Vera Fischer
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| Vera Fischer | |
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 Fischer, c. 2006 |
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| Born | November 27, 1951 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
Vera Lúcia Fischer (born on November 27, 1951) is a Brazilian actress of long-standing reputation and works in cinema and for the small screen, particularly for telenovelas.
[edit] Biography
Vera Fischer was born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil. Her father was a Nazi. Fischer never had a good relationship with him: "My father was German, Nazi, and used to force me to read Hitler and beat me a lot", she wrote in a recent autobiography.[1]
Fischer was crowned Miss Brazil in 1969 which is what propelled her career to great fame. The film that brought her onscreen reputation was A superfêmea, a pornochanchada of 1973. Among her theatrical appearances, she is best known for A Primeira Noite de Um Homem (2004), the adaptation of The Graduate by Miguel Falabella.
She has a daughter and a son from her respective marriages. She is considered as a notable sex symbol in Brazil. In 1982 and in 2000, she did nude photoshoots for the Brazilian issue of the Playboy magazine. She starred in telenovelas such as 'Laços de Familia' (Family Ties).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Vera Fischer at the Internet Movie Database
- Vera Fischer 2000 Playboy pictorial
- Vera Fischer - A Profile (Portuguese)
- Official Miss Brazil Website (Portuguese)
| Preceded by Martha Vasconcellos (Miss Universe) |
Miss Brasil 1969 |
Succeeded by Eliane Fialho Thompson |
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