Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais (; ; born 23 August 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring in films such as Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, box-office hit If I Were You and its sequel, and Lula, Son of Brazil, which is the second most expensive Brazilian film of all time, after Nosso Lar.
In 2013, she was honoured by Forbes Brazil as one of Brazil's most influential persons, being ranked in the 28th position out of the 30 short-listed.
Early life
Pires was born on 23 August 1963 in Rio de Janeiro. She is the daughter of producer Elza Pires and actor Antônio Carlos Pires. She has a sister named Linda Pires, a therapist. She is of Native Brazilian and Portuguese descent.
Career
1960s and 1970s
Glória made her debut as an actress at the age of 5, on the telenovela A Pequena Órfã, broadcast on the now-defunct TV Excelsior. She initially participated only in the show's opening sequence, but director Dionísio Azevedo would later cast her to play a minor character. On her first day of shooting, however, she experienced a nasal hemorrhage and was removed from the telenovela. Later, when the lead actress Patrícia Ayres dropped out due to contractual reasons, Glória was given the chance to dub Ayres' voice.
In 1971, Glória did a screen test for the role of Zizi in the Globo telenovela O Primeiro Amor, but was rejected. In 1972 she made her debut in the network's Caso Especial episode "Sombra de Suspeita". That same year she made her telenovela debut starring in a minor role in Janete Clair's Selva de Pedra.
In 2013, she starred in the movie Reaching for the Moon alongside Miranda Otto. That year she was also honoured by Forbes Brazil as one of Brazil's most influential persons, being ranked in the 28th position out of the 30 short-listed.
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| 1984
| Memoirs of Prison
| Heloísa Ramos
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|2014
|Irmã Dulce
|Dona Dulce Maria
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|2015
| Linda de Morrer
| Dr. Paula
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| 2015
| Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso 2
| Bel
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|2016
|Nise: The Heart of Madness
|Nise da Silveira
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|2021
|Mise en Scène: a Artesania do Artista
|Narrator
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|2022
|A Suspeita
|Lúcia Carvalho
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|2023
|Desapega!
|Rita
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|2024
|Vovó Ninja
|Vovó
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|2025
|Sexa
|Bárbara
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1968 || A Pequena Órfã || Glorinha
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| 1972 || Caso Especial || Ângela
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|1972–1973
| Selva de Pedra || Fátima "Fatinha"
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|1972
|Chico em Quadrinhos
|Glorinha
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| 1973–1980 || Chico City|| Various characters
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|1973–1974
| O Semideus || Ione
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| 1976–1977 || Duas Vidas|| Letícia
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| 1978–1979 || Dancin' Days|| Marisa de Sousa Matos
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| 1979 || Cabocla|| Zulmira de Oliveira "Zuca"
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| 1980 || Água Viva|| Sandra Fragonard
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|1980–1981
| As Três Marias || Maria José "Jô"
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| 1983 || Louco Amor || Cláudia
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| 1984 || Partido Alto || Celina
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| 1985 || O Tempo e o Vento || Ana Terra
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| 1987 || Direito de Amar || Rosália Alves Medeiros
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| 1988—1989 || Vale Tudo || Maria de Fátima Aciolli
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| 1990 || Mico Preto || Sarita
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| 1991–1992 || O Dono do Mundo || Stella Maciel Barreto
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| 1993 || Mulheres de Areia || Ruth Araújo Assunção / Raquel Araújo Assunção
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| 1994 || Memorial de Maria Moura || Maria Moura
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| 1996–1997 || O Rei do Gado || Rafaela Berdinazzi / Marieta Berdinazzi
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| 1997–1998 || Anjo Mau || Nice Noronha
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| 1999 || Suave Veneno || Maria Inês / Lavínia de Alencar Cerqueira
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| 2002 || Desejos de Mulher || Júlia Moreno
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| 2005–2006 || Belíssima || Júlia Assunpção
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|2006
|Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
|Various characters
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| 2007 || Paraíso Tropical || Lúcia Vilela Cavalcanti
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| 2011 || Insensato Coração || Norma Pimentel Amaral
