 1969 - ''Hair'' * 1972 - ''A Capital Federal'' * 1973 - ''A Parede'' * 1974 - ''A Mulher que Mordeu a Careca de Santo Antônio'' * 1974 - ''Mariquinha e José de Souza Leão'' * 1974 - ''A Sedutora Maldita'' * 1976 - ''A Moça que Beijou um Jumento Pensando em Roberto Carlos'' * 1976 - ''Antônio de Lisboa e as Sereias do Fundo do Mar'' * 1976 - ''Inferno e Sertão'' * 1976 - ''São Jorge Contra os Invasores da Lua'' * 1978 - ''A Ópera do Malandro'' * 1980 - ''Tempo Bom''

==Awards and distinctions== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nomination !! Result |- | 1992 | APCA Television Award | Best supporting actress | {{center| ''De Corpo e Alma''}} | {{win}} |- | 1997 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://contigo.abril.com.br/premio/tv/vencedores-1998.shtml|title=3º Prêmio Contigo! (1998) - Vencedores|date=|access-date= 22 December 2023|publisher=Contigo!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411051708/http://contigo.abril.com.br/premio/tv/vencedores-1998.shtml|archive-date=2009-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Best Supporting Actress | {{center| ''A Indomada''}} | {{win}} |- | 2005 | Diploma Comigo Ninguém Pode | Best Supporting Actress | {{center| ''América''}} | {{win}} |- | 2008 | Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil | Best Supporting Actress in Film | {{center| ''Polaróides Urbanas''}} | {{nom}} |- | 2009 | Prêmio Top of Business | Best Actress | {{center| ''Caminho das Índias''}} | {{win}} |- |rowspan=2|2023 |Festival de Gramado |Best Supporting Actress |rowspan=2|{{center| ''Mussum, o filmis''}} |{{win}} |- | Prêmio Potências!<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://istoe.com.br/premio-potencias-anuncia-indicados-das-11-categorias-de-2023/|title= Prêmio Potências! anuncia indicados das 11 categorias de 2023|publisher= Istoé|date=16 November 2023|access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref> | Actress of the Year | {{pending}} |}

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