Dercy Gonçalves

Dercy Gonçalves, stage name of Dolores Gonçalves Costa (June 23, 1907 – July 19, 2008) was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. She stood 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) tall. In her 86-year-long career, Dercy Gonçalves worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming famous by her humorous use of vulgar language. In 1991, at the age of 83, she caused controversy by exposing her breasts while parading with a Samba school in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Dercy Gonçalves
Gonçalves in 2004
Born
Dolores Gonçalves Costa

(1907-06-23)June 23, 1907
Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 19, 2008(2008-07-19) (aged 101)
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active1922–2008
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)

She died on July 19, 2008, from pneumonia at the age of 101. She was buried in her birth town, in stand-up position. Her mausoleum, designed by herself in 1991, has the shape of a glass pyramid. The conception is similar to Louvre Pyramid.[1]

Dercy Gonçalves currently holds the record for Longest Career as an Actress with Guinness World Records (86 years).[2]

Dercy Gonçalves and Ribeiro Fortes, 1966.

Biography

Dercy Gonçalves was biographed in 1994 by Maria Adelaide Amaral. The book was titled Dercy de Cabo a Rabo (a popular expression in Portuguese that means "from the beginning to the end", and in this particular case, "The complete Dercy").[3] Amaral also adapted her book into the 2012 miniseries Dercy de Verdade ("The true Dercy"). Dercy Gonçalves was portrayed by Luiza Périssé (teen), Heloísa Périssé (young) and Fafy Siqueira (older).[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943Samba in Berlin
1944Romance ProibidoDercy
1944Abacaxi azul
1946Caídos do CéuRita Naftalina
1948Folias Cariocas
1955Feitiço do Amazonas
1956Depois Eu ContoOfélia Canabrava
1957Uma Certa LucréciaLucrécia
1957Absolutamente CertoBela
1957A Baronesa TransviadaGonçalina / The Baroness
1958Cala a Boca, EtelvinaEtelvina
1958A Grande VedeteJanete
1959Entrei de GaiatoAnanásia da Emancipação / Singer in musical number
1960Dona Violante MirandaViolante Miranda
1960Só Naquela Base
1960Minervina Vem AíMinervina
1960Com Minha Sogra em Paquetá
1960A Viúva ValentinaValentina
1963Sonhando com MilhõesAgripina
1970Se Meu Dólar FalasseBisisica
1980Bububu no Bobobó
1983O Menino Arco-Íris
1993Oceano Atlantis
2008Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num OpalaVovó no Opala(final film role)

References
  1. "Burial of Dercy Gonçalves (in Portuguese)". Abril.com. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  2. "Longest career as an actress". Guinness World Records.
  3. "Dercy de cabo a rabo em livro e na tevê (in Portuguese)". Tribuna do Norte. January 4, 2012.
  4. "Heloisa Perissé e Fafy Siqueira falam sobre a minissérie "Dercy de Verdade" (in Portuguese)". Quem magazine. December 16, 2011.


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