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| 2012 || As Brasileiras (<small>Episode </small> <small>: "A Mamãe da Barra")</small> || Ângela Cristina
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|2012–2013
| Guerra dos Sexos || Roberta Carneiro Leone
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| 2014 || A Grande Família || Herself / Nenê (Special appearance in the last episode)
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| 2015 || Babilônia || Beatriz Amaral Rangel
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|2016
|Oscar
|Comentarist
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| 2016–2017
| Segredos de Justiça
| Andréa Pachá
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| 2017–2018
| O Outro Lado do Paraíso
| Elizabeth Mello de Monserrat "Beth" / Maria Eduarda Feijó "Duda"
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| rowspan="2" |2019
|Mulheres Fantásticas
|Narrator
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|As Vilãs que Amamos
|Herself
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| 2019–2020
| Éramos Seis
| Eleonora Abílio de Lemos "Dona Lola"
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| 2022
| Além da Ilusão
| Nise da Silveira
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| 2023–2024
| Terra e Paixão
| Irene La Selva
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Awards and nominations
Over the 40 years of her professional career, Glória Pires has won numerous awards. In 1979 she won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award () for Most Promising Television Actress for Dancin' Days. In 1989, 1992, and 1994, she won the APCA trophy for Best Television Actress for Vale Tudo, O Dono do Mundo, and Mulheres de Areia, respectively. In 1995 Glória won the Havana Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in O Quatrilho. In 1996 she received the APCA trophy for Best Film Actress for O Quatrilho, a feat she would repeat in 2010 with É Proibido Fumar. In 2009 Glória won the Festival de Brasília Best Actress Award for her performance in É Proibido Fumar.
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!Year!!Award!!Nominated work!!Category !! Result
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|1978
| Troféu APCA
|Dancin' Days - Marisa De Souza Mattos
|Best Female Revelation
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|1981
| Troféu Imprensa
|As Três Marias - Maria José
|Revelation of the Yeae
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|1988
|Troféu APCA
|Vale Tudo - Maria de Fátima Alcioli Roitmam
|Best Actress
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|1991
|Troféu APCA
|O Dono do Mundo - Stella Maciel Barreto
|Best Actress
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|1993
|Troféu APCA
|Mulheres de Areia - Ruth/Raquel Araújo
| Best Actress
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| 1993
| Troféu Imprensa
|Mulheres de Areia - Ruth/Raquel Araújo
| Best Actress
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| 1995
| Festival de Cinema de Havana
|O Quatrilho - Pierina
| Best Actress
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| 1995
| Festival de Cinema de Viña del Mar
|O Quatrilho - Pierina
| Best Actress
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| 1995
| Troféu APCA
|O Quatrilho - Pierina
| Best Actress
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| 1996
| rowspan="2"| Prêmio Contigo
|O Rei do Gado - Rafaela/Marieta
| Best Villain
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| 2007
|If I Were You - Cláudio/Helena
| Best Actress
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| 2007
| Melhores do Ano - Domingão do Faustão
| Conjunto da obra
| Trófeu Mário Lago
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| 2007
| Personalidade do Ano - IstoÉ Gente
|Paraíso Tropical - Lúcia Vilela
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|2008
| Prêmio Contigo
|Primo Basílio - Juliana
| Best Supporting Actress
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| 2009
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Festival de Brasília
|É Proibido Fumar - Baby
| Best Actress
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| 2009
| Troféu APCA
| É Proibido Fumar - Baby
| Best Actress
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| 2010
| Cine SESC
| É Proibido Fumar - Baby
| Best Actress
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| 2011
| Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema 2011
| Lula, o Filho do Brasil - Dona Lindu
| Best Actress
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| 2011
| Prêmio Extra de TV
| Insensato Coração - Norma Pimentel
| Best Actress
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| 2011
| Troféu APCA
| Insensato Coração - Norma Pimentel
| Best Television Actress
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| 2015
| Troféu AIB de Imprensa
| Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel
| Best Television Actress
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| 2015
| Prêmio Extra de Televisão
| Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel
| Best Television Actress
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|2015
|Premio TV Brasil
|Babilônia - Beatriz Souza Rangel
|Best Television Actress
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|2015
|Tokyo International Film Festival
|Nise: The Heart of Madness
|Best Actress
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